Article originally appears CityAM, 22 June 2017, by Lucy White.

Asset managers still feel hugely underprepared for the EU’s latest set of rules to come into force, which aim to increase transparency in the investment industry.

The second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) was published in 2014, but has caused a lot of head-scratching for investors and an increasing sense of panic as its implementation deadline approaches…

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London , 26 May 2017: RSRCHXchange, the MiFID II research solution and marketplace for institutional research, won the award for ‘Most Innovative Data Product’ at the annual Financial News Trading and Technology Awards held in London on 25 May 2017.

The Financial News Trading and Technology Awards celebrate the success stories of those trading and technology firms operating in, and supporting, financial markets. Winning firms have been chosen by a judging panel drawn from financial industry experts and participants.

RSRCHXchange is the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research, a purpose-built unbundling solution. RSRCHX offers an automated way for asset managers to track firm-wide research consumption, rate and evaluate the content they receive, improve the procurement process, and ultimately ensure MiFID II compliance.

Vicky Sanders, Co-Founder, RSRCHXchange, said: “We are thrilled to win the award for Most Innovative Data Product. We set out to create a MiFID II compliant marketplace for research procurement and consumption and are delighted that more than 1,000 asset managers and 200 research providers are active on our platform today. Gaining industry recognition for our MiFID II solution is a clear indication of the unbundling challenge we help address.”

Jeremy Davies, Co-Founder, RSRCHXchange, added: “Today’s award is testament to our team’s tireless efforts to drive the launch and adoption of our RSRCHX platform. Our gratitude goes to them, our investors and our board, who have given us the advice and support required to make the whole project a success.”

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ABOUT RSRCHXchange

RSRCHXchange is the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research, a purpose-built unbundling solution. Designed in consultation with asset management institutions and research providers, the RSRCHX platform enables asset management firms to read, purchase and monitor research services from banks, brokers & boutique providers in a more efficient and transparent way. RSRCHXchange was launched in 2014 by an experienced industry team and has grown its user base to over 1,000 buyside firms and over 200 research providers. To find out more, please go to www.rsrchxchange.com or follow us on Twitter @rsrchx

Article originally appears in The Trade News, 19th May 2017, by Hayley Mcdowell.

FinTech experts debated the role of FinTech on buy-side trading desks at event hosted by Liquidnet Labs.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionise the way buy-side trading desks operate, according to a panel of FinTech experts.

Speaking to an audience of buy-siders at an event hosted by Liquidnet Labs and The TRADE, Natasha Shamis, global head of product at Liquidnet, told delegates the buy-side has two main concerns.

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Originally appeared in Future Options World, Thursday 23rd February 2017 by Merle Crichton.

Investment in the research firm comes ahead of January 2018 MiFiD II implementation

Euclid Opportunities, the fintech arm of the Nex Group, has said the research space for investors has been “defined by old technology” as it invested in a new research marketplace…

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