Podcast — UK FinReg Focus Areas in 2025: Wholesale Markets
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report in relation to certain changes being made as a result of the MiFID II/MiFIR review, together with an accompanying press release. The changes...more
EU Listing Act package simplifies listing requirements and post-listing obligations. Targeted amendments to the Prospectus Regulation remove disproportionate complexity but preserve investor protection....more
As the “most ambitious legislative proposal since the inception of EU financial regulation”, the changes would make significant amendments to MiFID II and PRIIPs. On 24 May 2023, the European Commission (Commission)...more
On 1 December 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its consultation paper CP152 on own funds requirements for UCITS management companies and AIFMs authorised for discretionary portfolio management...more
Many of the wide-ranging amendments address the perceived barriers MiFID II introduced in capital markets and are likely to be welcomed by industry. Key Points: ..The amendments aim to remove administrative burdens that...more
SEC/CORPORATE – SEC Proposes to Modernize Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures Required by Regulation S-K – On August 8, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to modernize the...more
The House of Commons recently rejected the Withdrawal Agreement. While the UK Parliament is still debating how to leave the EU, a hard Brexit remains an option. To prepare for this possibility, the UK, EU Commission and EU27...more
This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more
The Council of the European Union has adopted legislation to delay the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation by one year. This extension is due to...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority published two Opinions proposing amendments to two of its draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and the Markets in Financial...more
The European Commission published three separate letters rejecting European Securities and Markets Authority draft technical standards and requesting amendments in accordance with the Markets in Financial Instruments...more