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Reset all filters| Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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| 04/12/2019 | ESMA71-99-1254 | Acting Chair CCP Supervisory Committee | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Post Trading, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 82.87 KB |
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| 01/04/2020 | ESMA71-99-1309 | Appointment of ACP Chair | Board of Supervisors, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 120.27 KB |
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| 28/03/2019 | ESMA90-1-83 | Brexit Update March 2019 | Brexit, Credit Rating Agencies, MiFID - Secondary Markets, MiFID II: Transparency Calculations and DVC, Post Trading, Trade Repositories | Statement | PDF 121.13 KB |
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| 20/12/2013 | 2013/1970 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on specific situations that require the publication of a supplement to the prospectus | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Technical Standards | PDF 713.74 KB |
The Final Report contains the draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on situations which require the publication of a supplement to the prospectus which ESMA is required to submit to the European Commission by 1 January 2014 in accordance with Article 16(3) of the Prospectus Directive. The Report furthermore includes a summary of the main responses received to ESMA’s Consultation Paper which was published in March 2013. The draft RTS sets out nine situations which are always considered to be significant in the context of securities issuance and where a supplement to the prospectus will always be required. Other situations would require a case-by-case assessment. | |||
| 24/06/2014 | 2014/685 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the CRA3 Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 2.39 MB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required under the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA3) Regulation regarding information on transparency of structured finance instruments, the European Rating Platform and periodic reporting of fees charged by credit rating agencies. The draft RTS, which complement the existing regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs), cover: • disclosure requirements on structured finance instruments (SFIs); • the European Rating Platform (ERP); and • the periodic reporting on fees charged by CRAs. | |||
| 30/03/2012 | 2012/228 | Draft technical standards on the Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps | Short Selling | Technical Standards | PDF 1.02 MB |
Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (the Regulation) requires ESMA to develop draft regulatory (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) in relation to several provisions contained in Articles 9, 11, 12 and 16 of the Regulation. The draft RTS and ITS will be submitted to the European Commission by 31 March 2012. The Commission has three months to decide whether to endorse ESMAs draft technical standards. A further regulatory technical standard, on the method of calculation of the fall in value of a financial instrument required under Article 24(8) of the Regulation will be submitted together with the technical advice in the course of April 2012. | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 2012/641 | ESMA approves Axesor S.A. as a credit rating agency | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 83.07 KB |
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| 07/05/2014 | 2014/477 | ESMA approves EuroRating as a credit rating agency | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 75.01 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the registration of EuroRating Sp. z o.o., based in Poland, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 7 May 2014. | |||
| 07/11/2014 | 2014/1345 | ESMA certifies HR Ratings de México to operate in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 87.87 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the certification in the European Union of HR Ratings de México, S.A. de C.V. (HR Ratings), a Mexican credit rating agency (CRA), under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The certification takes effect from 7 November 2014. | |||
| 20/03/2013 | 2013/336 | ESMA certifies Kroll Bond Rating Agency to operate in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 76.36 KB |
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| 27/10/2020 | ESMA 33-5-857 | ESMA Public Statement on CRA Endorsement Oct 2020 | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 117.99 KB |
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| 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 | |||
| 23/09/2020 | ESMA71-99-1404 | ESMA reappoints the chairs of its Data and Investment Management Standing Committees | Board of Supervisors, Fund Management, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 86.16 KB |
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| 31/05/2017 | ESMA71-99-470 | ESMA registers Bloomberg Trade Repository Limited as a trade repository | Press Releases, Trade Repositories | Statement | PDF 141.48 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU supervisor of trade repositories (TRs), has registered Bloomberg Trade Repository Limited as a TR under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), with effect from 7 June 2017. Bloomberg Trade Repository Limited is based in the United Kingdom and covers the following derivative asset classes: commodities, credit, foreign exchange, equities and interest rates. |
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| 06/05/2020 | ESMA71-99-1321 | ESMA registers SFTR TRs | Press Releases, Securities Financing Transactions, Trade Repositories | Statement | PDF 95.4 KB |
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| 15/07/2020 | ESMA71-99-1364 | ESMA Statement on Assessment of German Financial Reporting Regime | Corporate Disclosure, Guidelines and Technical standards, Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Statement | PDF 88.5 KB |
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| 15/03/2019 | ESMA33-5-735 | ESMA statement on the endorsement of UK credit ratings in case of a no-deal Brexit | Brexit, Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 122.54 KB |
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| 10/02/2016 | 2016-278 | EU-US approach CCP equivalence | Post Trading, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 97.22 KB |
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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 482.56 KB |
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| 13/07/2016 | 2016/1122 | Feedback Statement on the Discussion Paper on the validation and review of CRAs’ methodologies | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 477.03 KB |