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23/09/2014 2014/1164 Annex Annex to the Statement by Steven Maijoor, Chair of ESMA to the ECON hearing, 23 September 2014 Corporate Information Final Report PDF
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10/11/2016 2016-1560 Final Report on Technical Advice under the Benchmarks Regulation Benchmarks Final Report PDF
943.42 KB
14/12/2015 EBA/Op/2015/20 Report on investment firms Joint Committee Final Report PDF
1.2 MB
18/12/2013 ESA/2013/035 Joint Opinion-Review on the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) Joint Committee Opinion PDF
142.63 KB		 Joint Opinion-Review on the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
12/05/2016 ESA/2016/41 Opinion of the ESAs- ECAI credit assessments Credit Rating Agencies, Joint Committee Opinion PDF
379.79 KB
09/03/2016 ESAs/2016/21 RTS on Risk Mitigation LegisWrite Joint Committee Final Report PDF
419.38 KB
09/03/2016 ESAs/2016/22 Annexes to RTS on Risk Mitigation LegisWrite Joint Committee Final Report PDF
297.23 KB
09/03/2016 ESAs/2016/23 Final Draft RTS on Risk Mitigation Techniques final Joint Committee Final Report PDF
705.82 KB
09/03/2016 ESAs/2016/24 FeedbackTable CP1 and CP2 RTS OTC 01022016 Joint Committee Final Report PDF
1.14 MB
28/07/2020 ESMA22-105-1208 ESMA Opinion on 2018 Discharge Report of EP Corporate Information Opinion PDF
92.69 KB
29/04/2020 ESMA41-137-1299 ESMAR Article 9a(2) Opinion- BMR EC Benchmarks Opinion PDF
130.45 KB
29/04/2020 ESMA41-137-1300 ESMAR Article 9a(3) Opinion- BMR NCA Benchmarks Opinion PDF
126.5 KB
esma71-99-1323_esma_nal_opinion_on_delegated_acts_climate_benchmarks.pdf
20/12/2018 ESMA70-145-1008 Final report on Guidelines on non-significant benchmarks Benchmarks Final Report PDF
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02/06/2017 ESMA70-145-81 Final report on draft RTS on cooperation with third countries under BMR Benchmarks Final Report PDF
203.07 KB
12/04/2013 JC 2013-010 Joint Committee report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, March 2013 Joint Committee Final Report PDF
694.8 KB		 The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (Joint Committee) has published today its first Report on Risks and Vulnerabilities in the European Union’s (EU) Financial System. The European financial system faces a range of risks and challenges: 1. Risks from the weak macroeconomic outlook for the financial health of real-economy and sovereign borrowers, and consequently for financial institutions’ asset quality and profitability; 2. Risks of a prolonged period of low interest rates impacting insurers and pension funds, increasing search for yield behaviour and facilitating widespread forbearance by banks; 3. Risks of further fragmentation of the single market in financial services due to evidences of national retrenchment, home bias, reduced cross-border activity and clustering of markets; 4. Risks from increased reliance on collateral in financial transactions; 5. Risks to confidence in financial institutions balance sheet valuations and risk disclosures; and 6. Risks of loss of confidence in financial market benchmarks. These risks, although presented individually in this report, are highly interlinked and require a concerted response by policy makers both at the political level and from the European System of Financial Supervision including the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). Suggested policy actions to restore the confidence in the financial system are presented at the end of some described risks. The challenge facing policy makers is nothing less than to restore the confidence and trust in the financial system that has been eroded during recent years’ financial crises.
05/09/2013 JC 2013/050 Joint Committee report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system, August 2013 Joint Committee Final Report PDF
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08/10/2013 JC 2013/055 Identification of Financial Conglomerates Joint Committee Final Report PDF
268.59 KB		 The Joint Committee publishes the 2013 List of Identified Financial Conglomerates. The latest version of the list shows 75 financial conglomerates with the head of group in an EU/EEA country, one with the head of group in Australia, two with the head of the group in Switzerland, and two with the head of group in the United States.
08/10/2013 JC 2013/056 Explanation of Changes in Compilation of Data Joint Committee Final Report PDF
93.28 KB		 The Joint Committee publishes the 2013 List of Identified Financial Conglomerates. The latest version of the list shows 75 financial conglomerates with the head of group in an EU/EEA country, one with the head of group in Australia, two with the head of the group in Switzerland, and two with the head of group in the United States.
28/11/2013 JC 2013/77 Joint Position of the European Supervisory Authorities on Manufacturers’ Product Oversight & Governance Processes Joint Committee Final Report PDF
210.59 KB		 The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities published today eight principles applicable to the oversight and governance processes of financial products. These principles cover in particular the responsibilities of manufacturers and producers in setting up processes, functions and strategies for designing and marketing financial products, as well as at reviewing the products’ life cycle. The Joint Position of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) highlights in particular that the design of financial products and services poses risks to consumers when the target market is not correctly identified. These risks can also arise when the objectives and characteristics of the target market are not duly taken into account in the marketing of products to consumers. These issues have previously arisen at EU level across the three sectors of banking, insurance and securities.The eight high level principles developed by the three ESAs in their Joint Position stress the importance of the controls that manufacturers should put in place before launching their products, thus discouraging products and services that may cause consumer detriment from entering the market and thus ultimately enhancing consumers’ confidence in financial markets.The Joint Position is not directly addressed to market participants and competent authorities but it will provide a high-level, consistent basis for the development of more detailed principles addressed to manufactures by each ESA in the respective sectors. The Joint position is therefore without prejudice to any work that is being developed by each ESA, including in the context of the review of sectoral Directives.
06/02/2014 JC 2014/004 Mechanistic references to credit ratings in the ESAs’ guidelines and recommendations Joint Committee Final Report PDF
519.98 KB		 The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, ESMA and EIOPA - ESAs) published today its final Report on mechanistic references to credit ratings in the ESAs’ guidelines and recommendations and on the definition of “sole and mechanistic reliance” on such ratings. In accordance with the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRA 3), the EBA, ESMA and EIOPA have reviewed all their existing guidelines and recommendations in order to identify, and where appropriate remove, references to external credit ratings that could trigger sole or mechanistic reliance on such ratings. This final report includes the amendments to ESMA’s Guidelines on Money Market Funds (MMF) according to the definition of ‘sole and mechanistic reliance’ contained therein. This common definition aims at harmonising the different interpretations of ‘sole and mechanistic reliance’ in the ESAs regulations and guidelines. This definition, to which the ESAs intend to refer to in all their future guidelines, recommendations and draft technical standards, was developed taking into account all the comments received during the public consultation that ended on 5 December 2013. Legal background Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of 21 may 2013 (CRA 3) mandates the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA to review and, where appropriate, remove all references to credit ratings in existing guidelines and recommendations that have the potential to trigger sole or mechanistic reliance. This article puts forward the first of the Principles for reducing reliance on CRA Ratings issued by the Financial Stability Board on 27 October 2010.

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