Events listed in Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR)
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 with regard to RTS on transparency ...
ID 26277
A new consolidated version of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 as regards pre- and post-trade transparency requirements of trading venues and investment firms with respect to bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances, and derivatives was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EU. The consolidated version includes the modifications made by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/945 which made various amendments to enhance consistency ...
Corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/945 as regards certain ...
ID 25882
A corrigendum to Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/945 relating to transparency requirements of trading venues and investment firms in respect of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances, and derivatives was published in the Official Journal (OJ) of the EU. The corrigendum modifies Annex IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/945 – which itself modifies Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 (RTS 2) – by replacing ...
ESMA publishes data for quarterly bond liquidity assessment and the systematic ...
ID 25599
ESMA has published a press statement to announce the availability of – the quarterly calculations for SIs of equity, equity-like instruments, bonds and for other non-equity instruments under MiFID II and MiFIR; and – the quarterly liquidity assessment for bonds. The quarterly calculations cover both the total number of trades and total volume. Corresponding SI tests must be performed by 15 November 2023. The ...
[ESMA70-872942901-35 ] Q&A on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics
ID 25541
ESMA has published an updated version of its Q&As on MiFID and MiFIR related transparency topics. In this latest version, ESMA reflected the move of the Q&As to the Manual of post-trade transparency on 10 July 2023 (eventid=22062) [Section 2, Questions 4, 6, 8, 11, 13, Section 3, Questions 3, 4, 5, Section 4 Questions 1-7, 10, 11, 13, 15-25, Section 5 Questions 8 ...
ESMA conducts first annual assessment of Data Reporting Service Providers’ ...
ID 25409
ESMA has conducted its first annual assessment of DRSPs based on data from 2022. It found that two DRSPs have exceeded certain thresholds. If they exceed these thresholds again next year, they will come under ESMA’s direct supervision from 1 June 2025. Until then, they will continue to be supervised by their respective NCAs in 2024. ESMA is mandated to conduct this annual assessment ...
TRS 2 system closed on 27 September
ID 24937
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen (FI), has published a press release in connection with trade reporting to its TRS 2 System, FI’s transaction reporting system to which investment firms and trading venues that „deal“ in securities and / or that undertake management services on behalf of clients must report certain transactions. Specifically, the regulator informs that **the system will be closed on Wednesday, ...
[ESMA70-156-3921 ] Public Register for the Trading Obligation for derivatives under ...
ID 24819
In accordance with Article 34 of MiFIR, ESMA has published a new version of its Public Register for the Trading Obligation for derivatives under MiFIR as of 4 September 2023. Such obligation mandates that certain instruments are traded on EU trading venues unless there’s an equivalence decision for such trading in third-countries. The register outlines: 1. the classes of derivatives that are subject to ...
ESMA publishes data for quarterly bond liquidity assessment, the systematic ...
ID 24502
ESMA has published a press statement to announce the availability of – the quarterly calculations for SIs of both bonds and equity-like instruments; – the quarterly liquidity assessment for bonds; and – data for consolidated tape providers. The quarterly calculations cover both the total number of trades and total volume. Corresponding SI tests must be performed by 15 August 2023. The calculations may be ...
The CNMV restricts CFDs advertising and limits operations of leveraged instruments
ID 24179
The CNMV has published a Resolution to intervene in the marketing, distribution, and sale of financial CFDs and other leveraged instruments to retail investors. The aim is to protect investors from the high risks associated with these complex products. The key points of the Resolution are as follows: – Prohibition of Advertising: Advertising of CFDs to retail investors and the general public, including event ...
ESMA issues Opinion on CNMV product intervention measures
ID 24128
ESMA issued an Opinion on product intervention measures proposed by the Spanish CNMV concerning investor protection (eventid=22069). The CNMV had notified ESMA about its intention to take measures under Article 42 MiFIR, which allows NCAs to implement product intervention measures. The proposed measures by CNMV consisted of two main elements: First, there were further restrictions on the marketing of CFDs, a type of financial ...