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In this act Article 4 of 9

Article 4 — Units and shares in collective investment undertakings

Financial servicesLevel 2RTSMiFID IIIn forceOfficial source

4(1)

1.A regulated market shall, when admitting units or shares of a collective investment undertaking to trading, ensure that those units or shares are permitted to be marketed in the Member State of the regulated market.

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4(2)

2.When assessing whether units or shares in an open-ended collective investment undertaking are capable of being traded in a fair, orderly and efficient manner, a regulated market shall take into account the following:

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4(2)(a)
(a)the distribution of those units or shares to the public;
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4(2)(b)
(b)whether there are appropriate market-making arrangements, or whether the management company of the scheme provides appropriate alternative arrangements for investors to redeem the units or shares;
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4(2)(c)
(c)in the case of exchange-traded funds, whether in addition to market making arrangements appropriate alternative arrangements for investors to redeem units or shares are provided, at least in cases where the value of the units or shares significantly varies from the net asset value;
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4(2)(d)
(d)whether the value of the units or shares is made sufficiently transparent to investors by means of the periodic publication of the net asset value.
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4(3)

3.When assessing whether units or shares in a closed-end collective investment undertaking are capable of being traded in a fair, orderly and efficient manner, a regulated market shall take into account the following:

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4(3)(a)
(a)the distribution of those units or shares to the public;
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4(3)(b)
(b)whether the value of the units or shares is made sufficiently transparent to investors, either by publication of information on the fund's investment strategy or by the periodic publication of the net asset value.
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