European Primary Bond Markets Regulation Conference

Date: 27 January 2026
Time: 13:00 - 17:45 GMT Followed by a networking reception
Venue: A&O Shearman, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD

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Overview

Please join ICMA and A&O Shearman in London for an afternoon of discussions with EU and UK policy makers, regulators, and market participants on a range of regulatory developments affecting primary bond markets (notably regarding prospectuses), followed by a networking reception.

We will hear from the European Commission, ESMA, various EU national regulators, the FCA, major stock exchanges and leading market practitioners.

The new UK prospectus regime is due to come into force, together with changes to the UK product governance regime, on 19 January 2026 (including a desire to promote retail participation) – with the new CCI regime expected to replace the UK PRIIPs regime on 6 April 2026. Meanwhile, the Listing Act review of the EU prospectus regime Level 2 provisions is now at an advanced stage stage (with a Commission consultation anticipated in the first quarter of 2026) and the Retail Investment Strategy review of the EU MiFID investor protection and PRIIPS regime Level 1 provisions may be reaching the final stages of trilogue negotiations. The EU’s new Savings and Investment Union project is also emerging, with any potential implications for the primary bond markets remaining to be seen.

This event will be held under the Chatham House rule.

Admission: This in-person event is free to attend and open to ICMA members and interested market participants. Register now.

If you have any questions, please contact ICMA events.

GMT		This event will be held under the Chatham House rule.
13:00		Registration
13:30		Welcome remarks Bryan Pascoe, Chief Executive, ICMA
13:35		Opening remarks Amanda Thomas, Partner, Global Head of Finance/International capital markets Know-How & Training, A&O Shearman
13:40		Fireside chat with European Commission Cesare Posti, Team Leader – Securities Markets Team, DG FISMA, European Commission Amanda Thomas, Partner, Global Head of Finance/International capital markets Know-How & Training, A&O Shearman
14:00		Fireside chat with ESMA Jennifer Cresswell, Counsel and Head of London ICM Central Know-How, A&O Shearman Gregory Frigo, Senior Policy Officer, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Virtual
14:20		Break
14:40		Panel discussion with EU National Competent Authorities Moderator: Cristiano Tommasi, Partner, A&O Shearman Damien Dotter, Senior Policy Officer, Issuers Regulation Division, French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) Ina O’Sullivan, Head of Function / Primary Markets, Central Bank of Ireland Stephan Weinandy, Deputy Head of Primary Market Policy and Surveillance Division, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)
15:20		FCA speech Jim Moran, Head of Listing, Financial Conduct Authority
15:35		FCA moderated discussion
16:05		Comfort break
16:15		Panel discussion with major European stock exchanges Moderator: Miriam Patterson, Senior Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, ICMA Shrey Kohli, Head of Debt Capital Markets and Issuer Services, London Stock Exchange Carlo Oly, Regional Head Northern and Western Europe, Luxembourg Stock Exchange Maurizio Pastore, Group Head of Debt and Funds listing, Euronext
17:00		Panel discussion with market participants Moderator: Dan Fletcher, Partner, A&O Shearman Lorna Kelly, Virgin Money Maya Mehta, BNP Paribas Jacqueline Wygas, NatWest Markets Charlotte Bellamy, Regulatory Reform Legal, Bank of America
17:40		Closing remarks Amanda Thomas, Partner, Global Head of Finance/International capital markets Know-How & Training, A&O Shearman
17:45		Networking reception
19:00		Event close

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