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Key definition

Prospectus definition

What does Prospectus mean? In capital markets practice, a prospectus is the document given to potential investors describing the securities on offer or to be admitted to trading and the issuer (and any guarantor), so investors can make an informed assessment. In the UK and Ireland it is a defined concept under the prospectus regime (UK onshored Prospectus Regulation and FCA rules; EU Prospectus Regulation (2017/1129) and Central Bank of Ireland rules). It generally requires prior approval by the competent authority (FCA in the UK; CBI in Ireland), unless an exemption applies (for example, qualified investors only or high minimum denominations). Key features include: prescribed...

EU COVID-19 capital markets recovery package: Prospectus Regulation (EU Recovery Prospectus), MiFID II quick fixes, and securitisation/CRR reforms (STS synthetic, NPEs)—overview and legislative timeline

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Practice notes

This Practice Note outlines the European Commission’s July 2020 capital markets recovery package, created to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The initiative makes focused adjustments to key frameworks so that capital markets can more readily support European businesses as they emerge from the coronavirus crisis, including:

EU Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive 2014/65/EU (EU MiFID II)
EU Securitisation Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 (OJ L 347 28.12.2017 p 35)
Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (EU CRR)

Background to the capital markets recovery package

On 24 July 2020, the European Commission adopted the capital markets recovery package as part of its broader coronavirus (COVID-19) recovery agenda. In April 2020, it had already advanced a targeted banking package to ease lending to households and businesses across the EU (see Practice Note: Coronavirus (COVID-19)—targeted EU banking package). The capital markets package is aimed at simplifying how markets can assist EU companies to rebound by refining specific capital market rules to stimulate greater investment in the economy and allow for the rapid re-capitalisation...

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