ESMA 2019 work programme was recently issued (please find it here). In light of ESMA’s increasing responsibilities and broader role to be played at European level, with particular emphasis on regulatory supervision and convergence, the aim of this post is to highlight some of ESMA foundations, what is regulatory convergence and how ESMA 2019 work…
Is a memorandum of understanding ESMA solution to a no deal Brexit case scenario? This seems to be the case from a recent speech held (please find it here) by Steven Maijoor, Chair of ESMA, when detailing some of the imminent steps to be taken at global European and EU 27 level in order to…
ESMA opinions have been recently released to deal with the risk of regulatory arbitrage, in European jargon, ensuing the increasing wake of relocation enquiries to Europe (the EU 27) by UK financial entities as a consequence of the recent developments of Brexit. When it might seem highly likely, on the one hand, that the passport will…
All You Need to Know about the Capital Markets Union Staying on top of the recent developments of the Capital Markets Union and the implications on Cross-border Fund Distribution is indeed time consuming task. This post summarises the key points of the Action Plan of the European Commission on building a Capital Markets Union and the…