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Reset all filters| Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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| 11/05/2005 | 05-331 | Press release- Facilitating the implementation of the Market Abuse Directive | Market Abuse, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 72.91 KB |
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| 22/11/2007 | 07-762 | Press release- CESR identifies the Administrative Measures and Sanctions as well as the Criminal Sanctions available in Member States under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) | Market Abuse, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 82.23 KB |
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| 18/05/2011 | 2011/146 | Press release- ESMA issues Guidelines on endorsement and clarifies the use for regula-tory purposes of credit ratings issued outside the European Union after 6 June 2011 | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 33.42 KB |
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| 06/06/2011 | 2011/170 | Press release- ESMA and the Japanese FSA exchanged letters establishing the cooperation framework between the EU and Japan for credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 133.72 KB |
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| 20/07/2011 | 2011/223 | Press release- ESMA consults on systems and controls for highly automated trading | Press Releases, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Press Release | PDF 57.39 KB |
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| 19/09/2011 | 2011/306 | Press release- ESMA issues first drafts of binding standards for credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 28.01 KB |
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| 21/10/2011 | 2011/354 | Press release- European enforcers see good level of IFRS application in 2010 | IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 31.97 KB |
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| 31/10/2011 | 2011/360 | Press release- DBRS, Fitch, Moody's, and S&P receive EU registration | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.6 KB |
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| 02/12/2011 | 2011/414 | Press release- ESMA gathers worldwide supervisors to discuss enforcement of IFRS | IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 28.53 KB |
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| 09/12/2011 | 2011/431 | Global regulators discuss OTC derivatives regulation | Press Releases, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Press Release | PDF 18.94 KB |
Leaders and senior representatives of the authorities responsible for the regulation of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in Canada, the European Union, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United Statesmet met yesterday in Paris. | |||
| 22/12/2011 | 2011/457 | ESMA outlines future automated trading regime for trading platforms, investment firms and competent authorities | Press Releases, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Press Release | PDF 151.9 KB |
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| 21/12/2011 | 2011/460 | Press Release- ESMA extends transitional period for use of non-EU credit ratings, Australian CRA regime endorsed | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 164.63 KB |
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| 23/03/2011 | 2011/82 | Press release- ESMA establishes a framework for third country prospectus and applies this new framework to facilitate Israeli issuers access | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.19 KB |
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| 24/02/2012 | 2012/128 | ESMA readies guidelines on automated trading – application deadline starts | Press Releases, MiFID - Secondary Markets | Press Release | PDF 167.16 KB |
ESMA today publishes the official translations of its final “Guidelines on systems and controls in an automated trading environment for trading platforms, investment firms and competent authorities” (ESMA/2011/456), first published on 21 December 2011. High Frequency Trading (HFT) is one form of automated trading. By having translated the guidelines into all the official languages of the EU, today’s publication triggers a transitional period of two months within which national supervisors have to declare whether they intend to comply with the guidelines or otherwise explain the reasons for non-compliance which would be made public by ESMA. According to the ESMA Regulation national supervisors have to make every effort to comply with the Guidelines. | |||
| 01/03/2012 | 2012/140 | ESMA advises European Commission on Prospectus Directive’s overhaul- Advice covers possible delegated acts | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 115.14 KB |
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| 15/03/2012 | 2012/158 | ESMA allows EU-registered CRAs to endorse credit ratings issued in the US, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore | Credit Rating Agencies | Press Release | PDF 189.93 KB |
ESMA today announces that it considers the regulatory frameworks for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of the United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore to be in line with European rules. The EU Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on Credit Rating Agencies1 requires ESMA to assess whether the requirements of third-country CRA regimes are “as stringent as” the European ones. Today’s announcement allows European financial institutions to continue using for regulatory purposes credit ratings issued in these countries after 30 April 2012. ESMA’s assessment of third-country CRA regimes is an important tool for enhancing internationally consistent supervision of CRAs in the interests of protecting financial markets and investors in the EU. | |||
| 22/03/2012 | 2012/220 | ESMA issues a report on its first examinations of credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.81 KB |
ESMA today publishes a report (ESMA/2012/207) on the supervision of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union (EU). The report provides an overview of ESMA’s supervisory activity and summarises the results of the first examinations ESMA conducted in December 2011 of three groups of CRAs, namely Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody’s Investor Services (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P). | |||
| 18/04/2012 | 2012/256 | ESMA approves credit ratings from Argentina and Mexico for use in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 186.59 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announces today that it considers the regulatory frameworks for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Argentina and Mexico to be in line with European Union rules. Today’s announcement allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in these countries for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012.In order to facilitate regulatory information exchange, and as a precondition to endorsement, ESMA has entered into co-operation agreements for the supervision of CRAs with the national competent authorities of Argentina and Mexico. Ratings issued under the regulatory frameworks of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States have already been approved for use in the EU. | |||
| 27/04/2012 | 2012/274 | ESMA approves credit ratings from Brazil for use in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 182.58 KB |
ESMA considers the regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Brazil to be in line with European Union rules. This allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in Brazil for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012. In order to facilitate the exchange of regulatory information, and as a precondition to endorsement, ESMA has also entered into a co-operation agreement for the supervision of CRAs with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM). | |||
| 26/07/2012 | 2012/483 | ESMA publishes review of accounting treatment of Greek sovereign debt | Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Press Release | PDF 122.97 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published Review of Greek Government Bonds accounting practices in the IFRS Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2011, which sets out the results of the review conducted by ESMA on accounting practices and disclosures regarding exposure to Greek government bonds. The ESMA review considered a sample of 42 European financial institutions, each with significant exposure to Greek government bonds totalling an estimated gross exposure of around €80 billion. |