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15/04/2011 | 2011/121 | Discussion paper- ESMA’s policy orientations on possible implementing measures under Article 3 of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 186.38 KB |
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13/07/2011 | 2011/209 | Consultation paper- ESMA's draft technical advice to the European Commission on possible implementing measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 2.82 MB |
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22/07/2011 | 2011/220 | Discussion paper- ESMA’s policy orientations on guidelines for UCITS Exchange-Traded Funds and Structured UCITS | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 211.79 KB |
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23/08/2011 | 2011/270 | Consultation paper- ESMA's draft technical advice to the European Commission on possible implementing measures of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive in relation to supervision and third countries | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 154.97 KB |
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14/09/2011 | 2011/288 | Call for evidence- Empty voting | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Transparency | Consultation Paper | PDF 81.13 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/445 | Consultation paper on guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID suitability requirements | MiFID - Investor Protection | Consultation Paper | PDF 355.06 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/446 | Consultation paper on guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID compliance function requirements | MiFID - Investor Protection | Consultation Paper | PDF 393.94 KB |
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19/12/2011 | 2011/BS/229 | Decision of the European Securities and Markets Authority establishing its Review Panel | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Supervisory convergence | Decision | PDF 35.86 KB |
This decision establishes the Review Panel of ESMA and sets out its mandate. | |||
10/03/2011 | 2011/MB/3 | Decision of the Management Board- Internal language arrangements | Management Board, Corporate Information | Decision | PDF 18.51 KB |
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10/03/2011 | 2011/MB/4 | Decision of the Management Board- Professional secrecy | Management Board, Corporate Information | Decision | PDF 34.68 KB |
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31/05/2011 | 2011/MB/69 | Decision of the Management Board- Access to documents | Management Board, Corporate Information | Decision | PDF 201.73 KB |
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21/02/2012 | 2012/113 | Questions and Answers- A Common Definition of European Money Market Funds- updated February 2012 | Fund Management | Q&A | PDF 83.79 KB |
The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of the guidelines on a Common Definition of European Money Market Funds developed by CESR by providing responses to questions posed by the general public and competent authorities. The content of this document is aimed at competent authorities to ensure that in their supervisory activities their actions are converging along the lines of the responses adopted by ESMA. However, the answers are also intended to help management companies by providing clarity as to the content of CESR’s guidelines on a Common Definition of European Money Market Funds, rather than creating an extra layer of requirements. | |||
23/02/2012 | 2012/117 | Discussion paper on Key concepts of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive and types of AIFM | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 359.52 KB |
This document will be of interest to asset management companies and trade associations of asset management companies managing funds falling in the scope of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive. Responses to this discussion paper will help ESMA in finalising its policy approach. In light of the feedback received, ESMA will develop a consultation paper in Q2 2012 setting out formal proposals for draft regulatory technical standards on Article 4(4) of the AIFMD. The results of that public consultation will be used by ESMA in finalising the draft regulatory technical standards to be submitted to the European Commission for endorsement by the end of 2012. | |||
22/03/2012 | 2012/212 | Discussion Paper- An Overview of the Proxy Advisory Industry. Considerations on Possible Policy Options | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Consultation Paper | PDF 524.85 KB |
This Discussion Paper focuses on the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which mainly serves institutional investors such as asset managers, mutual funds and pension funds. Following its fact-finding work in 2011, ESMA recognises the proxy advisory industry within Europe is, or is expected to be, growing in prominence and investors are, or are expected to be, increasingly using proxy advisor services. In this paper ESMA identifies several key issues related to the proxy advisory market which may have an impact on the proper functioning of the voting process. The range of policy options that ESMA will consider, and on which it seeks further input from market participants, consists of four broad areas, including: 1. No EU-level action at this stage 2. Encouraging Member States and/or industry to develop standards 3. Quasi-binding EU-level regulatory instruments 4. Binding EU-level legislative instruments ESMA will consider these options based on the feedback it receives from market participants, and, if appropriate, will undertake further policy action, either directly or by providing an opinion to the European Commission. The reason to bring up some policy options is due to the fact that proxy advisors are currently not regulated at a pan-European level. Nevertheless, there are relevant European rules that apply to investors (e.g. for UCITS management companies when exercising voting rights). In addition, there are also well-recognised corporate governance standards that apply to issuers at a national level (based on the “comply or explain approach”) and some complements to improve standards of stewardship among investors. All feedback received from this Discussion Paper will be duly considered. ESMA expects to publish a feedback statement in Q4 of 2012 which will summarise the responses received and will state ESMA’s view on whether there is a need for policy action in this area. | |||
22/06/2012 | 2012/382 | MiFID Q&A in the area of investor protection and intermediaries | MiFID - Investor Protection | Q&A | PDF 319.78 KB |
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28/06/2012 | 2012/406 | Draft Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 1.03 MB |
Annex II of the AIFMD establishes a set of rules (largely inspired from the provisions of Directive 2006/48/EC, the “CRD”) with which AIFMs have to comply when establishing and applying the remuneration policies for certain categories of their staff. Article 13(2) of the AIFMD requires ESMA to develop guidelines on sound remuneration policies which comply with Annex II of the AIFMD. This consultation paper represents the first step in the elaboration of the guidelines on remuneration policies required by the AIFMD and sets out ESMA’s formal proposals for these guidelines.Responses to this consultation paper will be taken into account by ESMA in finalising the guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD. In finalising the guidelines, ESMA will also take into account the development of its work on the separate set of guidelines, which will be complementary to the CEBS Guidelines, focused on remuneration policies of investment firms from an investor protection point of view, for which a separate consultation paper will be published at the end of Q3 2012. ESMA aims to adopt the final text of the guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the AIFMD in Q4 2012. | |||
30/01/2012 | 2012/44 | ESMA’s guidelines on ETFs and other UCITS issues | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 420.17 KB |
In the summer of 2010 ESMA started looking into the operation of UCITS making use of the new investment freedoms introduced by the UCITS III Directive and the Eligible Assets Directive (2007/16/EC) in order to identify the possible impact on investor protection and market integrity. As part of this work, ESMA published a discussion paper on policy orientations on guidelines for UCITS Exchange-Traded Funds and Structured UCITS on 22 July 2011 (ESMA/2011/220), responses to which were due by 22 September. This consultation paper represents the next stage in the development of ESMA guidelines in this area. ESMA will take into account responses to this consultation paper in finalising the guidelines for adoption in Q2 2012. | |||
17/09/2012 | 2012/570 | Guidelines on remuneration policies and practices (MiFID) | MiFID - Investor Protection | Consultation Paper | PDF 508.33 KB |
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19/12/2012 | 2012/844 | Draft regulatory technical standards on types of AIFMs | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 826.57 KB |
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19/12/2012 | 2012/845 | Guidelines on key concepts of the AIFMD | Fund Management | Consultation Paper | PDF 698.69 KB |