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ESMA updates MiFID II/MIFIR investor protection Q&As
April 5th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 10 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The ...
FCA publishes near final rules on MiFID II
April 3rd, 2017
FCA publishes near final rules on MiFID II and encourages firms to submit applications for MiFID II authorisation The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published near final rules on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ...
ESMA writes to EU Commission about MiFID II SIS Operating Broker Crossing Network
February 15th, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission to raise its concern over the potential establishment of networks of systematic internalisers (SIs) by investment firms to circumvent certain MIFID II obligations; in particular, the ...
ESMA updates Q&A on MiFID II implementation and EMIR
February 3rd, 2017
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) and an updated Q&As document regarding the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive ...
ESMA issues breifing on tranaction reporting requirements under MIFID II
January 17th, 2017
Toward the end of 2016, ESMA published guidelines for transaction reporting under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation(MiFIR). Additionally, ESMA released technical requirements and templates further detailing the relevant reporting requirements under MIFID II and ...
ESMA updates MiFID II Q&A on Investor Protection
December 19th, 2016
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). This Q&A ...
CySec publishes information for CIFs in relation to retail investors under MiFID
November 30th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular to inform the Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs) that ESMA published on October 11, 2016, an updated version of its questions and answers document (the ‘Q&A’) on the application ...
CySec has issued a Circular regarding MIFID II Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices
September 15th, 2016
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a Circular to inform the Regulated Entities about the following: 1. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Guidelines on Cross Selling Practices under MiFID II (‘the Guidelines’) to ensure ...
The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) consults on the future implementation of new MiFID II provisions on payments for research
September 13th, 2016
Ahead of the application of the new European regulatory framework on markets in financial instruments (MiFID II), the Autorité des Marchés Financiers is reflecting on the implementation of new provisions on payment for research used by professionals providing investment ...
Linear selects RSRCHXchange for MiFID II compliant research procurement
July 15th, 2016
Linear Investments, a specialist prime broker and an award winning hedge fund incubator, has selected RSRCHXchange, the online marketplace for institutional research, to enable their hedge fund clientele to access and track research consumption in a MiFID II compliant ...
