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MiFID II will be the biggest and most urgent regulatory challenge facing all levels of financial institutions throughout 2018. Designed to bolster investor protection following the financial crisis, it will result in vastly extended data and business transparency requirements and affects any financial institutions serving customers in the EU, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein.
So what are the big unresolved issues with just months to go before it comes into force?