On 4 April 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final report on the review of certain aspects of the Short Selling Regulation (SSR).
The final report:
On 9 February 2022, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published the results of a study into the quality of order execution on payment for order flow (PFOF) trading venues. The report containing the AFM’s findings is titled ‘Assessing the quality of executions on
On 26 January 2022, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement clarifying how to report net short positions (NSPs) between 28 to 31 January 2022 when the reporting threshold changes from 0.2% to 0.1%.
The European Commission adopted the decision to permanently lower the threshold from 0.2% to 0.1% on 27 September
On 11 January 2022, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/27 amending the Short Selling Regulation (SSR) as regards the adjustment of the relevant threshold for the notification of significant net short positions in shares under Article 5(2) of the SSR was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Delegated Regulation adjusts
On 7 January 2022, the European Commission adopted a Delegated Regulation that amends the list of high-risk third countries with strategic anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) deficiencies set out in Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1675. Delegated Regulation 2016/1675 is provided for under Article 9(2) of the Fourth Money Laundering Directive
On 27 July 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its Q&As on the Prospectus Regulation.
Page 9 of the Q&As contains a summary table which shows which Q&As have been recently updated.
On 30 June 2021, the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten, the AFM) published recommendations on how to mitigate risks around the introduction of new fees and/or including fallback options in contracts by banks, insurers and pension funds in the context of the benchmark transition (the Recommendations).
In
On 20 May 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) made a recommendation to the European Commission to permanently lower the threshold to notify net short positions on shares to Member State national competent authorities from 0.2% to 0.1%. The Commission may adopt a delegated act modifying the notification threshold in Article
On 5 May 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Q&As on the Prospectus Regulation.
ESMA has added three new Q&As that provide clarification on:
On 31 March 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Q&As on the Prospectus Regulation.
ESMA has added four new Q&As that seek to clarify: