MiFID II

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    12/03/2024

    Adoption of MiFID 3 and MiFIR 2 to enhance transparency on markets in financial instruments

    On 8 March 2024, Regulation 2024/791 amending Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 (MiFIR) and Directive 2024/790 amending Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID 2) on markets in financial instruments were published in the Official Journal of the European Union.The Regulation aims at enhancing data transparency, removing obstacles to the emergence of consolidated tapes, optimising the trading obligations and prohibiting receiving payment for order flow.It introduces consolidated publication systems and pre-trade transparency obligations. Professional and retail investors have access to near-real-time trading data...
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    13/12/2023

    Finalisation of CRD6/CRR3 and the Article 21c third country branch requirement

    On 6 December 2023, the finalised texts of the EU banking package known as CRD61and CRR32 were published following the conclusion of negotiations between the EU co-legislators. In this article, we set out an overview of the latest developments and the next steps. We also explain the final compromise position on Article 21c of CRD6, which introduces a requirement for third country undertakings to establish a branch in the EU in order to provide core banking services, subject to certain exemptions.Latest developmentsOn 6 December 2023, the Council of the EU published the final compromise texts of...
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    06/07/2023

    FCA publishes final guidance on the UK trading venue perimeter: key issues for market participants

    On 5 July 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a Policy Statement (PS23/11) on the final version of its new guidance on the UK regulatory perimeter with respect to trading venues. The guidance is in the form of questions and answers (Q&As), which will form part of the Perimeter Guidance manual in the FCA Handbook and will come into force on 9 October 2023. The aim of the guidance is to clarify the FCA’s interpretation of the definition of a “multilateral system”, which is the “trigger” for the need to be authorised as a trading venue...
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    05/05/2023

    FCA confirms changes to UK equity markets transparency regime and finalises implementation timetable

    In PS23/4: Improving Equity Secondary Markets, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a range of targeted changes to the UK’s post-trade transparency regime, pre-trade transparency waivers and tick size regime for equity instruments that it consulted on in July 2022. The introduction of the new designated reporter (DR) regime will also affect trading in non-equity instruments. The FCA also provides an update on potential further reforms to operational resilience standards for trading venues and the retail service provider model.Firms will be pleased to see that the FCA has listened...
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    29/03/2023

    ESMA Public Statement on derivatives on fractions of shares

    On 28 March 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a Public Statement on derivatives on fractions of shares. Fractional share trading has risen in popularity in the UK and European markets in recent years, enabling retail investors to get direct exposure to tech companies and other issuers whose shares may be relatively expensive and which have traditionally been more frequently accessed indirectly through mutual funds. This exposure can be achieved through a trust-based or “co-ownership” model, under which multiple clients each have a beneficial claim...
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    14/10/2022

    ESMA Guidelines on suitability updated to take into account sustainability factors, risks and preferences of the clients

    Firms (that are inter alia investment firms and credit institutions) (i) providing investment advice or portfolio management or (ii) selling or advising clients in relation to structured deposits have to provide suitable personal recommendations to their clients, in particular to their retail clients, or they have to make suitable investment decisions on behalf of their clients. In order to match clients with suitable investments, Firms should establish policies and procedures to ensure that they consistently take into account: (i) all available information about the client necessary to assess...
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