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10/05/2021 ESMA50-164-4285 Guidelines On outsourcing to cloud service providers Innovation and Products Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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18/05/2011 2011/139 Final report- Guidelines on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4 (3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation No 1060/2009 Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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17/12/2012 2011/188 Cooperation including delegation between ESMA, the competent authorities and the sectoral competent authorities under Regulation (EU) No 513/2011 on credit rating agencies Credit Rating Agencies Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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22/12/2011 2011/461 Final report- Regulatory Technical Standards on the presentation of the information that credit rating agencies shall disclose in accordance with Article 11(2) and point 1 of Part II of Section E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
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22/12/2011 2011/462 Final Report- Draft RTS on the assessment of compliance of credit rating methodologies with CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
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22/12/2011 2011/463 Final report- Regulatory technical standards on the information for registration and certification of credit rating agencies Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
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22/12/2011 2011/464 Final report- Draft RTS on the content and format of ratings data periodic reporting to be requested from credit ratings agencies for the purpose of on-going supervision by ESMA Credit Rating Agencies Technical Standards PDF
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22/03/2012 2012/207 ESMA’s Report on the Supervision of Credit Rating Agencies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
323.81 KB		 This report provides an overview of ESMA’s supervisory activity on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union and summarises the results of ESMA’s first examination of the three groups of registered CRAs (Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Services, and Standard & Poor's Rating Services). The examination referred to in this document is the first step in an ongoing supervisory process conducted by ESMA and therefore does not represent a full scope investigation. The observations set forth in this Report refer to common issues affecting CRAs activities. As of the date of this document, ESMA has not determined whether any observation highlighted below constitutes a breach of the provisions of the Regulation. ESMA is still progressing in its assessment of the areas discussed in this Report. This Report is not based on a decision by ESMA’s Board of Supervisors; therefore it is published without prejudice to the possibility of further investigations which could lead to enforcement or supervisory actions.
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.
12/01/2012 2012/3 Annual report on the application of the Regulation on credit rating agencies as provided by Article 21(5) and Article 39a of the Regulation (EU) No 1060/2009 as amended by Regulation No 1095/2010 Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
141.98 KB		 This is the first report under the new CRA regulation, however, please note that CESR published a report about the application of the Regulation in the EU and, in particular, on the implementation of the requirements established in Annex I of the Regulation on 6 December 2010 (CESR/10-1424), according to Article 21(4) of the Regulation which was subsequently amended by Regulation No (EC) 513/2011. At the time of publication, 16 CRA's have been registered.
03/01/2013 2012/875 Report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the budgetary impli-cations of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps Short Selling Final Report PDF
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01/02/2013 2013/158 Guidelines on the exemption for market making activities and primary market operations under Regulation (EU) 236/2012 of the European Parliament and the Council on short selling and certain aspects of Credit Default Swaps Short Selling Final Report PDF
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30/01/2013 2013/159 Q&A on Implementation of the Regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (2nd update) Short Selling Q&A PDF
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02/12/2013 2013/1775 Sovereign ratings investigation- ESMA’s assessment of governance, conflicts of interest, resourcing adequacy and confidentiality controls Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
302.99 KB		 This report summarises the findings of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) general investigation into sovereign credit ratings issued by Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s which took place between February and October 2013, as indicated in its Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) 2013 Supervision and Policy Work Plan. In this report ESMA describes the observed deficiencies and main concerns while also identifying a number of good practices in the following areas: • the role of senior management and other non-rating functions in the rating process and the actual or potential conflicts of interest which could arise; • the actual or potential conflicts of interests generated by the involvement of sovereign analysts in research and publication activities; • confidentiality of sovereign rating information and controls in place prior to publication of ratings (including IT and access controls to confidential information); • timing of publication of sovereign ratings, including timely disclosure of rating changes; • monitoring of the adequacy and expertise of resources dedicated to sovereign ratings; • preparation of rating committees; and • definitions of roles and responsibilities among different analytical functions. ESMA’s investigation revealed shortcomings in the sovereign ratings process which could pose risks to the quality, independence and integrity of the ratings and of the rating process. As of the date of this document, ESMA has not determined whether any of the observations made in this report constitute serious indications of the possible existence of facts liable to constitute one or more infringements of the CRA Regulation.
18/03/2013 2013/308 Annual report on the application of the Regulation on credit rating agencies- 2012 Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
601.08 KB		 This is the second annual report on the application of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation. 
17/06/2013 2013/720 Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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30/07/2013 2013/720 BG Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
159.45 KB		 Насоки и препоръки Насоки и препоръки относно приложното поле на Регламента за АКР
30/07/2013 2013/720 CS Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
140.94 KB		 Obecné pokyny a doporučení Obecné pokyny a doporučení k oblasti působnosti nařízení o ratingových agenturách
30/07/2013 2013/720 DA Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
100.11 KB		 Retningslinjer og henstillinger Retningslinjer og henstillinger om CRA-forordningens anvendelsesområde
30/07/2013 2013/720 DE Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
103.09 KB		 Leitlinien und Empfehlungen Leitlinien und Empfehlungen zum Geltungsbereich der CRA-Verordnung

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