Case Study
MiFID II compliance delivered through upgraded connectivity to bond trading platforms
All rights reserved © SkySparc AB INDUSTRY: Asset management SOLUTIONS: SkySparc Consulting SUCCESS STORY | AUTOMATED INTERFACES DEVELOPED, TESTED AND SUPPORTED FOR SPF BEHEER BY SKYSPARC | CHALLENGE As a regular investor in government and corporate bonds, SPF needed to ensure compliance with MiFID II’s trade execution and reporting rules, within a relatively tight timeframe. MiFID II’s January 2018 roll-out required institutional investors to trade OTC instruments electronically via trading venues, rather than bilaterally. For many, bond trading and reporting workflows needed to be overhauled to ensure seamless, efficient and compliant trade execution, post-trade processing and reporting. Previously, SPF’s portfolio managers had traded bonds on a semi-manual basis, discussi