ESMA_QA_1835
Topic
Information to clients on costs and charges
28/03/2019
Subject Matter
Information on cost and charges
Question
In what circumstances and under which conditions could a firm meet its obligation for ex-ante disclosure by informing its clients of the relevant costs and charges just once, or on a regular basis, but not before each transaction?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries
ESMA_QA_1765
Topic
Suitability
28/03/2019
Subject Matter
Suitability and appropriateness
Question
Are investment firms allowed to use a tick-the-box approach and/or generalizing phrases when stating how the advice meets the retail client’s preferences, objectives and other characteristics in the suitability report?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 - Investor Protection and Intermediaries
ESMA_QA_1834
Topic
Information to clients on costs and charges
28/03/2019
Subject Matter
Information on cost and charges
Question
Do the MiFID II requirements expect that the ex-ante disclosure of information on costs and charges is provided on the basis of the specific transaction or is it sufficient for investment firms to disclose information in a more generic way?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries
ESMA_QA_1122
Topic
Product governance
28/03/2019
Subject Matter
Product governance
Question
Which considerations should manufacturers and distributors take into account when specifying the target market category “type of client to whom the product is targeted” for CoCo-Bond-Funds?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries
ESMA_QA_1818
Topic
Information to clients on costs and charges
28/03/2019
Subject Matter
Post-sale reporting
Question
How should investment firms use the product’s costs as presented in the PRIIPs KID?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries