European Financial Services Law
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- 2019
Summary
This volume analyses and explains EU legislation governing financial services. It is for legal practitioners in international law firms, the financial industry, regulators, and academics needing an in-depth understanding of financial services regulations. It is intended to serve as a handy reference book, providing both easy-to-understand overviews of complex topics and insightful analyses of difficult legal issues. Experts renowned in their fields explain, article-by-article, the important EU directives and regulations governing financial services. Examples illustrate how important provisions apply in practice. Level and measures are put into context. The book is structured as follows: securities and markets Servicemarket behaviour market transparency and information funds securities clearing and settlement payment services. For each subject area, the most relevant directives and regulations have been selected. Legal texts covered in this book include, among others, the following: MiFID II and MiFIRMAR and MADProspectus DirectivePRIIP Regulation Transparency DirectiveShort Selling Regulation Rating Agency RegulationUCITS and AIFMDVenture Capital Funds RegulationFinality DirectiveFinancial Collateral DirectiveEMIRSEPA Regulation.
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Bibliographic data
- Copyright year
- 2019
- ISBN-Print
- 978-3-8487-3690-4
- ISBN-Online
- 978-3-8452-7989-3
- Publisher
- Nomos, Baden-Baden
- Series
- Kooperationswerke Beck - Hart – Nomos
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1803
- Product type
- Comment
Table of contents
- Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages I - XLII Download chapter (PDF)
- I. Overview No access
- II. Economic rationale No access
- III. Key principles No access
- IV. Genesis No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Background No access
- 3. Context No access
- 1. Investment firms No access
- 2. Market operators No access
- 3. Data reporting service providers No access
- 4. Algorithmic traders and holders of positions in commodity derivatives No access
- III. Material scope No access
- IV. Territorial scope No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Insurances No access
- 2. Intra-group service providers No access
- 3. Other regulated professions No access
- 4. Persons dealing on own account No access
- 5. Operators in emissions allowances No access
- 6. Administrators of employee participation schemes No access
- 7. Public debt management No access
- 8. Investment funds No access
- 9. Persons dealing on own account and providing services in commodities or emission allowances No access
- 10. Persons giving free advice No access
- 11. Peculiar national exemptions No access
- 12. Transmission systems operator No access
- 13. Central securities depositories No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Background No access
- 3. Context No access
- 1. Investment service providers not holding clients’ funds or securities No access
- 2. Investment service providers for local electricity and natural gas undertakings No access
- 3. Investment service providers for emission allowances No access
- III. Conditionality No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 measures No access
- 1. Investment firm No access
- 2. Algorithmic trading No access
- 3. High-frequency algorithmic trading No access
- 1. The categorisation of robo-advice No access
- 2. The categorisation of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) No access
- Introduction to Chapter I No access Pages 34 - 35
- 1. Recitals No access
- 1. Authorisation requirement (Art 5(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Authorisation of market operators (Art 5(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Register of investment firms (Art 5(3) MiFID) No access
- 4. Head office (Art 5(4) MiFID) No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Scope of authorisation (Art 6 (1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Extension of scope (Art 6 (2) MiFID) No access
- 3. European passport (Art 6 (3) MiFID) No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Compliance with MiFID (Art 7(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Application (Art 7(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Assessment period (Art 7(3) MiFID) No access
- 4. Implementing legislation (Art 7(4), (5) MiFID) No access
- I. General features; recitals No access
- 1. Passivity (Art 8(a) MiFID) No access
- 2. Irregular application (Art 8(b) MiFID) No access
- 3. Material changes (Art 8(c) MiFID) No access
- 4. Material breaches (Art 8(d) MiFID) No access
- 5. National law (Art 8(e) MiFID) No access
- 6. Notification to ESMA No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Compliance with Art 88, 91 CRD IV (Art 9(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Additional non-executive directorship (Art 9(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Management body’s duties and responsibilities (Art 9(3) MiFID) No access
- 4. Fitness & properness (Art 9(4) MiFID) No access
- 5. Notification re management and changes (Art 9(5) MiFID) No access
- 6. Four-eyes-principle (Art 9(6) MiFID) No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Suitability of shareholders with qualifying holdings (Art 10(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Close links to other persons (Art 10(1), second para MiFID) No access
- 3. Relations to Third Countries (Art 10(2) MiFID) No access
- 4. Appropriate measures to end harmful influence (Art 10(3) MiFID) No access
- I. General features; recitals No access
- a) Proposed acquisition (Art 11(1) MiFID) No access
- b) Notification threshold (Art 11(1), subpara 3 and 4 MiFID) No access
- a) Scope (Art 11(2) MiFID) No access
- b) Cooperation of NCAs (Art 11(2), second para MiFID) No access
- c) Reliance on NCAs’ input No access
- 3. Disclosures by investment firm (Art 11(3) MiFID) No access
- 4. Sanctions (Art 11(4) MiFID) No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 1. Assessment period (Art 12(1)-(3) MiFID) No access
- 2. Assessment decision (Art 12(4)-(5) MiFID) No access
- 3. Maximum closing period (Art 12(7) MiFID) No access
- 4. Implementing legislation (Art 12(8), (9) MiFID) No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 1. Criteria for suitability assessment (Art 13(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Reasons to oppose acquisition (Art 13(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Information necessary to carry out the assessment (Art 13(3) MiFID) No access
- 4. Discrimination ban (Art 13(4) MiFID) No access
- I. General features; recitals No access
- II. Commentary No access
- I. General features; recitals No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- a) Single Rulebook No access
- b) Overview No access
- c) Proportionality No access
- a) Adequate policies and procedures (Art 16(2) MiFID) No access
- b) Conflicts of interest (Art 16(3) MiFID) No access
- c) Continuity and regularity of service (Art 16(4) MiFID) No access
- a) Objective No access
- b) Scope No access
- c) Minimum content No access
- d) Policy, review No access
- e) Level 2 legislation No access
- 4. Outsourcing (Art 16(5) MiFID) No access
- 5. Risk management, internal controls, IT systems (Art 16(5), second para MiFID) No access
- a) Record keeping (Art 16(6), (11) MiFID) No access
- b) Recording phone conversations and electronic communications (Art 16(7) MiFID) No access
- c) Level 2 legislation No access
- d) Minimum list of records to be kept by the investment firm No access
- a) Safeguarding clients’ rights and asset segregation (Art 16(8) MiFID) No access
- b) Prohibition to use clients’ assets (Art 16(9) MiFID) No access
- c) Prohibition of title transfer financial collateral arrangements with retail clients (Art 16(10) MiFID) No access
- d) Safeguarding client assets in exceptional cases (Art 16 (11) MiFID) No access
- 8. Implementing legislation No access
- 9. Sanctioning No access
- 1. Recitals No access
- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Fundamentals on algorithmic trading No access
- 2. Effective systems and controls (Art 17(1) MiFID) No access
- a) Notification of algorithmic trading (Art 17(2) MiFID) No access
- b) Reporting on algorithmic trading (Art 17(2), second, third para MiFID) No access
- c) Record keeping (Art 17(2), fourth para MiFID) No access
- d) Record keeping in case of high-frequency trading (Art 17(2), fifth para MiFID) No access
- 4. Algotraders pursuing market making strategies (Art 17(3), (4) MiFID) No access
- 5. Provision of direct electronic access to trading venue (Art 17(5) MiFID) No access
- 6. General clearing member (Art 17(6) MiFID) No access
- 7. Implementing legislation (Art 17(7) MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Multilateral system No access
- 2. Multilateral trading facility No access
- 3. Organised trading facility No access
- 4. Rules for MTFs and OTFs No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Background No access
- II. Commentary No access
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- II. Commentary No access
- Article 22 General obligation in respect of on-going supervision No access Pages 151 - 151
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. General (Art 23(1)) No access
- III. Disclosure (Arts 23(2) and (3)) No access
- Foreword to Articles 24 to 30 Foreword to Arts 24 to 30 No access Pages 155 - 157
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Best interest duty (Art 24(1)) No access
- 1. MiFID II Delegated Directive No access
- 2. ESMA’s guidelines on product governance No access
- 1. Information and marketing communications No access
- a) General requirements No access
- b) MiFID II Delegated Regulation No access
- c) Information about costs and charges No access
- d) Disclosure requirements for certain investment services No access
- 3. Investment advice No access
- V. Derogation from the scheme created by Art 24 (Art 24(6) No access
- VI. Independent investment advice (Art 24(7)) No access
- 1. Portfolio management services No access
- 2. All other investment services No access
- 3. Research conducted by third parties No access
- VIII. Staff remuneration (Art 24(10)) No access
- IX. Cross-selling practices (Art 24(11)) No access
- X. Gold-plating (Art 24(12)) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Necessary knowledge and competence (Art 25(1)) No access
- 1. Know your client No access
- 2. The suitability assessment No access
- IV. Appropriateness (Art 25(3)) No access
- V. Execution-only (Art 25(4)) No access
- VI. Client agreements (Art 25(5)) No access
- 1. General reporting obligation No access
- 2. Suitability statement No access
- I. General features No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. The best possible results for clients (Art 27(1)) No access
- III. Inducements for routing client orders (Art 27(2)) No access
- IV. Publishing periodic reports (Art 27(3)) and the top 5 execution venues (Art 27(6)) No access
- V. Order execution policies (Arts 27(4), (5), and (7)) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. General principles (Art 28(1)) No access
- III. Aggregation and allocation of client orders No access
- IV. Client limit orders (Art 28(2)) No access
- I. General features No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Context No access
- 3. Legislative history No access
- 4. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Background No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- Introduction to Chapter III Intro Chapter III No access Pages 221 - 222
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. European passport (Art 34(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Application for notification (Art 34(2), first para MiFID) No access
- 3. Tied agent passport notification (Art 34(2), second para, and Art 34(5) MiFID) No access
- 4. One month notification period (Art 34(3) MiFID) No access
- 5. Amendments to notification materials (Art 34(4) MiFID) No access
- 6. Cross-border access to remote users (Art 34(6), (7) MiFID) No access
- 7. Implementing legislation (Art 34 (8), (9) MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Right to establish a branch and use tied agents (Art 35 (1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Application for Notification (Art 35(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Tied agents (Art 35(2), second para, and (7) MiFID) No access
- 4. Three month notification period (Art 35(3),(5),(7) MiFID) No access
- 5. Information on compensation scheme (Art 35(4) MiFID) No access
- 6. Branch commencing business (Art 35(6), (7) MiFID) No access
- 7. Delineations of supervisory powers (Art 35(8), (9) MiFID) No access
- 8. Amendments to notification materials (Art 35(10) MiFID) No access
- 9. Implementing legislation (Art 35(11), (12) MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
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- II. Commentary No access
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- II. Commentary No access
- Introduction to Chapter IV No access Pages 236 - 237
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Member State discretion to require branch (Art 39(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Prior authorization of branch (Art 39(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Application to branch Member State (Art 39(3) MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- Application for branch set-up (Art 40 MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Conditions of authorization, six months review period (Art 41(1) MiFID) No access
- 2. Operating conditions for branch (Art 41(2) MiFID) No access
- 3. Maximum and minimum harmonization, anti-discrimantion ban (Art 41(2) MiFID) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. Passive freedom to provide services No access
- 2. Obligation to offer new categories through branch No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals No access
- 3. Implementing acts No access
- 4. Other regulatory texts No access
- II. Overview No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Background No access
- 3. Context No access
- 4. Legislative history No access
- 5. Recitals No access
- 1. Authorisation as a regulated market (Art 44(1) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Supervision by the competent authority (Art 44(2) MiFID II) No access
- 3. Compliance obligation (Art 44(3) MiFID II) No access
- 4. Applicable law (Art 44(4) MiFID II) No access
- 5. Withdrawal (Arts 44(5) and (6) MiFID II) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Context No access
- 3. Legislative history No access
- 4. Recitals; level 3 measures No access
- 1. General requirements for the management body of a market operator (Arts 45(1), (2), (3) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Nomination committee (Art 45(4) MiFID II) No access
- 3. Implementation, monitoring and assessment of governance arrangements (Art 45(6) MiFID II) No access
- 4. Refusing authorisation (Art 45(7) MiFID II) No access
- 5. Notification (Art 45(8) MiFID II) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. General governance and compliance No access
- 2. Compliance function No access
- 3. Staff No access
- 4. Outsourcing No access
- 5. Assessments (Art 48(1) MiFID II) No access
- 6. Testing No access
- 7. Capacity of a trading venue No access
- 8. Monitoring No access
- 9. Self-assessments and periodic review (Arts 2 and 14 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/584) No access
- 10. Business continuity arrangements No access
- 11. Security and limits to access No access
- 1. Written agreements (Art 48(2)(a) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Schemes (Art 48(2)(b) MiFID II) No access
- IV. Arrangements for rejecting orders (Art 48(4) MiFID II) No access
- 1. Mechanisms to manage volatility No access
- 2. Material market in terms of liquidity No access
- 1. Conformance testing (Art 48(6) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Algorithm testing and avoiding disorderly trading conditions (Art 48(6) MiFID II) No access
- 3. Calculating the ratio of unexecuted orders to transactions No access
- VII. Disorderly trading conditions (Arts 48(4), (5), (6) MiFID II) No access
- VIII. Pre- and post-trade controls (Arts 48(4), (6) MiFID II) No access
- 1. Permitting electronic access No access
- 2. Permitting sponsored access No access
- X. Co-location (Art 48(8) MiFID II) No access
- XI. Fee structures (Art 48(9) MiFID II) No access
- XII. Identifying algorithmic trading (Art 48(10) MiFID II) No access
- XIII. Access to order book data (Art 48(11) MiFID II) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. The tick size regime (Arts 49(1) and (2) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Tick size for shares and depositary receipts No access
- 3. Tick size for exchange-traded funds No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- 1. Rules for admission of financial instruments (Art 51(1) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Rules applicable to units or shares of collective investments (Art 51(2) MiFID II) No access
- 3. Rules applicable to emission allowances (Art 6 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/568) No access
- 4. Rules applicable to derivatives (Art 51(2) MiFID II) No access
- 5. Additional obligations (Arts 51(3) and (5) MiFID II) No access
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- 2. Legislative history No access
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- 4. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 3 measures No access
- 1. Access to a regulated market (Arts 53(1) and (2) MiFID II) No access
- 2. Admissible members and participants (Art 53(3) MiFID II) No access
- 3. Obligations pursuant to Arts 24, 25, 27 and 28 (Art 53(4) MiFID II) No access
- 4. Direct or remote participation (Art 53(5) MiFID II) No access
- 5. Regulated markets from other Member States (Art 53(6) MiFID II) No access
- 6. List of members and participants managed by a market operator (Art 53(7) MiFID II) No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 measures No access
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- 2. History No access
- 3. Economic background No access
- 4. Comparison to the US No access
- 5. Context No access
- 6. Recitals, level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Material scope No access
- 2. Personal scope No access
- 3. Explaining “Position limit” No access
- 4. Triggers No access
- 5. Competent authority and procedure for setting position limits No access
- 6. Position management controls No access
- 7. Non-discrimination and transparency No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. History No access
- 3. Context No access
- 4. Recitals, level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Scope No access
- 2. Reporting obligations of trading venues No access
- 3. Reporting obligations of traders No access
- Article 59 Requirement for authorisation No access Pages 339 - 340
- Article 60 Scope of authorisation No access Pages 340 - 340
- Article 61 Procedures for granting and refusing requests for authorisation No access Pages 340 - 341
- Article 62 Withdrawal of authorisations No access Pages 341 - 341
- 1. Purpose No access
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- 4. Comparison to the US No access
- 5. Recitals, level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Notion of “data reporting services” and scope No access
- 2. Authorisation requirement No access
- 3. Public register No access
- Article 64 Organisational requirements No access
- Article 65 Organisational requirements No access
- 1. Purpose, history and context No access
- 2. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Content, scope and format of the data No access
- 2. Real time publication to customers No access
- 3. Pricing No access
- 4. Free but delayed information of the public No access
- 5. Fast, non-discriminatory and easy access No access
- 6. Conflicts of interest and systems for security and accurateness No access
- Article 67 Designation of competent authorities No access Pages 357 - 358
- Article 68 Cooperation between authorities in the same Member State No access Pages 358 - 358
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 1. Article 69(2) subpara 1 (a),(b),(d), and (j) (the power to require/demand information) No access
- 2. Article 69(2) subpara 1 (d) (ceasing of data records) No access
- 3. Article 69(2) subpara 1 (m) (suspension of trading in a financial instrument) No access
- 4. Article 69(2) subpara 1 (f) (temporary prohibition of professional activity) No access
- 5. Article 69(2) subpara 2 No access
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- 1. Article 70(1) No access
- 2. The minimum scope: Article 70(3) to (5) No access
- 3. The minimum toolkit: Article 70(6) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- I. General features, purpose No access
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- 4. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
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- Article 76 Professional secrecy No access Pages 377 - 378
- Article 77 Relations with auditors No access Pages 378 - 378
- Article 78 Data protection No access Pages 378 - 379
- Article 79 Obligation to cooperate No access Pages 379 - 381
- Article 80 Cooperation between competent authorities in supervisory activities, for on-site verifications or investigations No access Pages 381 - 381
- Article 81 Exchange of information No access Pages 381 - 383
- Article 82 Binding mediation No access Pages 383 - 383
- Article 83 Refusal to cooperate No access Pages 383 - 383
- Article 84 Consultation prior to authorisation No access Pages 383 - 384
- Article 85 Powers for host Member States No access Pages 384 - 384
- Article 86 Precautionary measures to be taken by host Member States No access Pages 384 - 386
- 1. Purpose No access
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- 3. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
- Article 88 Exchange of information with third countries No access
- I. Transparency under MiFID I No access
- II. Dark pool trading No access
- III. The MiFIR transparency regime No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Subject matter and scope (Arts 1(1) to 1(5) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Exemptions (Arts 1(5 a) to 1(7) MiFIR) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- II. Commentary No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Pre-trade transparency for equity(-like) instruments, Art 3(1) MiFIR No access
- 2. Concept of “TOTV” No access
- 3. Calibration of trading systems (Art 3(2) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Access to data publication arrangements (Art 3(3) MiFIR) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Reference price waiver (Art 4(1)(a), (2) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Negotiated trade waiver (Art 4(1)(b), (3) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Large-in-scale waiver (Art 4(1)(c) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Order management facility waiver (Art 4(1)(d) MiFIR) No access
- 5. Regulatory requirements related to granting and withdrawing waiver (Arts 4(4) und (5) MiFIR) No access
- 6. Transitional rules (Art 4(7) MiFIR) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Volume cap mechanism (Art 5(1) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Exceeding the 4% and 8% limits (Arts 5(2) and (3) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Publication referring to aggregate EU trading (Arts 5(4), (5) and (6) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Obligation to establish systems/procedures (Art 5(7) MiFIR) No access
- 5. Impact on dark pool trading No access
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- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; Level 2 and level 3 measures No access
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- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Pre-trade transparency obligations with respect to non-equity instruments (Art 8(1) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Information requirements, trading system calibration (Art 8(2) MiFIR and Art 2 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583) No access
- 3. Waived pre-trade transparency (Art 8(4) MiFIR) No access
- 1. Purpose No access
- 2. Legislative history No access
- 3. Recitals; level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Large-in-scale waiver (Art 9(1)(a) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Order management facility waiver (Art 9(1)(a) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Request-for-quote systems/voice trading systems waiver (Art 9(1)(b) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Derivatives which are not subject to a trading obligation/financial instruments without a liquid market (Art 9(1)(c) MiFIR) No access
- 5. Exchange for physical waiver (Art 9(1)(d) MiFIR) No access
- 6. Package order waiver (Art 9(1)(e) MiFIR) No access
- 7. Notification of ESMA/authorisation of a waiver (Art 9(2) MiFIR) No access
- 8. Withdrawal (Art 9(3) MiFIR) No access
- 9. Temporary suspension (Art 9(4) MiFIR) No access
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- 3. Defining quote size and minimum quote size (Art 14(3) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Calculation of market size (Art 14(4) and (5) MiFIR) No access
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- 1. General obligations for systematic internalisers (Art 15(1) MiFIR) No access
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- 3. Non-discriminatory access, reasonable commercial basis No access
- 4. Execution of quotes (Arts 15(2), (3) MiFIR) No access
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- 2. Limiting the number of transactions (Art 17(2) MiFIR) No access
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- 1. Pre-trade obligation to make public quotes (Art 18(1) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Disclosure on request in the case of illiquid markets (Art 18(2) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Updating and withdrawal (Art 18(3) MiFIR) No access
- 4. List of systematic internalisers (Art 18(4) MiFIR) No access
- 5. Publication to other clients (Art 18(5) MiFIR) No access
- 6. Obligation to transact (Arts 18(6), (7) MiFIR) No access
- 7. Manner of publication, (Art 18(8) MiFIR) No access
- 8. Price improvement (Art 18(9) MiFIR) No access
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- 2. Background: Data service providers No access
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- 1. Post-trade disclosure (Art 20(1) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Third-country trading venues (Arts 20 and 21 MiFIR) No access
- 3. Relevant information and deferral regime (Art 20(2) MiFIR) No access
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- 2. Publication by APA (Art 21(2) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Deferrals and other measures (Art 21(4) MiFIR) No access
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- 2. Obligation to provide information (Art 22(1) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Relevant competent authority No access
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- 5. Transmission to ESMA (Art 22(3) MiFIR) No access
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- 1. Trading obligation for investment firms (Art 23(1) MiFIR) No access
- 2. Exemptions from trading obligations (Arts 23(1)(a) and (b) MiFIR) No access
- 3. Internal matching system of investment firms (Art 23(2) MiFIR) No access
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- Article 25 Obligation to maintain records No access Pages 494 - 495
- Article 26 Obligation to report transactions No access Pages 495 - 498
- Article 27 Obligation to supply financial instrument reference data No access Pages 498 - 499
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- II. Commentary on Art 29(1) MiFIR No access
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- 1. Right to render indirect clearing services No access
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- 3. Account segregation No access
- 4. Protection of indirect clients in case of default of the direct client No access
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- Article 35 Non-discriminatory access to a CCP No access Pages 526 - 529
- Article 36 Non-discriminatory access to a trading venue No access Pages 529 - 531
- Article 37 Non-discriminatory access to and obligation to licence benchmarks No access Pages 531 - 532
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- Article 40 ESMA temporary intervention powers No access Pages 542 - 544
- Article 41 EBA temporary intervention powers No access Pages 544 - 545
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- Overview No access
- Article 44 Coordination of national position management measures and position limits by ESMA No access Pages 555 - 555
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- III. Coordinating role of ESMA No access
- IV. Direct intervention by ESMA No access
- Introduction to Title VIII Intro Title VIII No access Pages 558 - 560
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- 2. Implementing acts No access
- 3. Other regulatory texts No access
- 1. European passport for third country investment firms No access
- 2. ESMA registration (Art 46(2) MiFIR) No access
- 3. No stricter nationals laws No access
- 4. ESMA procedure (Art 46 (4) MiFIR) No access
- 5. Right of Member State to allow market access to own territory No access
- 6. Informing clients (Art 46 (5) MiFIR) No access
- 7. Dispute resolution in a Member State (Art 46 (6) MiFIR) No access
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- 1. Equivalence decision (Art 47 (1) MiFR) No access
- 2. Cooperation agreements (Art 47 (2)) No access
- 3. European passport of EU/EEA branch, supervision of branch (Art 47(3) MiFIR) No access
- 4. Withdrawal of equivalence (Art 47(4) MiFIR) No access
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- Introduction No access Pages 574 - 576
- Article 1 No access
- I. General features No access
- 1. Scope of the CARD (Art 2(1)) No access
- a) Open-end type UCITS No access
- b) Securities issued by EU/EEA Member States No access
- Article 5 No access Pages 580 - 580
- Article 6 No access
- Article 7 No access Pages 581 - 581
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- 1. More stringent conditions for admission to official listing No access
- 2. Additional conditions for admission to official listing No access
- 3. Derogations No access
- 4. Information about the financial position and general course of business No access
- Article 9 No access Pages 583 - 583
- Article 10 No access
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- 1. Competent authorities for decision on admission No access
- 2. Rejection of admission resulting from detriment to investors’ interests No access
- Article 12 No access Pages 585 - 585
- I. General features No access
- 1. Communication and collaboration of NCAs No access
- 2. Notification duty No access
- Article 14 No access Pages 586 - 587
- Article 15 No access Pages 587 - 587
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- 1. Duty to provide information No access
- 2. Publication No access
- I. General features No access
- 1. Naming and shaming No access
- 2. Suspension and discontinuance of official listing No access
- 3. Other actions and penalties No access
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- 2. Discontinuance of listing No access
- I. General Features No access
- 1. Right to apply to a court in case of refusal of admission or discontinuance No access
- 2. Notification of decision No access
- 3. Judicial recourse in case of failure to give a decision No access
- Articles 20-41 Art. 20-41 No access Pages 592 - 593
- Introduction to Title III No access Pages 593 - 593
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- 1. Governing law No access
- 2. Conformity as regards formation and operation No access
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- 1. General rule: minimum market capitalisation of at least 1 million EUR No access
- 2. Special cases of a lower value No access
- 3. Special cases of a higher value No access
- 4. Non-Euro Member States No access
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- 1. General rule: publication or filing of annual accounts for the preceding three years No access
- Section 2 Conditions relating to the shares for which admission is sought No access
- Article 45 No access Pages 598 - 598
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- 1. Free negotiability No access
- 2. Not fully paid up shares No access
- 3. Approval clauses (‘Vinkulierung’) No access
- Article 47 No access Pages 599 - 600
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- 1. Principle of whole class of shares to be listed No access
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- 1. Individual share certificates issued by Member State companies No access
- 2. Individual share certificates issued by third country companies No access
- Section 1 Conditions relating to undertakings for the debt securities of which admission to official listing is sought No access
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- Section 2 Conditions relating to the debt securities for which admission to official listing is sought No access
- Article 53 No access Pages 605 - 605
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- 2. Not fully paid up debt securities No access
- Article 55 No access Pages 606 - 607
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- 1. Principle: All debt securities ranking pari passu No access
- 2. No exceptions No access
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- 1. Individual debt securities certificates issued by Member State companies No access
- Section 3 Other conditions No access
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- 1. General rule: minimum loan size of at least 200,000 EUR No access
- 2. No minimum loan size for tap issues No access
- 3. Special cases of a lower value No access
- 4. Non-Euro Member States No access
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- 1. Scope of applicability No access
- 2. General rule: admission only after or simultaneously with underlying securities No access
- Chapter IV Particular conditions relating to the admission to official listing of debt securities issued by a State, its regional or local authorities or a public international body No access
- Article 60 No access Pages 612 - 612
- Article 61 No access Pages 612 - 613
- Article 62 No access Pages 613 - 613
- I. General features No access
- 1. Member State sovereign debt securities certificates No access
- 2. Other sovereign debt securities certificates No access
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- 2. Duty to apply for admission No access
- 3. Exception No access
- 4. Sanctions for non-compliance No access
- Articles 65-104 Art. 65-104 No access Pages 615 - 616
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- 2. Objective scope of the obligation of professional secrecy No access
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- Article 108 No access
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- Article 110 No access Pages 621 - 621
- Article 111 No access Pages 621 - 622
- Article 112 No access Pages 622 - 622
- Article 113 No access Pages 622 - 623
- Article 1 Subject matter and scope No access Pages 623 - 624
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- 2. Definitions, Art 2 No access
- Article 3 Insider dealing, recommending or inducing another person to engage in insider dealing No access Pages 627 - 628
- Article 4 Unlawful disclosure of inside information No access Pages 628 - 628
- Article 5 Market manipulation No access Pages 628 - 629
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- 2. Level 2 and 3 measures No access
- 1. Insider dealing, Art 3 No access
- 2. Unlawful disclosure of inside information, Art 4 No access
- 3. Market manipulation, Art 5 No access
- 4. Inciting, aiding and abetting, Art 6(1) No access
- 5. Attempt, Art 6(2) No access
- Article 7 Criminal penalties for natural persons No access Pages 637 - 637
- Article 8 Liability of legal persons No access Pages 637 - 637
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- 2. Liability of legal persons, Arts 8 and 9 No access
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- Introduction No access Pages 644 - 650
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- Article 3 Definitions No access Pages 654 - 657
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- 3. Emission allowances, Art 7(1)(c) No access
- 4. Client orders, Art 7(1)(d) No access
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- a) Acquisition or disposal of financial instruments, Art 8(1) No access
- b) Cancellation or amendment of an order No access
- c) Auctions of emission allowances No access
- d) Recommending or inducing to engage in insider dealing, Art 8(2) No access
- e) Use of recommendations or inducements, Art 8(3) No access
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- 2. Market makers and other professional intermediaries, Art 9(2) No access
- 3. Pre-existing obligations, Art 9(3) No access
- 4. Takeovers and mergers, Art 9(4) No access
- 5. Decision to trade, Art 9(5) No access
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- 1. Unlawful disclosure of inside information, Art 10(1) No access
- 2. Normal exercise of an employment, a profession or duties No access
- 3. Onward disclosure of recommendations or inducements, Art 10(2) No access
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- 1. Definition of market soundings, Art 11(1) No access
- 2. Persons intending to make a takeover bid, Art 11(2) No access
- 3. Obligation to consider whether inside information is disclosed, Art 11(3) No access
- 4. Disclosure of inside information, Art 11(4) No access
- 5. Pre-disclosure obligations, Art 11(5) No access
- 6. Information ceasing to be inside information, Art 11(6) No access
- 7. Obligations of persons receiving market soundings, Art 11(7) No access
- 8. Obligation to keep records, Art 11(8) No access
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- a) Transactions giving false or misleading signals or securing prices at an artificial level, Art 12(1)(a) No access
- b) Transactions or behaviour employing a fictitious or deceptive device, Art 12(1)(b) No access
- c) Dissemination of information giving false or misleading signals or securing prices at an artificial level, Art 12(1)(c) No access
- d) Manipulation of benchmarks, Art 12(1)(d) No access
- 2. Behaviour considered as market manipulation, Art 12(2) No access
- 3. Indicators of market manipulation, Art 12(3) No access
- 4. Legal persons, Art 12(4) No access
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- 1. Defence to market manipulation, Art 13(1) No access
- 2. Criteria to be considered when establishing accepted market practices, Art 13(2) No access
- 3. Procedure, Arts 13(3) through(6) No access
- 4. Review and monitoring, Art 13(8) through (11) No access
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- 1. Engaging or attempting to engage in insider dealing, Art 14(a) No access
- 2. Recommendation or inducement, Art 14(b) No access
- 3. Unlawful disclosure, Art 14(c) No access
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- 2. Attempted market manipulation No access
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- a) Arrangements, systems and procedures for the prevention and detection of market abuse No access
- b) Suspicious transaction and order reporting No access
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- 3. Competent authority, Art 16(3), (4) No access
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- e) Publication on website No access
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- 3. Timely disclosure No access
- a) Requirements to delay disclosure of inside information No access
- b) Steps in a process No access
- c) Informing the notification authority No access
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- 3. Updating the insider list No access
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- 3. Relevant issuers and organisations No access
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- 3. Threshold values No access
- 4. De minimis exceptions No access
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- 5. Publication No access
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- 3. Prohibited transactions No access
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- 5. Relationship to general obligations No access
- 6. Report obligation No access
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- 3. Additional arrangements for substantial alterations No access
- 4. Public institution disseminating statistics or forecasts No access
- 5. Special role of journalists No access
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- 1. The power to request/demand information (especially Article 23(2) subpara 1 (b) and (c)) No access
- 2. The power to require data records (Article 23(2) subpara 1 (g) and (h)) No access
- 3. Suspension of trading of a financial instrument (Article 23(2) subpara 1 (j)) No access
- 4. Temporary prohibition of the exercise of professional activity (Article 23(2) subpara 1 (l)) No access
- 5. Prior authorisation (Article 23(2) subpara 2) No access
- 6. Effectiveness (Article 23(3) No access
- 7. Liability (Article 23(4) No access
- Article 24 Cooperation with ESMA No access Pages 843 - 844
- Article 25 Obligation to cooperate No access Pages 844 - 846
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- Article 28 Data protection No access Pages 850 - 851
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- 1. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (a) (ceasing unlawful behavior) No access
- 2. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (b) (disgorgement of profits or avoided losses) No access
- 3. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (c) (public warning) No access
- 4. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (d) (withdrawal or suspension of authorisation) No access
- 5. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (e) to (g) (ban of managerial or other responsibilities within an investment firm) No access
- 6. Article 30(2) subpara 1 (h) to (j) (pecuniary sanctions) No access
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- 1. Reporting of infringements No access
- 2. „Whistleblowing“ No access
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- 1. Overview of the EU short selling regime No access
- 2. Legal basis No access
- 3. Legislative history No access
- 4. Regulatory aims of the SSR and economic background No access
- 5. Review and evaluation of the SSR No access
- Overview of Articles 1-4 No access Pages 881 - 881
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- Overview of Articles 5-11 No access Pages 894 - 895
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