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ESAs publish Q&A on the KID for PRIIPs

On 4 April 2019, the European Supervisory Authorities published additional Q&As on the key information document (KID) requirements for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products. Answers to the following questions have been added: What aspects should be considered by the … Continue reading

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Joint Committee of the ESAs Propose Draft RTS to Clarify Application of the KID to Investment Funds

On March 8, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a letter that had been sent to the European Commission proposing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/653 to clarify the application of … Continue reading

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ESAs report on regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs

On 7 January 2019, the Joint Committee of European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a report on FinTech, concerning regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs (together, innovation facilitators). In the report, the ESAs analyse the innovation facilitators established to date within the … Continue reading

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Council and Parliament include regulatory forbearance in ESAs review proposal

The legislative review of the European Commission proposal amending, amongst other things, the regulations establishing the European Supervisory Authorities (so called “ESAs review proposal”) continues in the Council and in the European Parliament. The Commission’s proposal has given rise to … Continue reading

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What is the position of the UK in the ESAs during the implementation period?

On 13 June 2018, HM Treasury published a letter that it had sent to the chair of the House of Commons’ European Scrutiny Committee, Sir William Cash MP. In the letter HM Treasury discusses the position as regards UK representation … Continue reading

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