Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
The text of the directive to amend the AIFMD (so-called AIFMD 2.0) was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 26 March 2024 and will enter into force on 15 April 2024. Member States have 24 months to transpose the...more
On 13 June 2023, the European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on the transparency and integrity of ESG rating activities, following concerns about the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG...more
An evolving landscape of reforms in the ESG ratings sector continues to pose challenges to providers of ratings and scores. International momentum to regulate ESG ratings continues as the European Commission released a...more
Accessing and using wholesale data: FCA extends call for input deadline The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has extended the deadline for responses to its call for input on the use and value of data and advanced...more
Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 laying down a general framework for securitisation and creating a specific framework for simple, transparent and standardised securitisation ("Regulation") came into force on 18 January 2018 and will...more
On October 7, 2015 the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its 2016 work program. The key priorities for 2016 will be: Supervisory Convergence: ESMA’s focus will shift increasingly from rulemaking to...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) has launched two major projects at the request of a number of National Competent Authorities (“NCAs”): the Instrument Reference Data Project and the Trade Repositories...more