TY - BOOK ID - 8077648 TI - Regulation of the EU financial markets : MiFID II and MiFIR AU - Busch, Danny AU - Ferrarini, Guido PY - 2017 SN - 9780198767671 0198767676 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Finance KW - Financial institutions KW - Financial instruments KW - Monetary policy KW - Financial intermediaries KW - Lending institutions KW - Associations, institutions, etc. KW - Capital instruments KW - Legal instruments KW - Negotiable instruments KW - Law and legislation KW - Instruments financiers KW - Finances KW - Politique monétaire KW - Institutions financières KW - Gouvernance économique KW - Banques KW - Droit KW - Droit européen KW - European Parliament. KW - Droit européen. KW - Investments KW - Financial services industry KW - Securities KW - Politique monétaire KW - Institutions financières KW - Gouvernance économique KW - Droit européen. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8077648 AB - This book provides a comprehensive and expert examination of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, which comes into force in January 2018 and will have a major impact on investment firms and financial markets. It offers detailed guidance on interpretation of MiFID II, its measure and aims which include: to increase transparency; better protect investors; reinforce confidence; address unregulated areas; and ensure that supervisors are granted adequatepowers to fulfil their tasks.After a thorough overview of the various innovative features of the new legislative framework in comparison with the former MiFID, the book's chapters are grouped thematically to cover the following areas: general aspects; investment firms and investment services; trading; supervision and enforcement; and reform perspectives.Offering high-quality analysis of both the theoretical and practical aspects of MiFID II, this book is an essential guide to this major EU legislation. It brings together the expert opinions of leading practitioners and legal and economic scholars with access to practice, providing a variety of perspectives on the new regime and the likely effect of the increased regulation. ER -