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28/07/2011 2011/226 Public statement- ESMA Statement on disclosures related to sovereign debt to be included in IFRS financial statements Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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25/11/2011 2011/397 Public statement on sovereign debt in IFRS financial statements Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Press Releases Statement PDF
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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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20/12/2012 2012/853 Treatment of Forbearance Practices in IFRS Financial Statements of Financial Institutions Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence 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
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11/11/2013 2013/1634 European common enforcement priorities for 2013 financial statements Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its European Common Enforcement Priorities (Priorities) for 2013. These Priorities are to be used by European Economic Area (EEA) national authorities in their assessment of listed companies’ 2013 financial statements. ESMA has defined these Priorities in order to promote the consistent application of IFRS across the EEA. Listed companies and their auditors should take account of the areas set out in the Priorities when preparing and auditing the IFRS financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2013. The Priorities identified refer to the application of IFRS in relation to: • Impairment of non-financial assets; • Measurement and disclosure of post-employment benefit obligations; • Fair value measurement and disclosure; • Disclosures related to significant accounting policies, judgements and estimates; and • Measurement of financial instruments and disclosure of related risks.
24/04/2014 2013/922 Compliance table- suitability guidelines MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Compliance table PDF
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24/04/2014 2013/923 Compliance table- compliance guidelines Guidelines and Technical standards, MiFID - Investor Protection Compliance table PDF
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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.
28/10/2014 2014/1309 Public Statement- European common enforcement priorities for 2014 financial statements Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (‘ESMA’) issues this Public Statement which defines the European common enforcement priorities in order to promote consistent application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (‘IFRS’) as indicated in the ESMA Guidelines on enforcement of financial information.As in the previous years, ESMA, together with European national enforcers, identified financial reporting topics which, listed companies and their auditors should particularly consider when preparing and auditing, respectively, the IFRS financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2014. In addition to these common priorities, national enforcers might also set additional enforcement priorities focusing on other relevant topics.ESMA, together with the European national enforcers, will pay particular attention to these common enforcement priorities as well as priorities identified in previous years, when monitoring and assessing the application of all relevant IFRS requirements. National enforcers will continue to focus on material issues in the financial statements that are relevant for an individual issuer under examination. On the basis of examinations performed, national enforcers will take corrective actions whenever material misstatements are identified. ESMA will report on findings regarding these priorities in its Report on the 2015 enforce-ment activities.
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”.
18/02/2015 JC/GL/2014/43 Appendix 1 Compliance table for JC guidelines for complaints-handling for the securities (ESMA) and banking (EBA) sectors Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee Compliance table PDF
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The table contains details of the competent authorities* who comply or intend to comply with the ESAs’ Joint Guidelines on complaints-handling for the securities (ESMA) and banking (EBA) sectors.
27/10/2015 2015/1609 Public Statement- Improving Disclosures Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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27/10/2015 2015/1608 Public Statement- ECEP 2015 Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
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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
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22/12/2015 JC/2015/087 Compliance Table GL financial conglomerates Guidelines and Technical standards, Joint Committee Compliance table PDF
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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.

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