On March 9, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced its first, post-Brexit annual transparency calculations for UK equity and equity-like financial instruments in response to the UK Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (the Press Release). The calculations will be available from April 1.
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ESMA Updates Q&As Relating to Short-Selling Regulation
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On November 14, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its updated questions and answers document (Q&As) on the implementation of the Short-Selling Regulation (SSR).
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ESMA Publishes Statement on LEIs under MiFIR
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On December 20, 2017, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a statement intended to support a smooth introduction to the legal entity identifier (LEI) requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).
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