Home / Financial Services / MiFID II / MiFID II

Legal News

Proposed changes to ITSs—what actions should firms take?

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published on: 28 September 2015

Published by a LexisNexis Financial Services expert

Table of contents

Original news
What is the background to the consultation paper?
ESMA Consultation on Draft Implementing Technical Standards under MiFID II: Implementing Technical Standards relating to Article 52
ESMA Consultation on Draft Implementing Technical Standards under MiFID II: Implementing Technical Standards relating to Article 61
ESMA Consultation on Draft Implementing Technical Standards under MiFID II: Implementing Technical Standards relating to Article 58
What actions should firms take as a result of these three consultations?
What advice should lawyers give to their clients?

Article summary

Financial Services analysis: What changes is the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) proposing in its overhaul of the MiFID framework? Sara Evans and Matthew Baker of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP consider the content of the consultation and the changes proposed to the three draft implementing technical standards (ITSs).

Popular documents

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companies

Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a

Late payment penalties—inheritance tax

Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid

Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of case

Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?

Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an