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MiFID II
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ESMA updates manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 15 October 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR. The updated manual provides further guidance on the…
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What changed in EU Commodity Derivatives Reporting
ESMA’s revised weekly commodity derivatives reporting arrangements went live on 3 September 2026. The change involves updated technical requirements, validation rules and XML schema version 2.0—the electronic structure used to…
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ESMA responds to Commission’s consultation on the review of MiCA
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 30 September 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the review of Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). ESMA…
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Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing MiFID II with regard to RTS for the establishment of an EU code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 4 September 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1092 of 21 May 2026 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament…
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FCA PS26/16: Changes to information flows for UK equity IPOs
On 5 August 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 26/16: Changes to information flows for UK equity IPOs (PS26/16). Background In PS26/16 the FCA responds to feedback…
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Published in OJ – Commission Delegated Regulation on firms’ order execution policies under MiFID II
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 23 July 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825 of 14 April 2026 supplementing the Markets in Financial Instruments…
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ESMA Supervisory briefing on triangular passporting
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Jochen Vester (UK), Michael Born (DE)
On 7 July 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a Supervisory Briefing on triangular passporting. MiFID II does not explicitly cover, nor prohibit the practice of triangular…
ComplexDiscovery
Europe’s off-channel reckoning: HaystackID bets COMET on a messaging crackdown crossing the Atlantic
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Off-channel communications enforcement is crossing the Atlantic, and HaystackID is moving to meet it. On June 15, the company introduced COMET, a tool that captures employees’ business messages…
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MiFID II Commission Delegated Directive amending Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 on third party research
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 2 June 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2026/374 of 20 February 2026 amending Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 as…
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ESMA updates Manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL), Georgia Karamani (UK)
On 12 May 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) updated its Manual on pre-trade and post-trade transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR. On pages 12 to 21 of the Manual…