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07/02/2014 2014/154 BG Рискове от инвестиране в комплексни продукти MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 EL Οι κίνδυνοι των επενδύσεων σε σύνθετα προϊόντα MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 PL Zagrożenia związane z inwestowaniem w produkty złożone MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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25/07/2016 2016/1166 Warning about CFDs, binary options and other speculative products MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 SL Tveganja, ki jih prinašajo naložbe v kompleksne produkte MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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09/11/2018 ESMA35-36-1262 Technical Q&As on product intervention measures on CFDs and binary options MiFID - Investor Protection Q&A PDF
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27/03/2014 2014/332 Structured Retail Products- Good practices for product governance arrangements MiFID - Investor Protection, Innovation and Products Opinion PDF
203.1 KB		 Legal basis 1.    Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 (ESMA Regulation)  sets out the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) scope of action, tasks and powers which include “enhancing customer protection”, and “foster[ing] investor protection”.  2.    In order to continue delivering on this investor protection statutory objective, ESMA is issuing this opinion on certain aspects linked to the manufacturing and distribution of structured retail products (SRP). This opinion takes into account relevant work done in this field both at European and interna-tional level.  3.    This opinion is without prejudice to the requirements for the provision of investment services and activities established in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)  and its implementing measures (notably, Directive 2006/73/EC), the regulatory developments arising from the MiFID review or existing product rules that may apply to SRPs.  4.    ESMA’s competence to deliver an opinion is based on Article 29(1) (a) of the ESMA Regulation. In accordance with Article 44(1) of the ESMA Regulation, the Board of Supervisors has adopted this opinion. Background 5.    In its July 2013 report on ‘Retailisation in the EU’ , ESMA highlighted that, from a consumer protec-tion perspective, retail investors may face difficulties in understanding the drivers of risks and returns of structured products. If retail investors do not properly understand the risk and reward profile of structured products, and if the products are not properly assessed against the risk appetite of retail investors, retail investors might be exposed to unexpected losses and this might lead to complaints, reputational risks for manufacturers and distributors, and a loss of confidence in the regulatory framework and, more broadly, in financial markets. 6.    In 2013, ESMA mapped the measures adopted in the EU Member States in relation to complex products in order to identify issues and to better understand the rationale behind national initiatives (by looking at similarities and differences in the various approaches, and reviewing how complexity has been treated in the different EU Members States). 7.    As a result, ESMA has developed a broad set of non-exhaustive examples of good practices, attached as Annex 1 hereto, illustrating arrangements that firms - taking into account the nature, scale and complexity of their business - could put in place to improve their ability to deliver on investor protection regarding, in particular, (i) the complexity of the SRPs they manufacture or distribute, (ii) the nature and range of the investment services and activities undertaken in the course of that business, and (iii) the type of investors they target. These good practices should also be a helpful tool for competent authorities in carrying out their supervisory action. Opinion 8.    ESMA considers that sound product governance arrangements are fundamental for investor protec-tion purposes, and can reduce the need for product intervention actions by competent authorities. 9.    ESMA considers that, when supervising firms manufacturing or distributing an SRP, competent authorities should promote, in their supervisory approaches, the examples of good practices for firms set out in Annex 1 hereto. 10.    Although the good practices set out in Annex 1 hereto focus on structured products sold to retail investors, ESMA considers that they may also be a relevant reference for other types of financial in-struments (such as asset-backed securities, or contingent convertible bonds), as well as when financial instruments are being sold to professional clients. 11.    The exposure to risk is an intrinsic feature of investment products. The good practices set out in Annex 1 refer to product governance arrangements and do not (and cannot) aim at removing investment risk from products.
06/02/2020 ESMA22-105-1052 Strategy on Sustainable Finance Sustainable finance Report PDF
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09/01/2020 ESMA22-106-1942 Strategic Orientation 2020-22 Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information Report PDF
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13/05/2022 JC 2022 26 SFDR queries forwarded to the Commission Joint Committee, Sustainable finance Q&A PDF
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19/07/2021 ESMA35-43-2751 Sanctions and measures imposed under MiFID II in 2020 MiFID - Investor Protection Report PDF
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13/07/2020 ESMA35-43-2427 Sanctions and measures imposed under MiFID II in 2019 MiFID - Investor Protection Report PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 SK Riziká investovania do komplexných produktov MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 CS Rizika investování do složitých produktů MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 HR Rizici ulaganja u kompleksne proizvode MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 FR Risques liés aux investissements dans les produits complexes MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 Risks of investing in complex products MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 SV Risker med att investera i komplexa produkter MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 DE Risiken bei Anlagen in komplexe Produkte MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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07/02/2014 2014/154 NL Risico's van beleggen in complexe producten MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors Investor Warning PDF
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