Acronyms and definitions used

AIF

Alternative Investment Funds

BRRD 2

Directive 2019/879 of the European Parliament and of the Council

ESMA

The European Markets and Securities Authority

ITS

Implementing Technical Standards

KID

Key Information Document

MiFID I

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive - Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

MiFID II

Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (recast) - Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

MiFIR

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation - Regulation 600/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

MTF

Multilateral Trading Facility

OTC

Over The Counter

OTF

Organised Trading Facility

Q&A

Question and Answer

PRIIPs

Package Retail and Insurance-based Products

RPA

Research Payment Account

RTS

Regulatory Technical Standards

SFTs

Securities financing transactions

UCITS

Undertakings for Collective Invest