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Esma levies rare penalty against Scope over failures to manage conflicts of interest
Regulator extends rules for 18 months to fix Brussels’ legal misdrafting
European markets watchdog report says findings should contribute to retail investor debate
Also in this week’s newsletter, revisiting the financial regulation inherited from the EU
European vehicles drop ESG-related labels amid regulatory and reputational concerns
Esma says Russian invasion of Ukraine pushes more deals off-exchange
Securities regulator warns extra costs for trading in Indian stocks and bonds from May to hasten capital market exit
Divergence on two sides’ rule books could add bureaucracy and cost
EU-based traders could be required to clear minimum amount of ‘systemic’ derivatives contracts inside bloc
The regulator has helped guide the agency through its early turbulent days and a pandemic, but her greatest challenge lies ahead
Brussels concludes big swings in power prices are not due to ‘market malfunction’
Influential member of European Commission advisory board calls for action amid rising criticism of greenwashing
Verena Ross says investors cannot expect bailout because risks were so widely flagged
Esma chair says agency lacks resources for ambitious IT project aimed at rejuvenating Europe’s capital markets
Financial regulators clamp down on companies misleading investors by overstating the greenness of their funds
Wide divergences in fee splits between fund managers and clients criticised by Esma
Risks of shifting business to bloc outweigh benefits, Esma concludes
Merkel’s CDU and the Greens most affected by disinformation and hate campaigns
Excess of risk-taking in markets is not obviously healthy behaviour
Groups may face a further revision of the European financial markets rule book
Replacing Esma’s Steven Maijoor has been complicated by revolving doors at EU agencies
Financial watchdog seeks reforms to safeguard systemically important market linchpin
Esma calls on asset managers to head off potential problems when clients head to the exits
Esma chairman also expresses concern over ‘gamification’ of investing
German regulator omitted Bundesbank opposition and did not disclose it was investigating Wirecard, documents show
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