FINANCE, INSURANCE, & REAL ESTATE

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CODE (SIC) STRUCTURES*

BUSINESS DEFINITIONS

DIVISION H: FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

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*Source - United States Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health

FINANCIAL SECTOR AND FINANCIAL MARKETS

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Refer to the Systemic Risk and Resilience page for financial sector and financial market systemic risk and other regulatory risk related information from:

 

  • U.S. Department of Treasury

  • Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC)

  • Office of Financial Research (OFR)

  • FSOC member agency Dodd-Frank Act activities

TRANSPARENCY IN FINANCIAL SECTOR AND

FINANCIAL MARKETS

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MFID II - Markets in Financial Instruments Directive is a regulation that increases the transparency across the European Union's financial markets and standardizes the regulatory disclosures required for particular markets.

 

MFID II/MiFIR became effective January 3rd 2018.  A key objective of this new European legislative framework is to strengthen investor protection and improve the functioning of financial markets making them more efficient, resilient and transparent - refer to specific MFID II Transparency Rules.