ESMA_QA_1861
Topic
Inducements
23/03/2018
Subject Matter
Inducements
Question
How should investment firms providing the investment service of portfolio management treat inducements received after 3 January 2018 with regards to financial instruments in which the firm has invested on behalf of the client before that date?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) Directive 2014/65/EU- Investor Protection and Intermediaries
ESMA_QA_1720
Topic
Inside information, public disclosure and delayed disclosure of inside information
23/03/2018
Subject Matter
Disclosure of inside information related to Pillar II requirements
Question
Are credit institutions required under MAR to publish systematically the results of the Pillar II assessment and/or any information received in relation to the Minimum Requirement for own funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) exercise?
Level 1 Regulation
Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity
ESMA_QA_1573
Topic
Pre-trade transparency waivers
07/02/2018
Subject Matter
Minimum size of orders held in an order management facility for non-equity financial instruments
Question
How should the minimum size of orders held in an order management facility of a trading venue pending disclosure be calculated for non-equity instruments?
Level 1 Regulation
Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- Secondary Markets
ESMA_QA_1227
Topic
General questions - Other topics
06/02/2018
Subject Matter
Ancillary services
Question
(a) What does "providing regulatory reporting", the ancillary service mentioned in Section B point 4(b) of the Annex to CSDR, include?
(b) Should a CSD intending to provide data reporting services listed in Section D of Annex I to MIFID II as ancillary services comply with the relevant requirements set out in MIFID II?
Level 1 Regulation
Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014- PTR- CSDR
ESMA_QA_1943
Topic
Uncovered short sales
05/02/2018
Subject Matter
Shares - Covering a short sale with claims to as yet unissued shares (subscription rights, convertible bonds)
Question
Can claims to as yet unissued shares (subscription rights, convertible bonds) cover a short sale?
Level 1 Regulation
Short Selling Regulation (SSR) Regulation (EU) No 236/2012