Events

The Commission is due to review the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), and come forward with any new legislative proposals in the first quarter of next year.

Following a very successful 2009 conference focused on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, which attracted over 400 delegates, the UK FSA’s Asset Management Sector Team will host a range of experts who will explore the wider regulatory outlook for asset managers.

The 3rd Annual China IPO Summit 2010, as China’s premier networking and information exchange platform specializing in IPO, will be gathering over 150 top professionals from global IPO and corporate finance fraternity including potential issuers, regulators, stock exchanges, investment banks, accounting firms, legal firms, VC/PEs, investor relations firms, PR consultancy and financial printers, etc.

After one year of the entry into force of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), the Commission organised a conference on November 13, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.

The Commission (DG Internal Market and Services) organised a conference on the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) held in Brussels on 12 November 2008. The conference brought together senior policy makers, regulators, industry experts and academia to discuss the review of MAD.

The European Commission held an open hearing on the MiFID review of the exemption regime concerning specialist commodity derivatives firms ex art. 2(1)(i) and (k).

On July 15, 2008 in Brussels the European Commission held an open hearing on retail investment products in order to shed light on the developments of this critical sector.

Technology for the Buy Side

The 6th Annual European Financial Services Conference hosted by Assonime, Houston Consulting Europe and Merrill Lynch.