On 16 May 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report on the review of the MiFID II framework on best execution reports by investment firms. The final report follows a consultation paper that the ESMA published last September seeking stakeholders’ technical input on proposals for possible improvements to the best
ESMA postpones RTS 2 Annual Review
On 1 April 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that it is postponing the annual review of the MiFIR Regulatory Technical Standards on non-equity transparency (RTS 2). The on-going MiFIR review is likely to have a significant impact on the review as it is likely to make part of it redundant due
ESMA final report – Guidelines on transfer of data between Trade Repositories under EMIR and SFTR
On 25 March 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a final report containing:
- Guidelines that amend the current guidelines on transfer of data between trade repositories (TRs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The amendments seek to strengthen the existing framework to port records from one TR to another under EMIR.