ESMA readies MiFID II, MAR, and CSDR

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published on 28 September 2015 its final technical standards (TS) on some of the pieces of post-crisis financial regulation: the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and the Central Securities Depositaries Regulation (CSDR).

ESMA’s TS translate how the legislation will apply in practice to market participants, market infrastructures and national supervisors. The new technical standards altered the functioning of European financial markets, aiming at increasing their transparency, safety and resilience as well as investor protection.

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