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ESMA agreed to renew prohibition on Binary Options for a further three months
August 27th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed to renew the prohibition of the marketing, distribution or sale of binary options to retail clients, in effect since 2 July, from 2 October 2018 for a further three-month period. ...
MiFID II ESMA: Data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
August 3rd, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published data for the systemic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). More specifically, ESMA has published the ...
ESMA published details of its action plan for systematic internaliser regime calculations
July 13th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published details of its action plan (within its updated Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics) for systematic internaliser (SI) regime calculations ahead of their publication on 1 August 2018. ...
EBA and ESMA publish Guidelines on suitability assessment for management body members and key function holders
July 6th, 2018
The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have published their joint Guidelines to assess the suitability of members of management bodies and key function holders. These guidelines are issued pursuant to Article 16 ...
ESMA reports on penalties and supervisory measures under EMIR
June 15th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its first annual report regarding supervisory measures carried out and penalties imposed by national competent authorities (NCAs) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The report focuses in particular on ...
Breaking: The Cyprus Regulator clarifies about the ESMA CFDs and Binary Options measures in regards non EU residents
June 4th, 2018
Further to a number of queries received, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has issued today a Circular to inform on whether the ESMA product intervention measures about Contracts For Difference (CFDs) and Binary Options would also apply in ...
Breaking: ESMA adopts new measures for the provision of CFDs and binary options to retail investors
June 1st, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally adopted new measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors. The measures have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union ...
ESMA publishes final guidelines on MiFID II suitability requirements
May 30th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements. The assessment of suitability is one of the most important requirements for investor protection in the ...
MiFID II: ESMA issues latest Double Volume Cap data
May 10th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). Updates include DVC data and calculations for the ...
ESMA provides One-Stop Company Portal
May 8th, 2018
The European Securities and Market Authority (ESMA) has issued an announcement to inform that has launched a Companies’ Portal where investors seeking information on whether a financial service provider is authorised within in the European Union (EU) will now ...
