Friday February 3 2017

News Source: Fund Regulation

Focus: MIFID and MIFIR

Type: General

Country: European Union




The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the updated Questions and Answers (Q&As) document regarding the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to regulatory data reporting topics. It provides responses to questions posed by the general public and market participants in relation to the practical application of MiFID II and MiFIR on:

  • Date and time of the request of admission;
  • Instrument identification code and underlying instrument code;
  • Maturity date;
  • Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) and Financial Instrument Short Name (FISN);
  • Request for admission to trading by issuer; and
  • Base Point Spread of the index/benchmark of a floating rate bond;

Click here for Q&A on MiFIR data reporting.

Click on the link above for further details.