--- title: ESMA Clarifies MIFID II Best Execution Reports description: The regulator is relaxing requirements for RTS 27 and RTS 28. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/bestexecution-May-12-2022-09-01-18-16-AM.png --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/esma-clarifies-mifid-ii-best-execution-reports#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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In view of the exceptional circumstances, ESMA encourages national competent authorities not to prioritise supervisory action against execution venues and firms in respect of the deadlines of the general best execution reports for the periods referred to above. Furthermore, ESMA encourages competent authorities to generally apply a risk-based approach in the exercise of supervisory powers in their day-to-day enforcement of RTS 27 and 28 concerning these deadlines. Source: ESMA **Chris Hollands, head of European and North American sales at  TradingScreen,** said in an email to Markets Media: “The biggest ongoing regulatory challenges revolve around best execution and regulatory reporting.  As COVID-19 takes a stronghold on global markets, it is easy to understand why ESMA is relaxing requirements for RTS 27 and RTS 28.  Investment managers need additional time to adjust to regulatory change, as opposed to preparing for new rules in the midst of this unprecedented period of market volatility and record volumes. Many fund managers are at least ahead of the curve by putting an increasing focus on their best execution management and monitoring capabilities to prove to regulators that they are achieving best execution across the multiple asset classes that are now in scope. Firms now can no longer take the risk of failing to provide, in great detail, information on ‘outlier’ trades for example,  why exactly an unusually large order was placed in a small or mid-cap stock just before the close.” [Share](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/esma-clarifies-mifid-ii-best-execution-reports) [Tweet](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=US+ETFs+Have+Record+Net+Inflows&url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/esma-clarifies-mifid-ii-best-execution-reports) [Share](https://www.linkedin.com/cws/share?url=https://articles.marketsmedia.com/esma-clarifies-mifid-ii-best-execution-reports) ![email](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Markets%20Media/email.svg) ### NEWSLETTER SIGN UP And receive exclusive articles on securities markets ### Related articles 1. 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