Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published advice from the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) on the ESMA consultation paper on draft technical advice on investment research. The technical...more
On 13 December 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published Q&As (the Q&As) giving guidance for the practical application of the Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms...more
On 14 May 2024, ESMA published its final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines). As a result, the use of certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) or...more
The Commission has launched a far reaching consultation and review of SFDR, long expected by the industry. This bulletin provides an overview, as well as giving thought as to what we might see in terms of SFDR 2.0....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a statement on the requirements under the EU Market Abuse Regulation for firms and individuals that make investment recommendations on social media. ESMA is concerned...more
INTRODUCTION - On 24 December 2020, Michael Barnier, the European Union’s chief negotiator said, “The clock is no longer ticking”. Four and a half years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom and the European Union...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report (the Final Report) containing draft regulatory and implementing technical standards (RTS and ITS) on the provision of investment services and...more
Changes to the UCITS Directive (known as “UCITS V”) were published in the Official Journal of the European Union and came into force on 17 September 2014. EU Member States are required to transpose UCITS V into national law...more