Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
Crypto-asset firms are increasingly focused on the impact of MiCA on their businesses both from the perspective of high-level strategy and in relation to changes to their day-to-day compliance arrangements. MiCA represents a...more
On 18 November, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA“) published a consultation paper containing draft guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms. The deadline for comments on the...more
29 January - The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) (that is, the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) published two consultation papers on the mapping of external credit assessment institutions' (“ECAIs”)...more
29 October - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on its responsibilities to mutual societies and its webpage on mutual societies’ annual returns and accounts. The FCA published a press release...more
29 September - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its perimeter report 2019/20, which provides an update on the issues raised in its 2018/19 report. A European Commission notice (2020/C 321/01) relating...more
30 July - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the High Court business interruption insurance test case. The Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published a consultation paper (CP11/20)...more
The Situation: On June 3, 2020, the European Securities Market Authority ("ESMA") published a consultation paper on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers ("Proposed Guidelines"), which will apply to any institution under the...more
The European Commission has launched a consultation on reviewing the EU Markets in Financial Instruments package. The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation have applied...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has commenced a consultation on proposed amendments to the provisions of the Markets in Financial Instruments package on the transparency regime for equity and equity-like...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on proposed guidelines on securitization repository data completeness and consistency thresholds. The proposed guidelines would apply to EU...more
2 December - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") updated the following webpages: - webpage on its July 2018 discussion paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market (PD18/6); and - webpage on its...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on proposed procedural rules for penalties imposed on third-country CCPs, trade repositories and credit rating agencies. Responses are invited by...more