The pilot builds on the existing MiFIR regulation to include tokenised financial instruments. This aims to bring pre- and post-trade transparency and market abuse monitoring to DLT-based securities
EFAMA has expressed concern around ESMA's proposed approach to the use of ESG and sustainability-related terms when naming funds
ESMA has stated that EFRAG's first draft of European Sustainability Reporting Standards is ‘broadly capable’ of meeting investor protection and financial stability objectives
As part of the CSA, to be conducted over the course of 2023, NCAs will review whether marketing communications,(including advertisements), are fair, clear and non-misleading and how firms select the target audience for the marketing communications
The authority has recommended ISO-standard digital token identifier codes for use in its distributed ledger technology pilot regulatory regime, which comes into force 23 March 2023
ESMA has published a final report on the technical standards for the cross-border activities of AIFs and UCITS
These guidelines provide templates for applications to operate any form of DLT market infrastructure under the DLT Pilot Regulation, including a DLT MTF, a DLT settlement system or a DLT trading and settlement system
ESMA, EBA and EIOPA have launched a call for information closing on 10 January, recognising that a better understanding of greenwashing practices will help to inform policy making and strengthen sustainability-related claims in financial services
Jack McRae speaks to a number of European fund administrators on how they are addressing some of the challenges facing the industry
Charlie Geffen, head of the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, updates AST on the group’s progress so far
Market participants offer their predictions for what should be an eventful year
Nicky Dalgleish, vice president of business governance for investor communication solutions at Broadridge, discusses what the ESMA and EBA publication on SRD II means for the industry
XReg’s Siân Jones and Ana James explain that there will be an increase in regulation as the use and significance of digital assets and their underlying technology increases
Andrew Barnett, global head of product strategy at RIMES DATA, says that although technology will play a huge part in future data management solutions, it is not always the silver bullet
Tom Harry of MTS discusses SFTR, the challenges that come with it and what is required from firms involved
Valentino Wotton of DTCC discusses the ways in which derivative markets have become more transparent since the financial crisis
Proposed changes to AIFMD — to be known as AIFMD II — are expected to be approved later this year, having been put forward in draft form last November by the European Commission. Jersey Finance’s Elliot Refson highlights why some jurisdictions are set to fare better from the upcoming Directive more than others
In a post-Brexit world, could Germany take the UK’s crown in gaining the status of the EU financial hub?
Although there are complications, Brexit is yet to slow the growth of Paris’s asset servicing and technological innovation
No nation is an island, and the Polish CSD has post-trade services to cater to all of Central and Eastern Europe, says KDPW’s Iwona Sroka