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01/10/2012 2012/641 ESMA approves Axesor S.A. as a credit rating agency Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases Statement PDF
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20/03/2013 2013/336 ESMA certifies Kroll Bond Rating Agency to operate in the EU Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
76.36 KB
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.
24/11/2014 2014/1399 Public Statement- ESMA approves Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited as a credit rating agency Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
134.62 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the registration of Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited, based in the UK, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 24th November 2014. Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited’s registration as a CRA means that its credit ratings can be used for regulatory purposes under EU legislation. This is the seventh entity in the Moody’s Investors Service group to be registered as an EU Registered Credit Rating Agency.
12/12/2014 2014/1486 Public Statement- ESMA certifies Egan-Jones Ratings Co. to operate in the EU Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
88.76 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the certification in the European Union of Egan-Jones Ratings Co. (EJR), an U.S. American credit rating agency (CRA), under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The certification takes effect from 12 December 2014.EJR is headquartered in Haverford (Pennsylvania, USA) and is subject to registration, supervision and enforcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a “Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization”.
27/10/2015 2015/1605 Public Statement- INC Rating registration FINAL Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
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01/12/2015 2015/1778 Public Statement- Expert RA registration Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
123.49 KB
28/01/2016 2016/102 Statement by Steven Maijoor on behalf of the ESAs Joint Committee, Speeches Statement PDF
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Statement at the ECON scrutiny hearing on behalf of the ESAs.
13/06/2016 2016/943 Statement by Verena Ross at ECON Public Hearing on Securitisation Board of Supervisors, Speeches Statement PDF
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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
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21/07/2016 2016/1159 Public notice- Infrigement by Fitch Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases 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.
10/11/2016 2016-1563 Issues for consideration in implementing IFRS 9: Financial Instruments Audit, Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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07/03/2017 ESMA22-106-141 Joint Statement of the SMSG and the BSG on the Draft Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability Joint Committee, Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group Statement PDF
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Joint Statement of the SMSG and the BSG on the Draft Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability of Members of the Management Body and Key Function Holders
21/03/2017 JC1 Statement- ESAs welcome European Commission’s public consultation on their operation Joint Committee Statement PDF
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03/05/2017 ESMA33-9-174 Opening Statement for ECON Scrutiny Hearing on CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Statement PDF
154.31 KB
01/06/2017 ESMA71-99-466 Public Notice- Moody's Germany and Moody's United Kingdom Board of Supervisors Statement PDF
297.01 KB
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
143.69 KB
13/11/2017 ESMA71-99-650 Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited Registration Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases Statement PDF
164.33 KB

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