Tag: European Securities and Markets Authority

ESMA bond liquidity data
April 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA reports on EU accounting enforcement in 2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its annual report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU) in 2016. ESMA, in 2016, continued strengthening supervisory convergence in the area of financial reporting, to improve the consistency and quality across the EU. ESMA achieves this through coordinating…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA issues final guidelines regarding circuit breakers under MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued the final report on the Guidelines regarding the calibration of circuit breakers and the publication of the trading halts under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). These Guidelines provide further detail on the parameters that trading venues should consider for the calibration of their…

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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
March 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MIFID II: ESMA issues final specifications for non-equity tape

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying the scope of the consolidated tape for bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances and derivatives. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) introduces the concept of consolidated tape providers (CTPs). CTPs will collect post-trade information published by trading venues…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
March 31, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates Q&A on CFDs and other speculative products

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of its question and answer document (Q&A) on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to the marketing and sale of financial contracts for difference (CFDs) and other speculative products to retail clients, such as binary options and rolling…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
March 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA sees increase in financial consumer complaints

The number of complaints regulators have received in the first half of 2016 by financial consumers has increased, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) says. ESMA’s recent report on trends, risks and vulnerabilities (TRV) reveals that the total number of complaints reported across the EU was 7,026 in 1H16 compared to 5,152 in 2H15.…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
March 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA publishes two sets of guidelines under CSDR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued final reports on two sets of guidelines regarding the implementation of the Central Securities Depositary Regulation (CSDR). The CSDR harmonises the settlement of securities by providing a set of common requirements for central securities depositories (CSDs) operating securities settlement systems. SMA’s guidelines, which complement the CSDR…

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February 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dubai FSA signs MoU with ESMA

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have entered into information sharing and cooperation arrangements regarding DIFC based central counterparties (CCPs) compliance with conditions set out in The European Union’s Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoU was signed on behalf of the DFSA by Chief Executive, Mr Ian…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
February 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA publishes practical guide to national rules across EEA on major holdings notifications

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Practical Guide to national rules across the European Economic Area (EEA) on major holdings notifications under the Transparency Directive to help market participants navigate the different requirements. The Transparency Directive requires investors to notify issuers when they acquire or dispose of shares admitted to trading…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
February 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates its EMIR Q&A

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The updated Q&A includes a new answer in relation to transition to the revised technical standards on reporting, which will become applicable on 1 November 2017. The Q&A clarifies that…

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