Buy-side Perspectives Issue 9 | Page 3

CONTENTS 5 Editorial 6 Bruised but not broken 8 Regulatory impact on the sources of liquidity 10 16 The evolution of Asset Management and increasing pressure on the buy-side trader The European Union remains intact for at least another 5 years Key takeaways from 1H 2017 Alpha Trader Forum regional buy-side debates Seize the opportunity, the buy-side trading desk in focus Eric Heleine, Deputy head of trading desk, Groupama Asset Management Empowering the investor community to provide better returns for their end clients Dr. Kay Swinburne, Member of the European Parliament 18 MiFID II 22 Cross Asset Liquidity 25 Business processes & technology 27 Phase 2 - FX Global Code of Conduct 28 European Commission proposes simpler and more efficient derivatives rules 30 Key takeaways from 1H 2017 Alpha Trader Forum regional buy-side debates Citi Key takeaways from 1H 2017 Alpha Trader Forum regional buy-side debates European Commission - Press release, Brussels, 4 May 2017 Careers news