Two thirds of firms unlikely to meet MiFID II deadline

Regulatory costs expected to double in five years

Laura Dew
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Just 36% of financial services firms that are subject to MiFID II are confident they will be able to comply with the regulation by the January 2018 implementation date, according to corporate finance adviser Duff & Phelps.

The firm surveyed 183 senior financial services professionals, including compliance professionals and investment managers, across Europe, US and Asia. It found that 89% of managers, brokers and banks foresee increasing costs due to regulation, with many suggesting compliance spend could more than double in the next five years. Currently, respondents said they are typically spending 4% of total revenue on compliance, but this could more than double to 10% by 2022. Kirsty Adamson: How are advisers adapting to a changing environment? As many firms have already reported struggling w...

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