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20/07/2011 2011/211 Public statement- Retrospective Adjustments to Financial Statements Following Rejection Notes Published by the IFRS Interpretations Committee Corporate Disclosure, IAS Regulation Statement PDF
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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
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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
03/02/2015 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
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20/07/2016 2016/1148 Public Statement Issues for consideration in implementing IFRS 15 IAS Regulation, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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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
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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:

  • Hannelore Lausch, Executive Director of the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), Germany, will chair the Market Data Standing Committee;
  • Cyril Roux, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI, will chair the Investment Management Standing Committee; and
  • Merel van Vroonhoven, Chair of the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM), Netherlands, will chair the Investor Protection and Intermediaries Standing Committee.

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.
08/06/2017 ESMA70-145-104 Introductory statement for ECON meeting on level 2 Measures under the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) Market Integrity Statement PDF
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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
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13/03/2018 ESMA70-143-30 First meeting of the Euro Risk Free Rate Working Group – Steven Maijoor concluding remarks Benchmarks Statement PDF
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22/06/2018 ESMA 70-145-466 EC Annex to ESMA response to the EC consultation on supervisory reporting fitness check Market Integrity Statement PDF
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11/07/2018 ESMA70-145-941 Introductory statement for ECON scrutiny session on Level 2 measures under the EU Benchmarks Regulation Market Integrity Statement PDF
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07/10/2019 ESMA90-1-167 Update on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union- preparations for a possible no-deal Brexit scenario on 31 October 2019 Benchmarks, Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets, MiFID II: Transparency Calculations and DVC Statement PDF
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07/10/2019 ESMA70-155-8500 Impact of no-deal Brexit on the application of MiFID II/MiFIR and the Benchmark Regulation (BMR) Benchmarks, Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets Statement PDF
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22/10/2019 ESMA32-63-791 European common enforcement priorities for 2019 annual financial reports Corporate Disclosure, IAS Regulation Statement PDF
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06/02/2020 ESMA70-156-2274 Public statement- Ensuring a common supervisory approach to secure compliance with the MiFIR pre-trade transparency requirements in commodity derivatives Trading Statement PDF
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09/04/2020 ESMA80-187-546 Actions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the EU financial markets regarding the timeliness of fulfilling external audit requirements for interest rate benchmarks under the Benchmarks Regulation Benchmarks, COVID-19 Statement PDF
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01/10/2020 ESMA70-155-10962 Impact of Brexit on the application of MiFID II/MiFIR Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Trading Statement PDF
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01/10/2020 ESMA80-187-610 BMR Brexit Public Statement 2020 Q4 Benchmarks, Brexit Statement PDF
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