On 20 August, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/885 supplementing the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the arrangements, systems, and procedures for persons...more
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in cryptoassets (MiCAR), with regard to regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the arrangements,...more
Das ursprünglich am 7. Dezember 2022 durch die EU-Kommission vorgelegte Maßnahmenpaket, das unter dem Titel „EU Listing Act“ bekannt ist, wurde nun endlich im November 2024 im Amtsblatt der Europäischen Union veröffentlicht....more
The European Commission has published a report, addressed to the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, on the delegation of power to adopt delegated acts conferred on the Commission under the EU Market...more
Fund Tokenisation: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a press release announcing that it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry...more
Background - The integrity of benchmarks used in financial transactions has been the subject of increasing focus from regulators since the investigations into manipulation of the setting of LIBOR, EURIBOR and other...more
The European Commission’s Delegated Regulation supplementing the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR) as regards an exemption for certain third countries’ public bodies and central banks, the indicators of...more
On March 9, the European Commission adopted a delegated Regulation (and an accompanying Annex) in relation to the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The delegated Regulation sets out arrangements, systems and procedures and...more
European Commission Adopts Delegated Regulation on Presentation of Investment Recommendations and Disclosure of Conflict of Interest Under MAR - The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing...more
The European Commission has announced a delay to the implementation of MiFID II (the latest piece of EU legislation dealing with the regulation of investment services within Europe). MiFID II will amongst other things...more
On February 10, the European Commission published a press release announcing it is proposing a one year extension to the application date of the MiFID II legislative package (that is, the MiFID II Directive (2014/65/EU) and...more
On December 18, 2015, the Official Journal of the European Union published the European Commission’s (EC’s) new Implementing Directive on whistleblowing under the European Union’s Market Abuse Regulation. Article 32 of the...more
On December 8, 2015, the European Commission filed two Statements of Objections against U.S. semiconductor-maker Qualcomm Inc., alleging that the company had abused its dominant position in the baseband chipset market through...more