MiFID II delay until 2018 might not be enough, warns ESMA

Confirmation expected in 'next few weeks'

Daniel Flynn
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A 12-month delay to the introduction of MiFID II may still not give asset managers enough time to adapt to the directive's requirements, the chair of the EU's top securities regulator has warned.

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