On 3 October 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID II suitability requirements came into force. ESMA expects these guidelines to promote greater convergence in the interpretation of and supervisory approaches to the MIFID II suitability requirements by emphasising a number of important issues and thereby enhancing the value of existing standards.

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