November 22, 2021 ESMA Publishes Final Report on Draft RTS of Commodity Derivatives Under MiFID II Recovery Package On 22 November 2021, ESMA published its Final Report on its draft RTS relating to commodity derivatives under the MiFID…
November 4, 2021 MiFIR Transaction Reporting Validation Rules Update ESMA has recently published a document outlining updated validation rules for MiFIR Transaction Reporting. The changes are applicable from Q2…
November 3, 2021 Update on UK PRIIPs 2.0 Good news from the FCA Policy Statement where it was confirmed the proposed effective date for the proposed UK PRIIPs…
November 2, 2021 FinDatEx Opens Consultation on EPT Version 2.0 The FinDatEx TWG (Technical Working Group) for PRIIPs has published the proposed changes to the EPT template to account for…
October 26, 2021 ESAs to Review PRIIPs The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) are calling for industry input to a review of PRIIPs. The input provided will feed…
October 19, 2021 UK Announces Sustainable Disclosure Regime for Funds UK divergence from Brexit has now led to a different regime to SFDR in the UK called the Sustainable Disclosure…
September 28, 2021 News for Short Position Holders on EU Markets Big news for short position holders on EU markets. European Commission adopts lowering of reporting threshold to 0.1%. Entry into…
September 16, 2021 Third-Country Markets Considered as Equivalent to a Regulated Market in the Union for OTC Derivatives Reporting ESMA has released an updated list of third-country markets considered as equivalent to a regulated market in the Union for…
September 10, 2021 What’s Next for PRIIPs? Here’s a quick update on the various moving parts on PRIIPs and the RTS as it moves through the EU…
September 7, 2021 PRIIPs RTS Adopted By EU Commission Today (September 7, 2021) the EU Commission announced the adoption of the PRIIPs RTS with the effective transition date for…
September 1, 2021 ESMA Issues National Rules on Notifications of Major Holdings Holders of securities on European markets: Today ESMA issued a new edition of its must-have reference for investment managers notifying…
September 1, 2021 CFTC Cracks Down on Position Limit Violations The CFTC imposed a $1.5 million fine on a major global food processor for position limit and related violations. See…