European Union: Securities

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on amendments to its guidelines on the delayed disclosure of inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), ...

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has announced its 2025 supervisory activity and priorities for 2026, highlighting enhanced market oversight, stricter enforcement and accelerated digital transformation, in the context of Cyprus' assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

On 19 December 2025, the CSSF published the Circular CSSF 25/901 (the "Circular"), which relates to the assets, investment limits, risk capital, techniques, borrowing, and transparency requirements in relation to SIFs, SICARs and Part II UCIs.

BaFin announced that it has launched a new survey on cum/cum transactions, following surveys in 2017, 2020 and 2021.

On 25 November 2025, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) published the Regulation on the Simplification of Ownership...

On 4 December 2025, the European Commission published proposals for the further development of capital market integration and supervision within the European Union.

Typically, in the fourth quarter annually, EU-level authorities publish their Annual Work Programmes (AWPs).

This month, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Work Programme for 2026 (the ESMA Work Programme).

There are two broad categories of regulated investment funds in Ireland. The first category comprises undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities ("UCITS").