Jul 26, 2024 FMSB opens debate on pre-hedging By Simon Treacy The Financial Markets Standards Board is shining the spotlight on pre-hedging. According to the FMSB, there is uncertainty about how...
Mar 27, 2024 EU authorities issue 11th hour guidance on timing for the application of MiFIR review changes By Karen Cooper Sherryn Buehlmann Benjamin Maconick The European Commission has published a draft interpretative notice to provide clarity to market participants on the transitional...
Oct 23, 2023 Finally final: EU MiFID II / MiFIR Review package is finalised as things speed up to implementation By Karen Cooper Nearly 2 years after the European Commission first proposed changes to MiFID II and MiFIR, EU legislators have finally agreed what those...
Oct 03, 2023 ESMA to launch Common Supervisory Action on MiFID II sustainability requirements in 2024 By Stephen Clipsham ESMA has published a statement today to announce that it will launch a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with National Competent...
Sep 13, 2023 Remember, remember the 6th of November… Apply for financial promotions gateway By Clare Whittle James Morris Simon Treacy Karen Cooper +1 more... Show less FCA firms up rules for firms that approve financial promotions.Approvers should prepare applications as soon as possible. The Financial...
May 25, 2023 EU Retail Investment Strategy puts forward significant proposals which mirror concepts from the UK Consumer Duty By Karen Cooper The Commission’s legislative proposals on the Retail Investment Strategy (published on 24 May 2023) suggest a significant overhaul of EU...
May 18, 2023 ESMA wants clarity on “undue costs” under UCITS and AIFMD, which may feed into beefed up “value for money” rules under EU Retail Investment Strategy By Raza Naeem ESMA has published an Opinion setting out suggestions to the European Commission for possible clarifications of the legislative...
Apr 05, 2023 FCA Business Plan 2023/24: acting faster to detect and prevent harm By Premlata Fagan Karen Cooper In his latest Business Plan, published on 5th April 2023, FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi sets out the FCA’s plans to deliver the second year of its...