Which stories dominated the headlines this year and where now for 2018?

Key talking points

Katrina Lloyd
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A look back at the front pages of Investment Week throughout 2017 provides an interesting snapshot of the big themes impacting the investment industry this year and key talking points for our readers.

Regulation has loomed large over the year, with firms working to meet the MiFID II deadline on 3 January 2018. However, with less than 30 days to go until the implementation date, research from Timico found over a third of UK financial organisations are unprepared for MiFID II, with the repercussions of the new regulations set to dominate next year too. Firms' focus will now turn to ensuring they are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation, which aims to modernise the way data is collected and stored, by the 25 May deadline. Asset managers also remained under pressure...

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