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Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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11/08/2011 | 2011/266 | Public statement- harmonised regulatory action on short-selling in the EU | Short Selling, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 97.39 KB |
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20/04/2012 | 2012/236 | ESMA's Technical Advice on possible delegated acts of the short-selling and certain aspects of CDS | Short Selling, Market Integrity | Technical Advice | PDF 509.39 KB |
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30/08/2012 | 2012/537 | STATEMENT- Short Selling Regulation Update: Market Maker & Primary Dealer Exemption Notification Procedure | Short Selling, Market Integrity, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 77.92 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing this notice to alert financial market participants to its upcoming consultation on the market making and authorised primary dealer exemption under the EU’s Short Selling Regulation (SSR) and the procedure to be followed by firms and regulators in dealing with notifications of intention to use the exemption. | |||
13/09/2012 | 2012/577 | ESMA publishes a Q&A on Short-Selling Regulation | Short Selling, Market Integrity | Statement | PDF 108.69 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Q&A on the Implementation of the Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.The purpose of the Q&A is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices amongst the EU’s national securities markets regulators on the requirements of the Short Selling Regulation once it comes into force on 1 November 2012. It will also provide clarity on the requirements of the new regime to market participants and investors.Issues addressed by the Q&AThe document provides responses to questions posed by market participants, national securities markets regulators, and the general public in relation to the practical application of the forthcoming Short Selling regime. It addresses issues related to:• territorial scope;• transparency requirements; • calculation of net short positions;• uncovered short sales; • and enforcement regime.Further InformationThe document is likely to be revised and updated before 1 November as new questions are received by ESMA.Technical queries on the application of the new regime should be addressed in writing to shortselling@esma.europa.eu, while further information can be found at http://www.esma.europa.eu/page/Short-selling. Notes for editors1. Questions & Answers – Implementation of the regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.2. Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps.3. ESMA is an independent EU Authority that was established on 1 January 2011 and works closely with the other European Supervisory Authorities responsible for banking (EBA), and insurance and occupational pensions (EIOPA), and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB).4. ESMA’s mission is to enhance the protection of investors and promote stable and well-functioning financial markets in the European Union (EU). As an independent institution, ESMA achieves this aim by building a single rule book for EU financial markets and ensuring its consistent application across the EU. ESMA contributes to the regulation of financial services firms with a pan-European reach, either through direct supervision or through the active co-ordination of national supervisory activity.Further information:David CliffeSenior Communications OfficerTel: +33 (0)1 58 36 43 24Mob: +33 6 42 48 29 06Email: david.cliffe@esma.europa.eu | |||
03/06/2013 | 2013-614 | ESMA’s technical advice on short selling regulation | Short Selling | Technical Advice | PDF 2.3 MB |
Final Report 2013/614 ESMA‘s technical advice on the evaluation of the Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps | |||
19/12/2014 | 2014/1569 | Technical Advice to the Commission on MiFID II and MiFIR | MiFID - Investor Protection, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Technical Advice | PDF 2.8 MB |
Reasons for publication The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) received a formal request (mandate) from the European Commission (Commission) on 23 April 2014 to provide technical advice to assist the Commission on the possible content of the delegated acts required by several provisions of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). The mandate focuses on technical issues which follow from MiFID II and MiFIR and is available on the European Commission website (here). ESMA was required to provide technical advice by no later than six months after the entry into force of MiFID II and MiFIR (2 July 2014). Contents This final report follows the same structure as the Consultation Paper (CP) published by ESMA on 22 May 2014 which is: (1) Introduction, (2) Investor protection, (3) Transparency, (4) Data publication, (5) Micro-structural issues, (6) Requirements applying on and to trading venues, (7) Commodity derivatives and (8) Portfolio compression. This paper also contains summaries of responses to the CP received by ESMA. The rationale of those items covered already in the CP for which no relevant changes have been introduced, is not developed again in this Final Report. ESMA recommends, therefore, to read this report together with the CP published on 22 May 2014 to have a complete vision of the rationale for ESMA’s technical advice. Next steps Delegated acts should be adopted by the Commission so that they enter into application by 30 months following the entry into force of the Directive and Regulation, taking into account the right of the European Parliament and Council to object to a delegated act within 3 months (which can be extended by a further 3 months). | |||
03/02/2015 | 2015/224 | ESMA’s technical advice on possible delegated acts concerning the Market Abuse Regulation | Market Abuse | Technical Advice | PDF 1021.03 KB |
This advice:• specifies the MAR market manipulation indicators, by providing examples of practices that may constitute market manipulation as well as proposing “additional” indicators of market manipulation; • recommends to set the minimum thresholds that exempt certain market participants in the emission allowance market from publicly disclosing inside information at six million tonnes of CO2eq per year and at 2,430 MW rated thermal input;• suggests the way to determine to which regulator delays in disclosure of inside information needs to be notified. • provides clarifications on the enhanced disclosure of managers’ transactions. - ESMA recommends disclosing any acquisition, disposal, subscription or exchange of financial instruments of the relevant issuer or related financial instruments carried out by managers,, further illustrated through a non-exhaustive list of types of transactions subject to this obligation. . ESMA also clarifies the transactions that can be allowed by the issuer during a closed period when normally managers are prohibited to trade; and• proposes procedures and arrangements to ensure sound whistleblowing infrastructures – i.e. EU national regulators should allow the receipt of reports of infringements, including appropriate communication channels and guarantee the protection of reporting and reported persons, with respect to their identity and their personal data. Next steps ESMA has sent its technical advice to the European Commission for its consideration in drafting its implementing standards regarding MAR. ESMA’s regulatory technical standards regarding MAR will be delivered in July 2015. | |||
25/05/2016 | 2016/724 | Requirements for reference data submission under Article 4 MAR | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Statement | PDF 88.1 KB |
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02/06/2016 | 2016/902 | MiFID practices for firms selling financial instruments subject to the BRRD resolution regime | MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 259.47 KB |
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30/09/2016 | 2016/1408 | ESMA appoints new chairs to Standing Committees | Board of Supervisors, Fund Management, Market Integrity, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 141.3 KB |
The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has appointed the following individuals to serve as chairs of its standing committees:
The standing committees are expert groups drawn from ESMA staff and the national competent authorities for securities markets regulation in the Member States, and are responsible for the development of policy in their respective areas. The appointments are for a period of two years and commence with immediate effect. |
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28/06/2017 | ESMA35-36-885 | Product Intervention- General Statement | Innovation and Products, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 123.04 KB |
This statement provides an update on the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) work in relation to the sale of contracts for differences (CFDs), binary options and other speculative products to retail investors.
ESMA has been concerned about the provision of speculative products such as CFDs, rolling spot forex and binary options to retail investors for a considerable period of time and has conducted ongoing monitoring and supervisory convergence work in this area. In this context, ESMA has previously published a number of Q&As on CFDs and other speculative products[1] to foster supervisory convergence, having established a CFD Task Force in July 2015, and also issued a further investor warning on the sale of CFDs, binary options and other speculative products in July 2016[2].
However, ESMA remains concerned that these supervisory convergence tools may not be sufficiently effective to ensure that the risks to consumer protection are sufficiently controlled or reduced. ESMA is therefore discussing the possible use of its product intervention powers under Article 40 of MiFIR to address investor protection risks in relation to CFDs, rolling spot forex and binary options.
ESMA is in the process of discussing the possible use of its product intervention powers under Article 40 of MiFIR, the possible content of any such measures, and how they could be applied. However, ESMA can confirm that the measures being discussed for (i) CFDs and rolling spot forex and (ii) binary options include proposals that take into account a number of measures that have been adopted or publicly consulted on by EU National Competent Authorities. These measures include leverage limits, guaranteed limits on client losses, and / or restrictions on the marketing and distribution of these products.
In accordance with Article 40 of MiFIR, any intervention measures must be approved by the ESMA Board of Supervisors and can only come into effect from 3 January 2018 at the earliest[3]. [1] ESMA35-36-794 Q&A - Relating to the provision of CFDs and other speculative products to retail investors under MiFID published 31 March 2017 | [2] ESMA/2016/1166 Warning about CFDs, binary options and other speculative products published 25 July 2016 |
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21/07/2017 | ESMA43-318-752 | Statement to European Parliament Petitions Committee | Supervisory convergence | Statement | PDF 359.62 KB |
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15/12/2017 | ESMA71-99-910 | Statement on preparatory work of the European Securities and Markets Authority in relation to CFDs and binary options offered to retail clients | MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 209.47 KB |
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30/05/2018 | ESMA71-99-991 | Statement of the EBA and ESMA on the treatment of retail holdings of debt financial instruments subject to the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive | MiFID - Investor Protection, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 926.71 KB |
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12/07/2018 | ESMA42-110-998 | Timely submission of requests for authorisation in the context of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union | Brexit, Supervisory convergence | Statement | PDF 128.92 KB |
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07/11/2018 | ESMA71-99-1058 | ESMA new SC chairs | Fund Management, MiFID - Investor Protection, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors | Statement | PDF 142.32 KB |
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19/12/2018 | ESMA35-43-1328 | Brexit Statement- information to clients | Brexit, MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 212.95 KB |
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26/03/2019 | ESMA71-99-1136 | SCSC Chair reappointed | Board of Supervisors, Supervisory convergence | Statement | PDF 78.43 KB |
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12/07/2019 | ESMA35-36-1743 | Statement Product Intervention | MiFID - Investor Protection | Statement | PDF 104.99 KB |
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04/02/2020 | ESMA35-43-2134 | ESMA’s Technical Advice to the Commission on the effects of product intervention measures | MiFID - Investor Protection | Technical Advice | PDF 425.6 KB |