Circular 1/2018, de 12 de marzo, de la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, sobre advertencias relativas a instrumentos financieros. | 1/2018 — Spain law | Esheria

Circular 1/2018, de 12 de marzo, de la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores, sobre advertencias relativas a instrumentos financieros.

The circular requires retail-investment service providers to warn clients about certain complex products, bail-in eligible instruments, and products sold at a significant difference from estimated current value.

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Jurisdiction
Spain
Instrument
Statute
Citation
1/2018
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
es
Updated
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The circular requires retail-investment service providers to warn clients about certain complex products, bail-in eligible instruments, and products sold at a significant difference from estimated current value. The circular takes effect three months after it is published in the Official State Gazette. Certain firms must clearly identify affected retail-client financial instruments in the first periodic position statement after entry into force and include the required warnings. Investment firms must warn retail clients when the estimated value gap for certain financial instruments exceeds the stated threshold, and the client must sign the warning. This circular applies to certain investment-service entities when they provide services other than discretionary and individualized portfolio management to retail clients in Spain.