AI, Alternative Data and MiFID II: the Shifting Face of Investment Research

[kreslik.news]

Regulatory requirements and technological development are set to cause drastic changes in the investment research field over the next 5 to 10 years. That is according to a new report, released this Thursday by Greenwich Associates (Greenwich), a provider of market intelligence to the financial services industry.

Many in the industry will already be familiar with the rules guiding investment research as set out by the European Union’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The legislation dictates that, when taking research from third-parties, buy-side firms must either pay for it out of their own pocket or use a specific ... (read more)