Q&A · ESMA
Questions and Answers On MiFID II and MiFIR investor protection and intermediaries topics
Legacy Q&A document
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ESMA's consolidated legacy Q&A document (ESMA35-43-349, final version 15 December 2023) on MiFID II investor protection topics, including best execution, suitability, call recording, inducements and research, costs and charges, client categorisation, third-country firms and product governance. It is no longer updated; Q&As from 2024 are in ESMA's Q&A tool.
Details
| Reference | ESMA35-43-349 |
|---|---|
| Issuer | ESMA |
Provisions it relates to
- Article 1 MiFIR · Subject matter and scopeESMA rulebook
- Article 5 MiFID II · Requirement for authorisationESMA rulebook
- Article 16 MiFID II · Organisational requirementsESMA rulebook
- Article 16a MiFID II · Exemptions from product governance requirementsESMA rulebook
- Article 20 MiFID II · Specific requirements for OTFsESMA rulebook
- Article 21 MiFID II · Regular review of conditions for initial authorisationESMA rulebook
- Article 23 MiFID II · Conflicts of interestESMA rulebook
- Article 24 MiFID II · General principles and information to clientsESMA rulebook
- Article 25 MiFID II · Assessment of suitability and appropriateness and reporting to clientsESMA rulebook
- Article 27 MiFID II · Obligation to execute orders on terms most favourable to the clientESMA rulebook
- Article 34 MiFID II · Freedom to provide investment services and activitiesESMA rulebook
- Article 35 MiFID II · Establishment of a branchESMA rulebook
- Article 42 MiFID II · Provision of services at the exclusive initiative of the clientESMA rulebook
- Article 42 MiFIR · Product intervention by competent authoritiesESMA rulebook
- Article 46 MiFIR · General provisionsESMA rulebook