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Remiss av förslag till föreskrifter om transaktionsrapportering

Finansdepartementet har sendt på höring forslag till forskrifter om transaksjonsrapportering. Forslaget er utarbeidet av Kredittilsynet. Forslaget angir hvilke forpliktelser verdipapirforetak skal ha til å rapportere transaksjoner till Kredittilsynet. Höringsfristen er 1. oktober 2007. Kredittilsynet har i en pressemelding uttalt at “Kredittilsynet arbeider med utviklingen og implementeringen av transaksjonsrapporteringssystemet. Dette arbeidet er icke ferdigstilt, og det antas […]

Norway has transposed MiFID (Level 1) by legislation

On 2007-05-29 the Parliment approved the new Act on Securities Trading and the new Act on Regulated Markets and completed transposition of MiFID (Level 1) into national law.

Ministry of Finance (NO) has submitted proposed Level 2 regulations implementing MiFID

The Ministry of Finance (NO) has on 2007-03-29 published proposed regulations on MiFID (implementing Level 2). Consultations will be carried out until  2007-05-10.

Ministry of Finance (NO) has submitted a bill on MiFID

Ministry of Finance (NO) (Finansdepartementet) has on 2007-03-23 submitted a bill on MiFID and on stock exchange operations , ref. Ot. prp. nr. 34 (2006-2007).

Joint industry response on CESR’s consultation on MiFID Best Execution

A joint industry response was submitted on 2007-03-16 on CESR’s consultation on MiFID Best Execution.

Joint industry response on CESR’s consultation on Transaction Reporting

A joint industry response was submitted on 2007-03-02 to CESR’s proposal on  Transaction Reporting. CESR’s consultation paper is found on www.cesr.eu under consultations.

Joint responses on CESR’s consultations on Inducements and Home/host surveillance

Two joint industry responses were submitted 2007-02-09 to CESR on Inducements and on Pass porting and Home/host  country surveillance. CESR’s documents are to be found on www.cesr.eu consultations.

Joint response to CESR’s consultation on Inducements and Passport under MiFID

A joint industry response was sent on 2007-02-09 to CESR on its consultation on Inducements and Passport under MiFID.

Joint industry response on CESR’s consultation on MiFID market transparency data

A joint industry response was submitted 2006-12-15 to CESR’s consultation on publication and consolidation of MIFID market transparency.

Joint industry response to CESR consultation on L3 work on minimum list of records

LIBA and joint associations, including the Nordic associations, have responded on 2006-11-27 to the CESR MiFID L3 consultation on the list of minimum records in Article 51(3) of the MiFID implementing Directive.

CESR adopts MiFID L3 work programme and consults on market transparency and records

CESR adopted on 2006-10-20 its MIFID Level 3 programme, and published two consultation papers relating to MIFID implementation: 
(1) Publication and consolidation of market transparency information with response deadline 2006-12-15 and (2) Minimum list of records with response deadline 2006-11-27. All the documents are accessible via this link 
Earlier this year CESR published a call for evidence on consolidation of market transparency information. LIBA jointly […]

Norwegian Government Commission’s law proposal

The Norwegian Government Commission (Verdipapirmarkedslovutvalget) published on 2006-02-21 a proposal for a new Act on Securities Trading and a new Act on Regulated Markets (NOU 2006:3 Om markeder for finansielle instrumenter) implementing MIFID Level 1 and the Transparency Directive. The law proposal (NOU 2006:3) was sent for consultation to the market participants, see link for the […]

EC - MiFID pre- and post trade transparency provisions for non-equities - call for evidence

 EC published 2006-06-12 a call for evidence on pre- and post trade transparency provisions of MiFID in relation to transactions in classes of financial instruments other than shares, see EC call for evidence - market transparency
LIBA and several other trade associations among them the Nordic associations responded on 2006-09-15.  (Joint response of 13 trade associations).
LIBA along with […]

CESR work programme for MiFID Level 3 work

CESR published on 2006-07-18 a draft work programme for its MiFID Level 3 work.
LIBA and other Trade Associations including the five Nordic securities dealers associations responded on 2006-09-11, Response: CESR public consultation on its draft work programme for MIFID Level 3 work.