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Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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25/11/2011 | 2011/397 | Public statement on sovereign debt in IFRS financial statements | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 189.46 KB |
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19/02/2013 | 2013/84 | Feedback statement on the consultation regarding the role of the proxy advisory industry | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Statement | PDF 559.31 KB |
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12/11/2013 | 2013/1642 | Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Statement | PDF 321.63 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert. It also contains information on how shareholders may cooperate in order to secure board member appointments by setting out factors that national authorities may take into account when considering whether shareholders are acting in concert. The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues, following its 2012 report on the application of the TBD. It is based on information collected about the TBD’s application and common practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). The statement was prepared by the Takeover Bids Network, a permanent working group, under ESMA’s auspices, that promotes the exchange of information on practices and application of the TBD across EEA. | |||
31/07/2014 | 2014/944 | Potential Risks Associated with Investing in Contingent Convertible Instruments | Warnings and publications for investors, Innovation and Products | Statement | PDF 106.1 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is issuing this statement to clarify to institutional investors risks from a newly emerging asset class referred to by most market participants as contingent convertibles instruments (CoCos). If they work as intended in a crisis CoCos will play an important role to inhibit risk transfer from debt holders to taxpayers. They along with standards to improve the quality and quantity of bank capital reflect a considerate response to the former regulatory capital framework. However, it is unclear as to whether investors fully consider the risks of CoCos and correctly factor those risks into their valuation. ESMA believes there are specific risks to CoCos and that investors should take those risks into consideration prior to investing in these instruments. | |||
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). | |||
28/01/2016 | 2016/102 | Statement by Steven Maijoor on behalf of the ESAs | Joint Committee, Speeches | Statement | PDF 107.74 KB |
Statement at the ECON scrutiny hearing on behalf of the ESAs. |
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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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20/06/2016 | 2016/940 | Statement by Steven Maijoor at ECON MiFID II/MiFIR Scrutiny Session, 21 June 2016 | Speeches, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Statement | PDF 235.65 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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10/11/2016 | 2016-1563 | Issues for consideration in implementing IFRS 9: Financial Instruments | Audit, Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Statement | PDF 256.22 KB |
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07/03/2017 | ESMA22-106-141 | Joint Statement of the SMSG and the BSG on the Draft Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability | Joint Committee, Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group | Statement | PDF 91.5 KB |
Joint Statement of the SMSG and the BSG on the Draft Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability of Members of the Management Body and Key Function Holders |
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21/03/2017 | JC1 | Statement- ESAs welcome European Commission’s public consultation on their operation | Joint Committee | Statement | PDF 206.55 KB |
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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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28/09/2017 | ESMA70-154-356 | Public statement- Joint work plan of ESMA and NCAs for opinions on MiFID II pre-trade transparency waivers and position limits | MiFID - Secondary Markets | Statement | PDF 165.66 KB |
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29/09/2017 | ESMA71-99-602 | ESMA appoints new chairs to Standing Committees | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Corporate Information, Innovation and Products, Market Integrity, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Post Trading | Statement | PDF 143.69 KB |
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13/11/2017 | ESMA50-157-829 | ESMA alerts investors to the high risks of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) | Innovation and Products, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 444.01 KB |
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13/11/2017 | ESMA50-157-828 | ESMA alerts firms involved in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to the need to meet relevant regulatory requirements | Innovation and Products, Warnings and publications for investors | Statement | PDF 330.73 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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20/12/2017 | ESMA70-145-401 | ESMA statement for smooth implementation of LEI | MiFID - Secondary Markets | Statement | PDF 134.04 KB |
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27/04/2018 | ESMA22-103-753 | Multilateral MoU on cooperation, information exchange and consultation | International cooperation, Joint Committee | Statement | PDF 731.24 KB |