ESMA_QA_1744
Topic
Investment recommendations and statistics and disclosure of information on the media
20/12/2016
Subject Matter
Identification of derivatives in investment recommendations
Question
Where a recommendation relates to a derivative, how should it be determined whether a recommendation has been given on the same financial instrument, for the purposes of complying with Article 4(1)(h) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/958?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity
ESMA_QA_1743
Topic
Investment recommendations and statistics and disclosure of information on the media
20/12/2016
Subject Matter
Recommendation on derivatives traded solely outside a trading venue
Question
Are recommendations relating to derivatives traded solely outside a trading venue in scope of Article 20 of MAR?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity
ESMA_QA_1742
Topic
Investment recommendations and statistics and disclosure of information on the media
20/12/2016
Subject Matter
Communications on previously disseminated investment recommendations
Question
Do communications intended for distribution channels or for the public which only report or refer to previously disseminated investment recommendation and do not include any new elements of opinion or valuation or confirmation of a previous opinion or valuation constitute an investment recommendation under MAR?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity
ESMA_QA_1741
Topic
Investment recommendations and statistics and disclosure of information on the media
20/12/2016
Subject Matter
Communications containing purely factual information
Question
Do communications to clients containing purely factual information on one or several financial instrument or issuers constitute an ‘investment recommendation’ under MAR?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity
ESMA_QA_1731
Topic
Managers' transactions
20/12/2016
Subject Matter
Notification of shares received as part of remuneration package
Question
Do shares received by a PDMR as part of a remuneration package have to be notified pursuant to Article 19(1) MAR and Article 10(2)(i) Commission Regulation 2016/522 only upon the occurrence of certain conditions?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity