ESMA Consults on Regulatory Standards Under the Prospectus Regulation
ESMA launched a consultation on the draft regulatory technical standards under the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129). The consultation is open for comments until March 09, 2018. In addition to market participants affected by the new Prospectus Regulation, ESMA encourages response from investors, issuers, "offerors," or persons asking for admission to trading on a regulated market.
The regulatory technical standards set out a number of requirements on the following topics:
- The key financial information that should appear in the summary of the prospectus
- Data and machine readability of information to be sent to ESMA in relation to the storage and mechanism, providing the public with free-of-charge access and search functions
- Advertisements related to public offers or admission to trading
- Situations that require the publication of a supplement to a prospectus
- Publication of a prospectus
Related Link: Press Release and Consultation Paper
Comment Due Date: March 09, 2018
Keywords: Europe, EU, Securities, Prospectus Regulation, Regulatory Technical Standards, Regulation 2017/1129, ESMA
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