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Question 22 Level of individualisation of ex-ante information [Last update: 28 March 2019]

Art. 24 of MiFID II Art. 50(2) of the MiFID II Delegated Regulation

Do the MiFID II requirements expect that the ex-ante disclosure of information on costs and charges is provided on the basis of the specific transaction or is it sufficient for investment firms to disclose information in a more generic way?

Answer 22

According to Article 24(4) of MiFID II and Article 50(2) of the MiFID II Delegated Regulation, investment firms shall provide ex-ante information on costs and charges in a fully individualized, transaction-based manner, i.e. in relation to the specific financial instrument (ISIN-based) and in relation to the specific investment service or ancillary service provided.

This is in line with the objective of the MiFID II costs and charges provisions. Recital 78 of the MiFID II Delegated Regulation clearly states that the MiFID II costs and charges provisions have the objective of ensuring clients' awareness of all applicable costs and charges as well as enabling a comparison

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