Central Bank of Ireland Markets Update Issue 2 2019 - 04 February 2019 Central Bank of Ireland Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom (UK) Notice of intention in relation to the location requirement for directors and designated persons of Irish Fund Management Companies Central Bank publishes the Thirty-First Edition of the Central Bank AIFMD Q&A Document Central Bank statement to address upcoming EMIR Refit implementation issues European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ESMA reports on accepted market practices under MAR ESMA publishes responses to Call for evidence on periodic auctions for equity instruments ESMA updates commodity derivatives transitional transparency calculations for MIFID II/ MIFIR ESMA agrees position limits under MIFID II Notice of ESMA’s Product Intervention Renewal Decision in relation to contracts for differences ESMA appoints new chair of the Investment Management Standing Committee ESMA updates the CSDR Q&As ESMA updates Q&A on Benchmark Regulation ESMA updates plan for systematic internaliser regime calculations and publications ESMA Q&As clarify prospectus and transparency rules in case of no-deal Brexit ESMA issues statement to address upcoming EMIR Refit implementation issues ESMA publishes Opinion and Q&A on disclosure technical standards under the Securitisation Regulation ESMA updates its Q&As on MiFID II AND MiFIR in relation to structure and transparency ESMA and EU securities regulators agree no-deal Brexit MoUs with FCA MiFID II: ESMA makes new bond liquidity data available MiFID II: ESMA publishes data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds ESMA clarifies the reporting and handling of derivatives data in case of no-deal Brexit Please note that this Markets Update is intended to be a general summary only and does not purport to constitute an interpretation of, or the Central Bank’s position on, any of the legislative provisions, rules, requirements or guidance referenced herein. In case of any doubt, you should refer to the relevant legislative provision, rule, requirement or guidance document as applicable. The staff of the Central Bank are not authorised and cannot give you legal advice; you should seek this from your own legal advisor, if required.