Countdown to GDPR: Less than 100 days to go

Wealth and investment managers are still grappling with the fallout from the implementation of MiFID II at the start of the year, with some areas continuing to be worked through and debated, but the deadline day for another hefty piece of regulation is fast approaching.

There is now under 100 days remaining until General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force, which managers have ranked as the most significant data regulation they face in 2018, according to City law firm Wedlake Bell. Need to know: Are you GDPR ready? GDPR, which comes into effect on 25 May, aims to modernise data law and give consumers the right to know much more about how their information is used and stored. The introduction of GDPR will mean all firms will have to implement more stringent practices, ensuring data is better stored with adequate checks and processes ...