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31/03/2021 ESMA35-43-2632 Application of the temporary suspension of the obligation to publish RTS 27 reports MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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19/12/2018 ESMA35-43-1328 Brexit Statement- information to clients Brexit, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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31/03/2020 ESMA35-36-1919 Clarification of issues related to the publication of reports by execution venues and firms as required under RTS 27 and 28 COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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07/03/2017 ESMA50-1623096732-432x Closing remarks Financial Innovation Day Innovation and Products Statement PDF
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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.
17/02/2021 ESMA70-155-11809 Episodes of very high volatility in trading of certain stocks Market Integrity, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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13/11/2017 ESMA50-157-828 ESMA alerts firms involved in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to the need to meet relevant regulatory requirements Innovation and Products, Warnings and publications for investors Statement PDF
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13/11/2017 ESMA50-157-829 ESMA alerts investors to the high risks of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) Innovation and Products, Warnings and publications for investors Statement PDF
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23/05/2018 ESMA71-99-979 ESMA appoints new chair to its Committee of Economic and Markets’ Analysis Innovation and Products, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors 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.
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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28/01/2021 ESMA71-99-1544 ESMA appoints new IPISC and CNS Chairs Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, MiFID - Investor Protection, Sustainable finance Statement PDF
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28/01/2021 ESMA71-99-1544 ESMA appoints new IPISC and CSN chairs Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, MiFID - Investor Protection, Sustainable finance Statement
07/11/2018 ESMA71-99-1058 ESMA new SC chairs Fund Management, MiFID - Investor Protection, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors Statement PDF
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20/03/2020 ESMA35-43-2348 ESMA Statement on COVID-19 telephone recording COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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19/02/2013 2013/84 Feedback statement on the consultation regarding the role of the proxy advisory industry Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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30/06/2015 2015/1006 Final Report on MiFID II-MiFIR draft technical standards on authorisation, passporting, registration of third country firms and cooperation between competent authorities MiFID - Investor Protection Technical Standards PDF
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12/11/2013 2013/1642 Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
321.63 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert. It also contains information on how shareholders may cooperate in order to secure board member appointments by setting out factors that national authorities may take into account when considering whether shareholders are acting in concert. The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues, following its 2012 report on the application of the TBD. It is based on information collected about the TBD’s application and common practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). The statement was prepared by the Takeover Bids Network, a permanent working group, under ESMA’s auspices, that promotes the exchange of information on practices and application of the TBD across EEA.
27/02/2020 ESMA/2014/677-REV Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update to its statement on practices governed by the Takeover Bid Directive (TBD), focused on shareholder cooperation issues relating to acting in concert and the appointment of board members. The update concerns a change to the Croatian creep-in threshold and secondary threshold in Appendix B. The statement contains a White List of activities that shareholders can cooperate on without the presumption of acting in concert. It also contains information on how shareholders may cooperate in order to secure board member appointments by setting out factors that national authorities may take into account when considering whether shareholders are acting in concert.The statement is in response to a request by the European Commission for clarity on these issues, following its 2012 report on the application of the TBD. It is based on information collected about the TBD’s application and common practices across the European Economic Area (EEA). The statement was prepared by the Takeover Bids Network, a permanent working group, under ESMA’s auspices, that promotes the exchange of information on practices and application of the TBD across EEA.
23/02/2021 ESMA22-105-1307 Introductory statement on GameStop share trading- Steven Maijoor Market Integrity, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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