MiFID II/MiFIR

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MiFID – The origins

MiFID is the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Directive 2004/39/EC). In force since November 2007, this directive governs the provision of investment services in financial instruments by banks and investment firms and the operation of traditional stock exchanges and alternative trading venues. The directive provides through its implementation in national law harmonised regulation for investment services …

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MiFID: ESMA makes available pan-EU data on suspensions and removals from trading

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has  launched today a new database which makes available information on suspensions and removals from trading including restoration details that national supervisory authorities have to notify under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). The system covers financial instruments admitted to trading in European regulated markets and displays …

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ESMA Chair's statement to the ECON Committee Scrutiny Hearing on MiFID II

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, has delivered the following statement to the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) at the European Parliament today, Tuesday 10 November. The statement provides an update on ESMA work in relation to MiFID 2. The speech provides the ECON Committee with a further update on the past and on-going regulatory work …

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ESMA delays submission of RTS on indirect clearing under MiFIR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has notified the European Commission to inform it that it has not submitted its draft MiFIR RTS on exchange-traded derivatives in order to ensure consistency with the EMIR RTS on the indirect clearing of OTC derivatives. ESMA believes that in order to ensure the orderly functioning of markets …

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