The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has raised concerns over draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), highlighting a risk of data “overload”.
The concerns...
The long-running Priips disclosure saga has resulted in a fragmentation of rules. Ayal Leibowitz of LPA attempts to explain crucial differences between differing regimes.
Financial...
In July 2019, the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) launched a survey amongst national competent authorities on the different national approaches to the...
Liquidity management of Ucits funds have largely passed scrutiny by the EU financial watchdog, but firms are warned that improvements may be needed.
The European...
Europe’s main securities regulator has repeated its warning on the danger of investing in unregulated cryptoassets.
The statement from the European Securities Markets Authority (Esma)...
The EU financial markets regulator has withdrawn the registrations of six UK-based credit rating agencies and four trade repositories due to Brexit.
The UK entities...
Europe’s financial regulator has urged fund firms to monitor more closely funds that have significant exposures to corporate debt and real estate.
The European Securities...
The EU markets regulator has called for greater coordination between member states to prevent asset managers from overcharging retail investors, putting fund fees in...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has approved the extension of four trade repositories registrations (TRs).
Reporting under the...
The three European Supervisory Authorities (the EBA, EIOPA and Esma – collectively known as the ESAs) have opened a consultation on ESG disclosure standards...
Fund associations and asset managers are digesting guidelines for performance fees that were issued by Europe’s financial regulator this week.
The European Securities and Markets...