This report focuses on the linkages between the due diligence requirements which apply to investors and the disclosure requirements which apply to the issuer, originator and sponsor. This is in order to highlight whether investors are effectively protected and whether the supervision framework...

The European Securities and Markets Authority is required by Article 25(9) of MiFID II to develop guidelines specifying criteria for the assessment of knowledge and competence of the investment firm’s personnel giving investment advice or information about financial instruments, investment...