30/03/2020 (Agence Europe) – The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) decided on Friday 27 March to maintain unchanged the date of application of transparency calculations for equity instruments under the MiFID/MiFIR framework. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, some stakeholders have recently asked ESMA to extend the application date to 1 April 2020. “Having consulted with various market participants ESMA considers that delaying the application of the new transparency...