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Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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12/07/2019 | ESMA35-36-1743 | Statement Product Intervention | MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 104.99 KB |
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11/01/2019 | ESMA33-128-577 | Statement on Securitisation implementation | Securitisation | Statement | PDF 324.46 KB |
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15/12/2017 | ESMA71-99-910 | Statement on preparatory work of the European Securities and Markets Authority in relation to CFDs and binary options offered to retail clients | MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 209.47 KB |
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30/05/2018 | ESMA71-99-991 | Statement of the EBA and ESMA on the treatment of retail holdings of debt financial instruments subject to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive | MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 926.71 KB |
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25/05/2016 | 2016/724 | Requirements for reference data submission under Article 4 MAR | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Statement | PDF 88.1 KB |
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13/01/2021 | ESMA35-43-2509 | Reminder to firms of the MiFID II rules on ‘reverse solicitation’ in the context of the recent end of the UK transition period | Brexit, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 151.2 KB |
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06/05/2020 | ESMA35-43-2391 | Reminder of firms’ MiFID II conduct of business obligations in the context of increasing retail investor activity | COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 118.75 KB |
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08/07/2022 | ESMA32-384-5422 | Public Statement_ Prospectus supervision in the context of EU sanctions connected to RU’s invasion of UA | Prospectus | Statement | PDF 241.41 KB |
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21/07/2021 | ESMA35-43-2748 | Public statement- Results of the 2020 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) on MiFID II suitability requirements | MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 161.08 KB |
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23/03/2011 | 2011/36 | Public statement- Framework for third country prospectuses under Article 20 of the Prospectus Directive | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Statement | PDF 317.51 KB |
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23/03/2011 | 2011/37 | Public statement- ESMA statement on Israeli laws and regulations on prospectuses | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Statement | PDF 187.46 KB |
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06/01/2021 | ESMA32-339-149 | Public Statement Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations III | Corporate Finance | Statement | PDF 115.66 KB |
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30/09/2020 | ESMA31-62-1491 | Public statement QA update Prospectus | Prospectus | Statement | PDF 93.84 KB |
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28/06/2017 | ESMA35-36-885 | Product Intervention- General Statement | Innovation and Products, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 123.04 KB |
This statement provides an update on the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) work in relation to the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other speculative products to retail investors.
ESMA has been concerned about the provision of speculative products such as CFDs, rolling spot forex and binary options to retail investors for a considerable period of time and has conducted ongoing monitoring and supervisory convergence work in this area. In this context, ESMA has previously published a number of Q&As on CFDs and other speculative products[1] to foster supervisory convergence, having established a CFD Task Force in July 2015, and also issued a further investor warning on the sale of CFDs, binary options and other speculative products in July 2016[2].
However, ESMA remains concerned that these supervisory convergence tools may not be sufficiently effective to ensure that the risks to consumer protection are sufficiently controlled or reduced. ESMA is therefore discussing the possible use of its product intervention powers under Article 40 of MiFIR to address investor protection risks in relation to CFDs, rolling spot forex and binary options.
ESMA is in the process of discussing the possible use of its product intervention powers under Article 40 of MiFIR, the possible content of any such measures, and how they could be applied. However, ESMA can confirm that the measures being discussed for (i) CFDs and rolling spot forex and (ii) binary options include proposals that take into account a number of measures that have been adopted or publicly consulted on by EU National Competent Authorities. These measures include leverage limits, guaranteed limits on client losses, and / or restrictions on the marketing and distribution of these products.
In accordance with Article 40 of MiFIR, any intervention measures must be approved by the ESMA Board of Supervisors and can only come into effect from 3 January 2018 at the earliest[3]. [1] ESMA35-36-794 Q&A - Relating to the provision of CFDs and other speculative products to retail investors under MiFID published 31 March 2017 | [2] ESMA/2016/1166 Warning about CFDs, binary options and other speculative products published 25 July 2016 |
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02/06/2016 | 2016/902 | MiFID practices for firms selling financial instruments subject to the BRRD resolution regime | MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 259.47 KB |
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19/07/2022 | ESMA35-43-3020 | Joint compliance table on ESMA and EBA guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body and key function holders | Guidelines and Technical standards, MiFID - Investor Protection | Compliance table | PDF 320.25 KB |
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23/02/2021 | ESMA22-105-1307 | Introductory statement on GameStop share trading- Steven Maijoor | Market Integrity, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 96.93 KB |
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07/10/2014 | 2014-1213 | Guidelines compliance table for Guidelines on remuneration policies and practices (MiFID) | MiFID - Investor Protection | Compliance table | PDF 122.41 KB |
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28/10/2021 | ESMA70-154-2780 | ESMA’s Statement on Investment Recommendations on Social Media | Market Integrity, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 106.19 KB |
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14/03/2022 | ESMA71-99-1864 | ESMA Statement on Ukraine | Benchmarks, Board of Supervisors, CCP Directorate, Corporate Disclosure, Credit Rating Agencies, Fund Management, Market Abuse, Market Integrity, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Post Trading, Press Releases, Trade Repositories, Trading | Statement | PDF 93.35 KB |