On October 17, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published responses that it received to consultations published in July 2014 relating to the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR) on: (i) draft technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning MAR; and (ii) draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) on MAR. Response.
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ESMA Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group Responds to ESMA Consultations on Draft Technical Standards and Technical Advice on the Market Abuse Regulation
On October 13, the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)published its response to the July consultations published by ESMA on draft technical standards and draft regulatory standards (RTS),implementing technical standards (ITS) on the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation 596/2014) (MAR) and draft technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning MAR.
SMSG has provided, in its response, advice to ESMA on the nine topics covered in the ESMA consultations including identifying key issues in respect of market soundings, insider lists, investment recommendations and manager transactions. The SMSG also sets out general comments on ESMA’s approach to building a single rulebook on market abuse.
The closing date for responses on the ESMA consultations was October 15. SMSG Response.
The EBA Publishes Updates on the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive
On October 3, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published a consultation paper on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS), implementing technical standards (ITS) and guidelines relating to group financial support under the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). Under the BRRD, a number of conditions must be satisfied to permit one group entity to provide financial support to another group entity that meets the conditions for early intervention under the BRRD. The EBA is required to produce draft RTS and guidelines specifying these conditions. The deadline for comments on the consultation is January 4, 2015.
On October 1, the EBA published a consultation paper on draft guidelines on the interrelationship between the sequence of write-down and conversion of liabilities when the bail-in power under the BRRD is used and the hierarchy of capital instruments in the Capital Requirements Regulation. The deadline for comments on the consultation is January 3, 2015. Consultation Paper. Consultation Paper.