Central Bank of Ireland Markets Update Issue 3 2019 - 07 March 2019 Central Bank of Ireland Central Bank publishes the Thirty-Second Edition of the Central Bank AIFMD Q&A Document Brexit FAQ in relation to the Multilateral Memoranda of Understanding agreed between European securities regulators and the FCA Notice of intention in relation to investments by UCITS and Retail Investor AIFs in UK funds and UK counterparties EMIR Reporting - Central Bank of Ireland The Central Bank publishes the seventh edition of the Investment Firms Q&A European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ESMA sets out its approach to several MiFID II/MiFIR and BMR provisions under a no-deal Brexit MiFID II: ESMA makes available the results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments MiFID II: ESMA publication of the annual calculation of the large in scale (LIS) and size specific to the instruments (SSTI) thresholds for bonds postponed to later in March 2019 ESMA withdraws the registration of Bloomberg Trade Repository Ltd ESMA registers DTCC Data Repository (Ireland) PLC as trade repository ESMA to recognise the UK Central Securities Depository in the event of a no-deal Brexit ESMA TRV: Political uncertainty amid growth slowdown weighs on market sentiment ESMA Chair Maijoor's keynote on crypto-assets ESMA publishes responses to its Consultation on reporting guidelines under the MMF Regulation ESMA publishes responses to its Consultations on Sustainable Finance ESMA supervision to focus on data, Brexit and cybersecurity in 2019 ESMA renews binary options prohibition for a further three months from 2 April 2019 ESMA to recognise three UK CCPs in the event of a no-deal Brexit ESMA issues positive opinion on short selling ban by BaFin MiFID II: ESMA issues latest double volume cap data ESMA calls for funds experts to join industry panel EU and global securities regulators welcome agreement on data transfer Steven Maijoor on "Brexit – the regulatory challenges" at the European Financial Forum, Dublin ESAs publish recommendations on changes to the PRIIPs Key Information Document ESMA publishes list of thresholds below which an EU prospectus is not required ESMA publishes its 2019 Risk Assessment Work Programme ESMA publishes supervisory briefing on the supervision of non-EU branches of EU firms ESMA sets out 2019 priorities for supervisory convergence ESMA sets out use of UK data in ESMA databases under a no-deal Brexit ESMA publishes guidelines on supervisory reporting for credit rating agencies ESMA consults on liquidity stress test guidance for investment funds ESMA agrees no-deal Brexit MOUs with the Bank of England for recognition of UK CCPs and the UK CSD ESMA updates Q&A on EMIR data reporting ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting MiFID II: ESMA publishes data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds MiFID II: ESMA makes new bond liquidity data available ESMA and EU securities regulators agree no-deal Brexit MoUs with FCA European Banking Authority (EBA) EBA publishes revised Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) IOSCO practices aim to create robust framework for commodities’ storage and delivery Emerging Market regulators consult on recommendations related to sustainable finance 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.