EU Financial Regulatory Q&A Database

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Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

Mandatory tick size regime for orders and quotes

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

Scope of the trading obligation for shares

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

Transparency - Trading venues

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets · Art. Regulation 2017/583- RTS on transparency requirements in respect of non-equity financial instruments (RTS 2)

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

EU trading venue through sub-delegated DEA and exemption offered under Article 2(1)(d) of MiFID II

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets · Art. Regulation 2017/584- RTS on organisational requirements for trading venues (RTS 7)

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

Client relationship between two counterparties that trade on a trading venue

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-15

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-14

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-14

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-14

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(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 261

EIOPA

Answered 2017-11-14

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-13

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-13

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-13

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-13

Position reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-13

Relevant Authorities

Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-11

Inducements

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-10

Inducements

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-10

Post-sale reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-11-10

Difference between taking control and being able to exercise the control

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 63, 72

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-10

On-site inspections by resolution authorities

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 63

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-10

Powers of resolution authorities Article 63 and Article 38(1)(a)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 38, 63

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-10

Reference to Article 49 in Article 63(1)(k)

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 49, 63

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-10

Difference between a reduction to zero and a cancelation

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 63

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-10

Qualifying own funds included in consolidated own funds

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 11, 82

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-03

Commitment to buy newly issued shares and synthetic holding deduction

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 36

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-03

Deposits received and deposits posted as margin collateral for derivative exposures

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 423

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-03

Notification of model changes

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 143

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-11-03

Definition and basis of calculation; Paragraph 20 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Scope of the APM Guidelines; Paragraphs 17 to 19 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Definition of APMs; Paragraph 17 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Application of the Fair review principle to APMs; Paragraphs 6, 8 and 22 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Application of the scope exemption; Paragraph 19 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Reconciliation; Paragraph 26 and 28 of the APM Guidelines.

Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-30

Section 3(a)(2) guarantees - eligibility for MREL

Directive 2014/59/EU (BRRD) · Art. 45b

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-27

The question relates to systemic risk buffers and whether they can be additive

Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD) · Art. 134

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-13

Record keeping

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-10

Documentary credits in which underlying shipment acts as collateral and other self-liquidating transactions

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-06

Minority Interests

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 81, 84

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-06

Capital requirements deduction for credit risk on exposures to SMEs

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 501

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-06

Treatment of an institution’s guarantees for investments into CIUs

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 132, 152, Annex 1

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-06

Deduction from own funds of items entered as assets that are not yet included within equity

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 26

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2017-10-06

Impact of SFTR on UCITS - Periodic reporting under Article 13 of SFTR for UCITS and AIFs

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS) Directive 2009/65/EC

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-05

Financial instruments’ volatile attributes

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-05

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-05

Transaction reporting

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-05

C(10) category and ancillary activity calculations

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-04

Position management controls

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-04

Organized Trading facilities OTFs

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Secondary Markets

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-03

Information on cost and charges

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2017-10-03

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