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by Mike OHaraUnique Insights into MiFID (The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive) from Industry Experts
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MP023 - PJ Di Giammarino, JWG-IT
11/07/2007
Welcome to Episode 23 of The MiFID Podcast, brought to you by Voices in Business. This week, Phil and Mike speak with PJ Di Giammarino, CEO of JWG-IT, theindependent think-tank which helps financial institutions define workable solutions to the challenges posed by EU regulatory change. PJ discusses some ofthe results and findings from the 150+ man-days of collaborativeworkshops JWG-IT has held with over 200 individuals from 50 financial institutions within 10 jurisdictions, and shares some of his thoughts on what is really going on behind the scenes in the run-up to November 1st. The results of JWG-IT's research(including their highly informative Roadmap to MiFID Implementation) can be found at their website:http://www.jwg-it.eu If you have a question for Mike or Phil, pleasedirect it tomike@mifidpodcast.com, or leave a comment here on the website.
MP022 - Ken Price, Avox
20/06/2007
Welcome to Episode 22 of The MiFID Podcast, brought to you by Voices in Business. This week, Phil and Mike speak with Ken Price, CEO of Avox, about Client Classification under MiFID. Ken discusses some of the challengesthe banks are likely to face under the new MiFID classification rules. Avox, a subsidiary ofDeutsche Brse Group, validates, corrects, enriches and maintains business entity reference data.More details about Avox can be found at www.avox.info. If you have a question for Mike or Phil, pleasedirect it tomike@mifidpodcast.com, or leave a comment here on the website.
MP021 - Chris Collins, Deloitte
30/05/2007
Welcome to Episode 21 of The MiFID Podcast, brought to you by Voices in Business. This week, Phil and Mike speak with Chris Collins, Senior Manager at Deloitte, about the "regulatory speed bump" that is November 1st, 2007. Chris discusses some of the practicalities of implementing MiFID by November 1st, then goes on to discuss how MiFID can be a catalyst for driving strategic change to aid organisations not only to meet regulation, but also to have a better, more effective competitive stance within the market. Visit Deloitte's MiFID link here. If you have a question for Mike or Phil, pleasedirect it tomike@mifidpodcast.com, or leave a comment here on the website.
MP020 - The Open MiFID Alliance
17/05/2007
Welcome to Episode 20 of The MiFID Podcast, brought to you by Voices in Business. No guest this week, just Phil and Mike discussing the recently announced Open MiFID Alliance, a new pan-European alliance of some of the industry's leading technology providers, formed to tackle the aggressive timescales of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). Phil explains the background of the OMA andtalks through the key areas of MiFID eachmember of the alliance will address. For more details of the Open MiFID Alliance, e-mail oma@sun.com, read the press release or view the presentation.If you have a question for Mike or Phil, pleasedirect it tomike@mifidpodcast.com, or leave a comment here on the website.
MP019 - Laurent Useldinger, CEO, Ullink
11/04/2007
Welcome to Episode 19 of The MiFID Podcast, produced by Voices in Business and sponsored by Sun Microsystems. This week, Phil and Mike speak with Laurent Useldinger, Chief Executive Officer of Ullink, a software and services provider specializing in trading solutions and associated connectivity infrastructure. Laurent gives his perspective on how Paris-based firms are preparing for MiFID, the issue of liquidity fragmentation, smart order routing, technology and infrastructure considerations around Best Execution and the whole "build versus buy" debate. More details of Ullink's solutions can be found at their website at http://www.ullink.com, or by contacting sales@ullink.com. If you have a question for Mike or Phil, pleasedirect it tomike@mifidpodcast.com, or leave a comment here on the website.
