JAC response to the ESMA CP on MiFID II/MiFIR

On July 31, the Joint Associations Committee on Retail Structured Products (JAC) responded to the ESMA consultation paper on MiFID II/MiFIR. This response addresses questions from the consultation that are specific to retail structured products; it was submitted alongside the ISDA response to the ESMA CP & DP addressing other questions from the ESMA consultation.

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