Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Wholesale Markets
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a press release to confirm that, effective from October, the EU will transition from the current double volume cap (DVC) mechanism to a single volume cap...more
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a suite of technical standards for the development of consolidated tapes. The creation of consolidated tapes and the removal of obstacles to the development of consolidated tapes, were...more
The European Commission has published its Omnibus IV legislative proposal, together with a press release, for a Directive amending the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and the Critical Entities...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a call for evidence (CfE), accompanied by a press release, to gather input on the retail investor journey in capital markets under the revised EU Markets in...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on changes made by the Listing Act to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the...more
The European Commission has adopted delegated regulations amending the rules for data reporting service providers (DRSP) fines and fees to include consolidated tape providers (CTPs) in scope. Previously, the relevant...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report setting out its technical advice to the European Commission on the amendments to the research provisions in the context of the Listing Act...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a press release in preparation for the launch of a consolidated tape for bonds. The selection process for a provider is in motion and ESMA intends to decide on...more
The EU T+1 Coordination Committee has published its summary of a meeting held on 6 February 2025. At the meeting, the European Commission representative indicated that the proposal to amend EU CSDR to shorten the securities...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched the first selection procedure for the Consolidated Tape Provider for bonds. The CTP aims to enhance market transparency and efficiency by consolidating trade data...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 Securities and Markets Authority has published a consultation on technical advice required following changes to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation as...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a report on a targeted implementation review on principles for the regulation and supervision of commodity derivatives markets. In October, IOSCO...more
EU Listing Act package simplifies listing requirements and post-listing obligations. Targeted amendments to the Prospectus Regulation remove disproportionate complexity but preserve investor protection....more
On 8 October, 2024, the Council of the EU adopted the EU Listing Act, aimed at making EU public capital markets more attractive and facilitate listings on European stock exchanges. Key amendments affect the EU Prospectus...more
During his remarks at a meeting of the International Bar Association’s Asset Management Industry Conference on Global Challenges and Opportunities in Boston, Commissioner Uyeda commented on investment research and the...more
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation setting out proposals for allowing firms to use joint (bundled) payments for third-party research and execution services, subject to certain requirements being...more
Of particular note this week in the EU, the Council adopted the legislative package to strengthen market data transparency which includes changes to the EU’s trading rules on market data, payment for order flow and commodity...more
Since the beginning of the Brexit transition period, developments in both the UK and EU have impacted the MiFID rules in various ways. In the UK, there have been changes under the EUWA on-shoring process; “quick-fix”...more
In July 2023, the Investment Research Review (the Review) commissioned by the UK government published its findings into investment research in UK capital markets. The Review made the following seven recommendations, seeking...more
On May 24, 2023, the European Commission published a Retail Investment Strategy package aimed at enhancing retail investor protections across the EU and encouraging participation in the EU capital markets. The package...more
CMRP has introduced new EU rules for NPL securitisations and a framework for “STS” synthetic securitisations - On 1 January 2019 EU Regulation 2402/2017 (Securitisation Regulation) started to apply, giving rise to one of...more
30 November - The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a statement about its forthcoming policy statement on implementing the CRD V Directive ((EU) 2019/878). HM Treasury updated its webpage on a call for...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published guidance on how to address potential conflicts of interest and associated conduct risks for intermediaries involved in the issuance of debt securities....more