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17/11/2017 ESMA33-9-207 Technical Advice on CRA Regulatory Equivalence- CRA 3 Update Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
1.51 MB
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.
05/10/2020 ESMA22-106-2819 SMSG advice on 2021 Annual Work Programme Corporate Information, Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group SMSG Advice PDF
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05/08/2014 2014/939 Report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on ESMA’s staffing and resource for CRA supervision Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
322.49 KB		 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is required by Article 39a of Regulation (EU) No 462/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 21 May 2013, amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA Regulation), to assess the staffing and resources needs arising from the assumption of its powers and duties under the CRA Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of these needs. The Report describes the tasks that ESMA carries out in view of its responsibilities under the CRA Regulation. For each task the report analyses the implications in terms of processes and activities to be carried out. The report also provides the implications in terms of resources and budget. While ESMA experienced a steep increase of resources in the initial years following the entry into force of the CRA Regulation, incremental growth in staff numbers in 2015 and 2016 can be envisaged to adequately cope with additional tasks following from the CRA3 Regulation.
02/10/2015 2015/1473 Report on the Possibility of Establishing one or more Mappings of Credit Ratings Published on the European Rating Platform Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
515.48 KB
09/11/2020 ESMA31-67-127 Question and answers on Transparency Directive (TD) Brexit, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Supervisory convergence, Transparency Q&A PDF
352.79 KB
29/07/2021 ESMA33-5-87 Q&A on the Implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 462 2013 On CRA Credit Rating Agencies Q&A PDF
409.83 KB
11/04/2019 ESMA31-62-780 Q&A on Prospectus Related Topics Brexit, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Information, Prospectus, Supervisory convergence Q&A PDF
957.9 KB
01/04/2022 ESMA32-51-370 Q&A on ESMA Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Information Q&A PDF
987.02 KB
23/03/2015 2015/609 Guidelines on periodic information to be submitted to ESMA by Credit Rating Agencies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
166.64 KB
21/06/2021 ESMA80-196-5170 Final Report Technical Advice on Fees Charged to CRAs by ESMA Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
404.7 KB
15/07/2022 ESMA80-196-6345 Final Report on the Revision to Guidelines and Recommendations on the Scope of the CRA Regulation Credit Rating Agencies, Guidelines and Technical standards Final Report PDF
411.44 KB
31/01/2022 ESMA80-416-20 Final report on the Guidelines on Disclosure Requirements for Initial Reviews and Preliminary Ratings Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
282.39 KB
17/11/2017 ESMA33-9-205 Final Report on the application of the CRA endorsement regime Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
1.02 MB
31/03/2020 ESMA43-370-103 Final report on TA on EMIR 2.2 CCP fines CCP Directorate, Credit Rating Agencies, Post Trading, Trade Repositories Final Report PDF
478.11 KB
18/07/2018 ESMA33-9-246 Final report on Supplementary Guidelines on Endorsement Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
948.62 KB
15/11/2016 2016-1575 Final Report on Guidelines on the validation and review of Credit Rating Agencies’ methodologies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
655.85 KB
05/02/2019 ESMA 33-9-295 Final Report Guidelines on the Submission of Periodic Information to ESMA by Credit Rating Agencies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
769.91 KB
18/07/2019 ESMA33-9-320 Final Report Guidelines on Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Credit Rating Agencies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
336.63 KB
13/05/2020 ESMA80-189-6982 EU CLO credit ratings – an overview of Credit Rating Agencies practices and challenges COVID-19, Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
436.43 KB

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