MiFID II – A radical contribution to the development of data law?

Away from the hubbub about HFT (High Frequency Trading) a quiet storm is blowing in to the EU that will radically change securities trading in bonds, OTC derivatives and other asset classes. The rules, called MiFID II,² top off the alphabet soup of an extensive new rule book that, after the European Parliament's ‘Super Tuesday’ on 15 April 2014, is finally set to become law. Radical changes are afoot!     

Hey,you, get off of that cloud?

If the final years of this decade are to be over-shadowed by a ‘credit crunch’ and a global recession, then the IT industry's recent focus on cost and resource efficiency via cloud-computing will increasingly seem pertinent to many businesses. This paper will explore some of the legal and practical risks any business will need to consider in their cloud-computing arrangements.