Josina speaks with Mary Leung, Head of Advocacy APAC, CFA Institute and Jim Allen, Head of Capital Markets Policy, Americas, CFA Institute about how the regions differ in their interpretations of EU regulations such as MiFID II and its impact on investment research. While global firms tend to see MiFID II rules as “best practice” the difference in regulatory regimes is stark among the EU, Americas and Asia-Pacific (where there is no pan-APAC regulator).