Central Bank of Ireland Markets Update Issue 8 2017 - 06 October 2017 Central Bank of Ireland Central Bank publishes Third Edition of its Investment Firms Q&A Central Bank publishes Twentieth Edition of Cental Bank UCITS Q&A Central Bank publishes Twenty-Sixth Edition of the Central Bank AIFMD Q&A EBA (European Banking Authority) EBA issues Opinion on the design of a new prudential framework for investment firms EBA and ESMA provide guidance to assess the suitability of management body members and key function holders ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) ESMA updates AIFMD and UCITS Q&As ESMA maintains focus on supervisory convergence and risk assessment in 2018 ESMA updates its MiFID II Q&As ESMA publishes latest updates to MiFIDII/MiFIR investor protection Q&As ESMA updates its EMIR and CSDR Q&As ESMA publishes translations for MiFID II guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation ESMA consults on Guidelines for non-significant benchmarks ESMA updates Q&A on MAR ESMA finalises MiFID II’s derivatives trading obligation ESMA updates Q&As on the Benchmarks Regulation ESMA publishes guidelines on suitability assessment for management body of market operators and data reporting service providers ESMA and NCAs agree work plan on MiFID II pre-trade transparency waivers and position limits ESMA publishes opinion on CMVM’s MAR accepted market practice on liquidity contracts EBA and ESMA publish guidelines on suitability assessment for management body members and key function holders New Working Group on a Risk-Free Reference Rate for the Euro Area ESMA welcomes proposals following the ESAs Review ESMA publishes the responses to its Consultation on CSDR guidelines on internalised settlement reporting ESMA lays out procedure for ETDs access to CCPs under MiFID II 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.