ESMA: Consolidated registers

ESMA has announced that it has created the above, described as easy-to-use tools listing the information currently published on the websites of the national competent authorities for the securities regulation) of 31 EEA Member States. These provide: a list of investment firms authorised under Article 5 of MiFID; a list of prospectuses, supplements and certificates of approval that have been approved under the Prospectus Directive; a list of administrative measures and sanctions imposed upon investment firms under Article 51 of MiFID; a list of sanctions imposed on MiFID investment firms under Article 14 of MAD and a list of management companies authorised under Article 6 of UCITS.