Tag: European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

Massive geopolitical events continue to stir up a lot of financial market volatility, according to the EU’s leading financial markets watchdog.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has clarified how investors should be protected under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

Lawmakers have hurled a smattering of new regulations against the financial industry over the last decade, forcing them to up their reporting efforts or risk facing fines and other sanctions.

The revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) could be updated after Brexit. So what would MiFID III entail?

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has looked into whether or not individuals should be allowed to act at central counterparties (CCP).

Assist market participants in the US can breathe a little easier after the top securities regulator extended the period they have to comply with the EU’s financial instruments law.

The EU’s top markets authority is looking for input from the financial industry about changes to one of its trickier pieces of legislation.

Brexit has been delayed again, with the EU granting the UK another three-month extension to sort out its divorce from the other member states.