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On 27 March 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a Final Report: Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements (the "Final Report").

In November 2020, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") conducted a series of updates to its Q&A documents.

The European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) has published its final guidelines on disclosure requirements under the Prospectus Regulation.

On 27 March 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") published a Final Report: Guidelines on MiFID II product governance requirements (the "Final Report").

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published the 2024 edition of its Market Report on EU Prospectuses (‘the Report').

In order to stay ahead of international regulatory best practices, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas ("SCB") sought to implement a highly automated risk-based supervision ("RBS")...

On 21 October 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the draft Implementing Technical Standards (the "Draft ITS") proposing to extend the use...

The Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) is the main piece of EU legislation in this area.

The current COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly, already had a negative impact on the financial market within the European Union ("EU").

The Malta Financial Services Authority has launched a consultation examining whether distributed ledger technology can be integrated into Malta's financial ecosystem for tokenising financial instruments and real-world assets. The regulator seeks industry input on priority asset classes for pilots, infrastructural readiness including token registries and smart-contract audits, and legal issues surrounding ownership and settlement finality.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its guidelines regarding issuers' ability to delay the disclosure of inside information in terms of article 17

On May 23rd, Andres Gutierrez, Investment Migration Consultant at CSB Group and Malta Sotheby's International Realty, participated in a Webinar organised by IREX Business Connect ...

As part of Malta's drive to introduce capital markets activity, legislation for Re-insurance Special Purpose Vehicles was enacted and the PCC concept was extended to the Reinsurance Special Purpose Vehicles.

On 20th January 2022, ESMA announced the launch of a Common Supervisory Action which will be conducted throughout the course of 2022 with National Competent Authorities on the valuation of UCITS and open-ended AIFs across the EU.

ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) continues to prioritise supervisory convergence and investor protection across the financial markets of the EU.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final technical standards (TS) on the 28th September 2015 with respect to three of the most important pieces of post-crisis financial regulation...

WH Partners examines Malta's comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, detailing licensing requirements, compliance obligations, and the jurisdiction's alignment with EU MiCA regulations. The analysis covers critical operational considerations for businesses in the digital asset space, from AML/CFT requirements to emerging trends in tokenisation and decentralised finance.