MiFID to expand into non-equity markets, says Dr. Kay Swinburne MEP

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By Dan Mellins-Cohen

On The Today Show on BBC Radio 4 in the UK yesterday morning (2 Feb 11), Dr. Kay Swinburne, a minister on the Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee in the European Parliament, discussed the latest developments in MiFID II as the consultation period came to a close.

She believes that the directive is a “huge opportunity for London to take the lead globally in getting the best rules in place so that we have competition and a better investor protection for everybody,” as she said.

However she also warned that we should be highly cautious going forward as “one size does not fit all fixed-income products.”

We snagged an interview with Dr. Swinburne (and help from Senior Analyst Will Rhode, TABB Group) on what to expect from MiFID II and its effects, at TradeTech Liquidity, which took place in London this past November.

Kaye Swinburne will be speaking at TradeTech Liquidity  along with Ugo Bassi, author of MiFID II  and at TradeTech Nordic  this November.  For more details email tradetech@wbr.co.uk or call +44 207 368 9465.

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