Monthly ArchivesOctober 2017 - Storm IT Financial

MiFID II Issues for US & Foreign Managers One of the major topics for US & Foreign managers wishing or market funds in the UK from a legal, regulatory and tech  i compliant perspective is MiFID II. Although the rules of the generally apply to EU managers based in the EU, they affect manager wishing to […]

MiFID II will change businesses call recording policies Most Financial Firms, both Sell and now Buy Side Firms, have a phone call recording policy. Many of them, however, are still unclear about what aspects of call recording are legal. This lack of clarity can have potentially damaging financial, legal and reputational consequences. From regulatory compliance […]

MiFID II: 81 Days to Midnight Deadline Introduction Time is running out for buy-side firms to get their houses in order, ahead of a wholesale revamp of Europe’s trading rulebook. There’s something about deadlines that most people don’t understand – it is a date or a time by which something has to happen. Anything else […]

IT infrastructure and MiFID II – solving the data collection challenge Impending data regulations are forcing almost every organisation across the globe into getting their house in order regarding data. The pressure is building at financial services companies, with the MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) deadline of 3rd January 2018 rapidly looming, those […]