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The EU's Financial Watchdog Raises 8 Red Flags in AI and Crypto

  • The regulator says new technologies carry high risks with pessimistic forecasts.
  • At the same time, it draws attention to the growing number of cyber crimes.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

How Cyprus, Germany, and Sweden Command 75% of EU's Cross-Border Retail Trading

  • Cyprus is home to the highest number of investment companies in the EU.
  • It also leads the pack when it comes to the number of clients by home member state.
by Damian Chmiel
Institutional FX

ESMA Lauds National Regulators for Improving Oversight Roles

  • The regulators reviewed are from Cyprus, Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia.
  • The report follows a peer review conducted in 2017.
by Jared Kirui
Institutional FX

ESMA Unveils Measures to Curb Securities Lending to Retail Investors

  • The new rules aim to protect traders in the securities markets.
  • The guidelines prevent the use of clients' financial instruments without their consent.
by Jared Kirui
CryptoCurrency

ESMA Seeks Crypto Industry Input on MiCA Regulatory Framework

  • ESMA invites stakeholders' comments on rules for crypto-asset service providers.
  • This consultation aims to understand EU crypto markets better.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

Retail Brokers, CySEC Wants to Pay You a Visit

  • The regulator will review the MiFID II compliance around marketing.
  • The site visits will be done in the second half of 2023.
by Arnab Shome
Retail FX

ESMA Eyes Copy Trading, Stronger Investor Protection

  • Copy and social trading services became popular more than 15 years ago.
  • They are now offered by one in three FX/CFD brokers.
by Damian Chmiel
Institutional FX

European Regulator Slammed 225 Securities Issuers in 2022

  • Issuers' biggest failing relates to accounting for financial instruments, ESMA says.
  • The regulator examined 640 IFRS-compliant financial statements in 2022.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

ESMA Criticizes Fractional Shares, Says They Mislead Investors

  • ESMA warns about fractional shares misrepresentation.
  • The supervisor urges firms to implement additional measures for investor protection.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

ESMA Sees High Market Risks and Warns of Further Declines

  • ESMA just presented its newest TRV Report for 2023.
  • The institution warns retailers of further possible market declines.
by Damian Chmiel
Institutional FX

Europe’s Money Market Fund Assets Stood at €1.44tn in 2021, Says ESMA

  • Low volatility NAV accounted for almost half (46%) of the assets.
  • Over 90% of money market fund investors are professional investors.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

ESMA Proposes Changes to Money Market Funds Stress Test Scenarios

  • The events of March 2020 have shown that the current methodology needs fine-tuning.
  • ESMA waits for industry participants' comments until 28 April 2023.
by Damian Chmiel
Retail FX

ESMA Eyes Marketing of Financial Products in EU, Focuses on Risky Instruments

  • NCAs will check the quality of promotional campaigns within the financial industry.
  • Emphasis may be on CFDs and cryptocurrencies.
by Damian Chmiel
FinTech

ESMA Unveils New Logo, Plans New Website Launch

  • The EU financial regulator has started adopting the new logo.
  • ESMA said its new website will be launched later this month.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Executive Moves

CySEC's Dr Theocharides Becomes Chair of ESMA's Risk Standing Committee

  • The RSC is the successor of the Committee for Economic and Markets Analysis.
  • ESMA named the Chair of several other standing committees as well.
by Arnab Shome
Regulation

ESMA Releases Final Report on Guidelines for Reporting under EMIR REFIT

  • The EU regulator published the draft technical standards three days ago.
  • EMIR first came into force on August 16, 2012.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Retail FX

ESMA Seeks Public Feedback on New License Passporting Rules

  • It wants to receive information on investment firms’ strategies with license passporting.
  • It will close the consultation process on 17 February 2023.
by Arnab Shome
Executives

ESMA Appoints Czech's Vojtěch Belling to Replace Erik Thedéen as VC

  • Erik Thedéen was appointed as the Vice Chair in December 2021.
  • Vojtěch Belling has been a member of ESMA's Board of Supervisors since December 2020.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Institutional FX

ESMA to Issue Guidance on Market Outage, Asks for Stakeholders’ Input

  • The guidance is to be published during the first quarter of 2023.
  • Stakeholders' input will be accepted until December 16th.
by Solomon Oladipupo
FinTech

European Authorities Decry ‘Rapid Deterioration of Economic Outlook'

  • The authorities include the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA.
  • They urged financial institutions to prepare for challenges ahead.
by Solomon Oladipupo
Regulation

Will Curbs on the Gamification of Trading End Retail Demand?

  • Several regulators are now critical of platforms gamifying trading practices.
  • Inexperienced traders believe that these platforms democratized trading.
by Arnab Shome
Regulation

ESMA Wants Curbs on ‘Gamification’ of Trading, Payments-for-Order-Flow

  • The regulator wants to improve investor protection within its jurisdiction.
  • It also extended its support to curb the controversial PFOF model.
by Arnab Shome
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Cross-Border Client Onboarding: Why Harmonising & Automating Is The Ideal Solution

  • Regulators in Europe are quarrelling over cross-border client onboarding issues
  • Cross-border client onboarding issues are being taken more seriously
by Remonda Kirketerp-Møller
Execution

ESMA Extends Recognition of 3 UK CCPs until June 2025

  • Initially, the temporary recognition was granted for 18 months.
  • The temporary recognition came as a response to Brexit.
by Arnab Shome
Institutional FX

ESMA Fines Trade Repository REGIS-TR €186K for EMIR Violations

  • There were a total of eight EMIR breaches by the trade repository.
  • Fines were slapped only for negligent infringements.
by Arnab Shome
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