A look back at the future

MiFID II mandates the time-stamping and storage of many essential steps of the transaction lifecycle of an order, across all systems, asset-classes and activities. Aside from its intended use as a source of forensic surveillance data, for the first time ever, relational business calculations and cross-platform metrics will be available in abundance.

This series of articles for Accedian, starting before the initial ESMA RTS’s were even published, chronicles the industry’s journey through the rules around Article 50’s Clock Syncronisation requirements over the last 2 years.

Part One – Time is of the Essence

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Part Two – The only Reason for Time

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Part Three – White Knight or White Elephant

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Part Four – There are no secrets that time does not reveal

Article 4 – There are no secrets that time does not reveal

This article was also featured in The Economist Magazine