ISDA responds to ESMA consultation on MiFIR – non-EU investment firms regime

On 28 April 2020, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the consultation launched by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on the provision of investment services in the European Union by non-European investment firms under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

ESMA will now examine responses before finalising the draft implementing rules (Regulatory Technical Standards and Implementation Technical Standards).

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