Central Bank of Ireland

• ESMA Guidelines on the exemption for market makers under the Short Selling Regulation
• Thematic Review of UCITS Performance Fee concludes with redress of €1.5 million paid to shareholders
• Central Bank of Ireland UCITS Regulations 2019 and Feedback Statement on CP 119
• Central Bank publishes the Twenty-Sixth Edition of the Central Bank UCITS Q&A Document
• MiFID II – A year in review - Colm Kincaid, Director of Securities and Markets Supervision
• Remarks at the launch of the Irish Banking Culture Board - Director General Derville Rowland
• Introductory statement by Director Gerry Cross, Director of Financial Regulation - Policy and Risk, at the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
• Our Strategic Workplan in Securities and Markets Supervision - Colm Kincaid, Director of Securities & Markets Supervision
• Opening remarks at the Central Bank Outsourcing Conference - Director General Derville Rowland
• How Diversity and Inclusion can contribute to successful decision making in the Funds Industry - Colm Kincaid, Director of Securities and Markets Supervision
• Reflections on Brexit, insights on supervision and enhancing diversity - Michael Hodson, Director of Asset Management and Investment Banking
• Towards Greater Transparency in Securities Lending - Colm Kincaid, Director of Securities and Markets Supervision
• Accountability and sustainability: key themes in financial regulation - Gerry Cross, Director Financial Regulation Policy and Risk
• Good Worth Working For: Driving Banks to Deliver Effective Culture - Gráinne McEvoy, Director of Consumer Protection

European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)

• ESMA updates its Q&As on MiFID II and MiFIR transparency topics
• ESMA updates its MAR Q&A
• ESMA updates AIFMD Q&As
• ESMA Q&As clarify benchmark disclosure obligations for UCITS
• ESMA issues four positive opinions on national product intervention measures
• EU financial regulators highlight risks of a no-deal Brexit and asset price volatility
• ESMA launches third EU-wide CCP stress test exercise
• Steven Maijoor delivers key note speech at Better Finance 10th Anniversary Conference
• ESMA issues first pan-EU overview of use of supervisory sanctions for UCITS
• ESMA publishes MiFID II Supervisory Briefing on Appropriateness and Execution-only
• ESMA updates register of derivatives to be traded on-venue under MiFIR
• ESMA has adopted new recognition decisions for the three UK CCPs and the UK CSD in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 12 April
• ESMA publishes translations for Guidelines on CCP conflict of interest management
• ESMA publishes responses to its Consultation on liquidity stress test guidelines for investment funds
• ESMA updates on the impact on its databases and IT systems of a no-deal Brexit scenario on 12 April 2019
• The Joint Committee of the ESAs publishes its 2018 Annual Report
• ESMA updates Q&A on MiFIR data reporting
• ESAs publish Joint Advice on Information and Communication Technology risk management and cybersecurity
• ESMA update on no-deal Brexit preparations
• ESMA publishes translations for Guidelines on CCP APC Margin Measures
• ESMA updates publication schedule for transparency calculations in May and June 2019
• ESMA publishes translations for CSDR Guidelines on internalised settlement reporting
• Notice of ESMA’s Product Intervention Renewal Decision in relation to contracts for differences
• ESMA agrees position limits under MiFiD II
• MiFID II: ESMA delays the publication of the systematic internaliser regime data for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
• MiFID II: ESMA makes new bond liquidity data available
• ESMA submits technical advice on Sustainable Finance to the European Commission
• MiFID II: ESMA issues latest double volume cap data
• MiFID II: ESMA publishes data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds
• ESMA issues two positive opinions on national product intervention measures
• ESMA says market risk remains high but stable
• Working group on Euro risk-free rates launches consultation on EONIA to €STR transition
• ESMA publishes translations for Guidelines on the application of the endorsement regime for CRAs
• ESAs publish amended technical standards on the mapping of ECAIs under the Capital Requirements Regulation
• ESAs launch consultation on technical standards on the reporting of intra-group transactions and risk concentration for Financial Conglomerates
• ESMA appoints chair for its new Coordination Network on Sustainability
• ESMA updates its Q&As regarding the Benchmark Regulation
• ESMA updates the CSDR Q&As
• ESMA consults on indices and recognised exchanges under the Capital Requirements Regulation
• ESMA launches call for evidence on position limits in commodity derivatives
• ESMA updates its opinion on ancillary activity calculations
• ESMA updates its Questions and Answers on the Securitisation Regulation
• ESMA consults on future reporting guidelines under SFTR
• ESMA consults on periodic reporting rules for trade repositories
• ESMA registers Inbonis SA as credit rating agency
• ESMA consults on tiering, comparable compliance and fees under EMIR 2.2
• ESMA updates European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Q&A
• ESMA issues five positive opinions on national product intervention measures
• ESMA adjusts application of the trading obligation for shares in a no-deal Brexit
• ESMA updates Q&AS on MiFID II and MiFIR investor protection and intermediaries
• ESMA publishes a supervisory briefing on pre-trade transparency requirements in commodity derivatives
• ESMA launches a Common Supervisory Action with NCAs on MiFID II appropriateness rules
• ESMA updates MiFID Q&As on transparency issues
• ESMA seeks investor protection experts for stakeholder panel
• ESMA publishes updated AIFMD and UCITS Q&AS
• ESMA publishes translations for Guidelines on the application of C6 and C7 of Annex 1 of MiFID II

International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

• IOSCO requests feedback on key considerations for regulating crypto-asset trading platforms
• IOSCO examines regulatory-driven market fragmentation and considers how to enhance cross-border cooperation
• Emerging Market regulators issue recommendations related to sustainable finance