emsa.com – The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today final implementing technical standards (ITS) regarding sanctions and measures which will implement the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).
The ITS prescribe how national competent authorities (NCAs) should notify ESMA annually of the investigations they conduct and the sanctions and measures imposed in their Member States under MAR. The Regulation provides for two types of submission of information, which are as follows:
- NCAs shall provide ESMA annually with aggregated information regarding all administrative and criminal sanctions and other administrative measures imposed in accordance with Articles 30, 31 and 32 of MAR as well as regarding administrative and criminal investigations undertaken in accordance with those articles; and
- Administrative and criminal sanctions and other administrative measures that are disclosed to the public by NCAs shall simultaneously be reported to ESMA.
The ESMA has submitted the final ITS for endorsement to the European Commission which is followed by a non-objections period by the European Parliament and Council respectively.
NEWSLETTER SIGN UP
And receive exclusive articles on securities markets
🏆 The 2026 Global Markets Choice Awards are here! 🌍 Nominations are officially OPEN for the celebration of excellence in global capital markets trading & technology. Nominate below:
https://www.jotform.com/form/260086385121150
Delaware Life Insurance Company is becoming the first insurance carrier to offer an index that contains cryptocurrency, adding the BlackRock U.S. Equity Bitcoin Balanced Risk 12% Index to its fixed index annuity (FIA) portfolio.
As the digital assets industry pushes toward
Franklin Templeton is expanding its tokenized fund suite, signaling growing institutional demand for blockchain-based fund infrastructure and regulated investment products moving onchain. Read the full article below:
$50 billion in active ETF inflows helped fuel a record year for @BlackRock 's iShares business, as investors continue to lean into active strategies.
Related articles
-
Staff continue to assess issues related to failed trades and clearing agency outages.
-
The proposed amendments would eliminate filing requirements for smaller advisers.
-
Clients will be able to offset eligible positions across both clearinghouses & free up capital.
-
Crypto will be regulated in the UK from October 2027.
-
Most wallets are likely to be exempt from registration.