Stock exchange and other trading venues

EBA Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements (EBA/GL/2019/02)

Scope of application:

  • credit institutions
  • management companies
  • the stock exchange
  • branches in Finland of foreign credit institutions authorised in non-EEA countries (branch offices of third-country credit institutions)
  • payment institutions

Related to these guidelines:

Outsourcing in supervised entities belonging to the financial sector, regulations and guidelines 1/2012

Guidelines on outsourcing arrangements | European Banking Authority (europa.eu)

Contact information

Pasi Korhonen, Chief Specialist
tel. +358 9 183 5514, e-mail: pasi.korhonen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

ESMA Guidelines on the management body of market operators and data reporting services providers under MiFID II

Scope of application:

  • Stock exchange referred to in chapter 1, section 2(7) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments (1070/2017)
  • Reporting service provider referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(20) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments.

Information releases:

Regulations and guidelines on the management body of market operators and data reporting services providers enter into force on 20 February 2018 (in Finnish)

 

Contact information:
Elina Pesonen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5474, email: elina.pesonen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

Janne Miettinen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5455, email: janne.miettinen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

ESMA Guidelines on the calibration of circuit breakers and publication of trading halts under MiFID II

Scope of application:

  • Stock exchange referred to in chapter 1, section 1(7) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments (1070/2017)
  • Operator of multilateral trading referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(12) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Operator of organised trading referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(12) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments

Information releases:
Regulations and guidelines on calibration of circuit breakers and publication of trading halts under MiFID II enter into force on 3 January 2018 (in Finnish)

Contact information:
Elina Pesonen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5474, email: elina.pesonen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

Janne Miettinen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5455, email: janne.miettinen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

ESMA Guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronization under MiFID II

Scope of application:
• Stock exchange referred to in chapter 1, section 1(7) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments (1070/2017)

  • Operator of multilateral trading referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(12) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Operator of organised trading referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(12) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Systematic internaliser referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(16) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Approved reporting mechanism referred to in chapter 1, section 2(1)(23) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Credit institution referred to in chapter 1, section (1) of the Act on Credit Institutions (610/2014), which provides investment service or performs investment activities
  • Investment firm referred to in chapter 13, section 1(1) of the Act on Investment Services (747/2012)
  • Finnish branch of a third-country firm, as referred to in chapter 13, section 1(9) of the Act on Investment Services (747/2012)
  • Management company referred to in the Mutual Funds Act (213/2019), where it provides services referred to in chapter 2, section 2(2)(1) of said Act
  • Alternative investment fund manager referred to in the AIFM Act (162/2014), where it provides services referred to in chapter 3, section 2(2) or chapter 3, section 3(1)(3) of said Act.

Information releases:
Regulations and guidelines on transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under MiFID II enter into force on 3 January 2018 (in Finnish)

Change in the scope of application of regulations and guidelines 2/2018 (transaction reporting, order record keeping and clock synchronisation under MiFID II) (in Finnish)

Contact information:

Juho Westerlund, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5310, email: juho.westerlund(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

Jukka Katajamäki, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5026, email: jukka.katajamaki(at).finanssivalvonta.fi

ESMA Guidelines on MiFID II/MiFIR obligations on market data

Scope of application:

These guidelines apply to the following entities supervised by the FIN-FSA:

  • Stock exchange referred to in chapter 1, section 2(7) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments (1070/2017)
  • Multilateral trading facility referred to in chapter 1, section 2(8) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments
  • Organised trading facility referred to in chapter 1, section 2(11) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments.
  • Systematic internaliser referred to in chapter 1, section 2(16) of the Act on Trading in Financial Instruments.
  • Approved public arrangement referred to in Article 2(1)(34) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012

Information releases:

Regulations and guidelines 10/2021 on obligations concerning market data (in Finnish)

Contact information:

Elina Pesonen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5474, email: elina.pesonen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

Janne Miettinen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5455, email: janne.miettinen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

ESMA Guidelines on standard forms, formats and templates to apply for permission to operate a DLT market infrastructure

Scope of application:

The Guidelines apply to competent authorities as defined in Article 2(21) of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 and to applicants for specific permissions to operate DLT market infrastructures as defined in Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) 2022/858

Information releases:

No supervision release issued

Contact information:

Jukka Laitinen, Chief Legal Counsel
tel. +358 9 183 5287, email: jukka.laitinen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi

Elina Pesonen, Senior Supervisor
tel. +358 9 183 5474, email: elina.pesonen(at)finanssivalvonta.fi