European financial trade bodies have unanimously welcomed in the European Commission’s green paper on creating a Capital Markets Union, describing it as an opportunity to support the industry’s “sustainable economic growth and long-term financing”.
The deadline for submitting the final draft technical standards for MiFID II has been pushed back to September, raising concerns over the time companies will have to adapt to the industry-wide regulation.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has begun consulting the financial industry on its proposal that adviser standards should be set by individual national authorities under MiFID II.
A consultation on whether to extend the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) beyond Europe has closed, and will now be used to determine the European Commissions legislative stance on the matter.
ESMA has introduced a wave of additional investor protection measures in its final technical advice on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
The UK Investment Management Association (IMA) has criticised ESMA for suggesting that non-UCITS collective investment funds are more complex than UCITS funds in its “inappropriate” consultation on MiFID II.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has begun a consultation process to look at how best to implement the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final guidelines on the remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), which will align them with other financial sectors, it announced today.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published guidelines on ETFs and Ucits issues in a bid to address risks associated with these types of funds.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today highlighted failings in adviser practice as it publishes two final sets of guidelines under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), covering suitability of investment advice and compliance matters.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its long-awaited consultation paper on ETFs, extending proposals to all Ucits vehicles engaging in ETF-like practices.
The European Securities and Markets Authority has elected Martin Wheatley, a senior figure at the UKs Financial Services Authority, to its management board.
