EU regulators prepare for no-deal Brexit with MiFID II back-up plans

No-deal could mean market participants losing their authorisations

Mike Sheen
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Pan-European regulator European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is in the process of drawing up memorandums of understanding (MoU) between the Financial Conduct Authorities (FCA) and the 27 other EU regulators in a safeguard against the fall-out of a no-deal Brexit.

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