October 2016
Regulation ESMA consults on future reporting rules for securities financing transactions
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a consultation paper on draft technical standards implementing the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR), which aims to increase the transparency of shadow banking (...)
|
October 2016
Regulation ESMA consults on future rules for financial benchmarks
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a consultation paper regarding its draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (RTS/ITS) which will implement the Benchmarks Regulation (...)
|
August 2016
Regulation Basel III implementation: Basel Committee reports to G20 Leaders
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published a report for the G20 Leaders at their Summit in Hangzhou on 4-5 September.
|
July 2016
Regulation ESMA advises on extension of funds passport to 12 non-EU countries
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its Advice in relation to the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and Alternative Investment Funds (...)
|
July 2016
Regulation ESMA consults on proposed central clearing delay for small financial counterparties
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today a consultation paper proposing to change the phase-in period for central clearing of OTC derivatives applicable to financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives activity under the (...)
|
July 2016
Regulation ESMA identifies scope for greater EU harmonisation in prospectuses approval
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a peer review on the efficiency and effectiveness of European Union (EU) national securities markets regulators’ approval of prospectuses, the disclosure documents prepared by issuers when they want to (...)
|
June 2016
Regulation ESMA reminds firms of responsibilities when selling bail-in securities
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Statement reminding banks and investment firms (‘firms’) of their responsibility to act in their clients’ best interests when selling bail-in-able financial (...)
|
May 2016
Regulation ESMA issues opinion on MiFID II standards on ancillary activities
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an Opinion in response to a letter sent by the European Commission (Commission) asking to amend its draft RTS 20 under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (...)
|
May 2016
Regulation PSD2 and MIF Regulation create opportunities in Europe for those who can adapt, claims new PAY.ON white paper
PAY.ON, an ACI Worldwide company and a global partner for white label payment technology, has published in collaboration with First Annapolis a new white paper that explores the implications surrounding - and the opportunities arising from - the revised Payment Services (...)
|
May 2016
Regulation ESMA amends MiFID II standards on non-equity transparency and position limits
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (...)
|
April 2016
Regulation ESMA finds room for improvement in national supervision of investment advice to retail clients
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a peer review on how national regulators assess compliance with MiFID’s suitability requirements when firms provide investment advice to retail (...)
|
February 2016
Regulation ESMA consults on implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a Discussion Paper (DP) regarding the technical implementation of the incoming Benchmarks Regulation (BR)...
|
February 2016
Regulation ESMA resumes US CCP recognition process following EU-US agreement
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) welcomes the common approach announced today by the European Commission and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on the equivalence of CCP regimes.
|
February 2016
Regulation ESMA updates on supervisory work on closet index tracking
ESMA is concerned "Closet indexing" may harm investors as they are not receiving the service or risk/return profile they expect based on the fund’s disclosure documents while potentially paying higher fees compared to those typically charged for passive (...)
|
January 2016
Regulation ESMA publishes letter from European Commission on AIFMD passport
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the letter it received from the European Commission (EC) in respect of its advice on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs, and ESMA’s (...)
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
| |