In the dawn of the post Mifid-period, German distributors discussed the implementation of the latest rules and regulations, the feedback they have received from clients, and the impact the new regulatory regime is having on their investment decisions, at the Harmony or Havoc: How has the buy-side adapted to Mifid 2 panel discussion at the SRP Europe 2020 conference in London on January 29.
“It was a tough and complex process not just for DZ, but for the market as a whole,” said Hartmut Gau ( pictured ), head of structured trading at DZ Bank. “We had to approach this by defining the market specifications and our own objectives and values as a company.” DZ Bank’s DNA is to focus on serving its more than 800 corporate banks clients to implement the new framework. “Since the very beginning we knew that for all of those clients it would’ve be