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ESMA · EU-wide
MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR — where the boundaries fall
The three EU transaction-reporting regimes compared: what each captures, the exclusion separating MiFIR from SFTR, and why one trade can hit two…

ESMA · EU-wide
MiFIR transaction reporting — how a report is built
How a MiFIR transaction report is built: what counts as a transaction under RTS 22, execution versus transmission, and the eight Article…

ESMA · EU-wide
MiCA CASP grandfathering has closed — what now
The MiCA transitional period for crypto-asset service providers expired on 1 July 2026: what is spent, and the deadline still running to…

ESMA · EU-wide
MiFID II best execution, refreshed — the new RTS
MiFID II best execution under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/825: the venue list, firm-set monitoring thresholds and 12 February 2028.

ESMA · EU-wide
ESMA ‘report once’ — merging MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR
ESMA's report once plan: the July 2026 final report proposing a single integrated template to replace MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR transaction reporting.