Domestic

Investment firms - Taxonomy

On 27 March 2025, the Central Bank of Ireland updated its webpage with a package on Taxonomy 2.3.1. This package introduces updates to several existing returns for investment firms such as the ICAAP Report and the Monthly Metrics Return. The change log on the webpage lists the updates within the new taxonomy alongside the associated validation rules and sample files, as well as the deactivated rules.

European

ESMA opinion on determining third-country trading venues for the purpose of transparency under MiFID II/MiFIR

On 31 March 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority updated its opinion on determining third-country trading venues for the purpose of transparency under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II ((EU) 2014/65) (MiFID II) / Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation ((EU) 600/2014) (MiFIR) with an annex to transparency opinion.

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