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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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ESMA final report on systematic internaliser ITS, volume cap and transparency calculations and trading venue RTS

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report in relation to certain changes being made as a result of the MiFID II/MiFIR review, together with an accompanying press release. The changes...more

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ESMA final report on order execution policy technical standards

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report in relation to the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying criteria for establishing and assessing the effectiveness of...more

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Amid Chaos, Regulatory Change Continues Apace, March 2025 - Lessons From the FCA’s Fine of Infinox Capital

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The FCA has fined Infinox Capital, a London-based broker, for breach of MiFIR transaction reporting requirements. Infinox failed to submit reports for some 46,053 transactions executed by its single-stock CFD (contract for...more

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Regulation Round Up - July 2023

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31 July - ESG: The European Commission adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation, setting out the first set of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS”), together with a Q&A (see press release). The ESRS specify...more

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The European Commission’s Retail Investment Package – what do investment firms need to be prepared for?

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The European Commission adopted its Retail Investment Package on 24 May 2023 as part of its 2020 Capital Markets Union Action Plan. The main objective is to strengthen the protection of retail investors in the European Union...more

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Regulation Round Up - June 2023

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MiFIR / MiFID II: The European Parliament published a press release announcing it has reached provisional political agreement with the Council of the EU on the proposed amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments...more

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Central Bank launches its consultation paper CP152: Own funds requirements for UCITS management companies and AIFMs authorised for...

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On 1 December 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its consultation paper CP152 on own funds requirements for UCITS management companies and AIFMs authorised for discretionary portfolio management...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Publishes Guidelines on MiFID II Appropriateness and Execution-Only Requirements

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has published new Guidelines on the appropriateness and execution-only requirements under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The appropriateness requirements...more

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European Regulatory Timeline 2022

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Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

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New ESG changes to MiFID II - What investment firms and banks need to know

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The European Commission has finalised its proposed ESG-related changes to MiFID II. These are intended to fit together with SFDR, and are part of a suite of ESG related changes being made via amends to AIFMD, the UCITS...more

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FCA publishes its Second Consultation on the Implementation of the UK Investment Firms Prudential Regime

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On 19 April 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the second out of three consultation papers on the implementation of the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”) (CP21/7). The IFPR is a new UK...more

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Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period

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With the end of the Brexit transition period looming, many financial services firms are asking what they need to do between now and the end of the year to ensure regulatory compliance. In this episode of our Connected With...more

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Changes to the Regulatory and Prudential Requirements for European Investment Firms

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Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 on the prudential requirements of investment firms and Directive (EU) 2019/2034 on the prudential supervision of investment firms (collectively, "IFR/IFD Framework") significantly change the...more

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As EU Considers Rebundling Certain Research Payments, US Firms Eye Knock-on Effects

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The European Commission recently launched a consultation on a proposal that would allow investment firms to rebundle payments for research on small- and mid-cap issuers and fixed income instruments, to aid in the recovery...more

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ESMA’s New Guidelines on the MiFID II Compliance Function Requirements

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On 5 June 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final guidelines on certain aspects of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) compliance function requirements (the...more

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MiFID II Update – Non-EU Trading Venue Equivalence for Transparency and Position Limits

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On 3 June 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published two Opinions clarifying how European Union investment firms trading financial instruments on third-country trading venues (TCTVs) should, from 3...more

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What do Indian Entities Need to Know about MiFID II?

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The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”), which came into effect on 3 January 2018, is a European legislation, consisting of two parts, the MiFID II directive (2014/65/EU) and the MiFIR regulation...more

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ESMA’s Post-Brexit Regime for UK Investment Firms—‘Equivalence’ or Direct Regulation?

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The European Union’s financial regulatory regime for third-country access in many sectors relies on a framework of “equivalence,” whereby institutions based in approved non-EU countries with similar standards may have varying...more

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European Commission Consults on MiFID II

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The European Commission has launched a consultation on reviewing the EU Markets in Financial Instruments package. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation have applied...more

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Regulation Round Up - December 2019

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2 December - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") updated the following webpages: - webpage on its July 2018 discussion paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market (PD18/6); and - webpage on its...more

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Investment Firms: A new prudential framework

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What is it? The EU has finalised and issued a new framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms. It will set new classification for investment firms that will in turn determine which of the new capital...more

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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest Featuring Article on Proposed Changes to Regulation S-K and an Update on EU Equivalency

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SEC/CORPORATE – SEC Proposes to Modernize Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures Required by Regulation S-K – On August 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to modernize the...more

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EU Call for Evidence on the Impact of the Inducements and Charges Disclosure Requirements Under MiFID II

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a call for evidence on the impact of the inducements and costs and charges disclosure requirements under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. MiFID...more

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EU Evaluates MiFID II's Success in Improving Trade Data Quality, Availability and Costs

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on the development of pre- and post-trade transparency data and the functioning of the consolidated tape for equity instruments under the revised...more

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European Securities and Markets Authority Launches Common Supervisory Action on MiFID II Appropriateness Rules

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The European Securities and Markets Authority has announced that it will launch a common supervisory action in the second half of 2019 on the application of the appropriateness requirements under the revised Markets in...more

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