European Regulationâs Delegated Acts Will Intensify Inspection Of Research And Execution Costs Says TABB Group - New Research Finds As MiFID Ii Takes Hold, Buy-Side Firmsâ Focus Extends Beyond Payments For Research To Execution Performance

Though industry participants breathed a collective sigh of relief following publication of the Delegated Acts by the European Commission in April 2016, TABB Group expects this relief may be short-lived. Intended to improve market transparency and integrity, the regulation will ultimately lead to the demise of the bundled service model. TABB’s latest equities research, “Unbundling: Opening Pandora’s Box,” reviews the far-reaching consequences unbundling will have not only for the payment of research, but for European capital markets overall.