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Reset all filters| Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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| 14/09/2011 | 2011/288 | Call for evidence- Empty voting | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Transparency | Consultation Paper | PDF 81.13 KB |
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| 22/11/2011 | 2011/219 | ESMA comment letter on the EU Commission Green Paper- The EU Corporate Governance Framework | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Letter | PDF 496.17 KB |
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| 22/03/2012 | 2012/212 | Discussion Paper- An Overview of the Proxy Advisory Industry. Considerations on Possible Policy Options | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Consultation Paper | PDF 524.85 KB |
This Discussion Paper focuses on the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which mainly serves institutional investors such as asset managers, mutual funds and pension funds. Following its fact-finding work in 2011, ESMA recognises the proxy advisory industry within Europe is, or is expected to be, growing in prominence and investors are, or are expected to be, increasingly using proxy advisor services. In this paper ESMA identifies several key issues related to the proxy advisory market which may have an impact on the proper functioning of the voting process. The range of policy options that ESMA will consider, and on which it seeks further input from market participants, consists of four broad areas, including: 1. No EU-level action at this stage 2. Encouraging Member States and/or industry to develop standards 3. Quasi-binding EU-level regulatory instruments 4. Binding EU-level legislative instruments ESMA will consider these options based on the feedback it receives from market participants, and, if appropriate, will undertake further policy action, either directly or by providing an opinion to the European Commission. The reason to bring up some policy options is due to the fact that proxy advisors are currently not regulated at a pan-European level. Nevertheless, there are relevant European rules that apply to investors (e.g. for UCITS management companies when exercising voting rights). In addition, there are also well-recognised corporate governance standards that apply to issuers at a national level (based on the “comply or explain approach”) and some complements to improve standards of stewardship among investors. All feedback received from this Discussion Paper will be duly considered. ESMA expects to publish a feedback statement in Q4 of 2012 which will summarise the responses received and will state ESMA’s view on whether there is a need for policy action in this area. | |||
| 07/05/2012 | 2012/278 | Call for evidence on Transaction reporting | Market Integrity | Consultation Paper | PDF 286 KB |
This call for evidence seeks to collect interested parties’ views on what elements ESMA should consider in its work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting, as well as opinions on what areas of the OTC derivatives guidelines need to be updated. On the basis of responses received to this call for evidence, ESMA will define its further work on guidelines on harmonised transaction reporting and launch a full public consultation. | |||
| 14/11/2013 | 2013/1649 | ESMA’s policy orientations on possible implementing measures under the Market Abuse Regulation | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Consultation Paper | PDF 950.26 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Discussion Paper setting out its initial views on the implementing measures it will have to develop for the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). MAR aims to enhance market integrity and investor protection. It will achieve this by updating and strengthening the existing market abuse framework, by extending its scope to new markets and trading strategies, and by introducing new requirements. The Discussion Paper presents positions and regulatory options on those issues where ESMA will have to develop MAR implementing measures, likely to include Regulatory Technical Standards, Delegated Acts and Guidelines. These implementing measures are of fundamental importance to the new regime, as they set out how MAR’s enlarged scope is to be implemented in practice by market participants, trading platforms, investors, issuers and persons related to financial markets. In developing these regulatory options ESMA, where similar requirements already exist under the current Market Abuse Directive (MAD), has taken into consideration the existing MAD Level 2 texts and ESMA/CESR guidelines to set out the DP positions in light of the extended scope of MAR. This Discussion Paper is based on the version of the MAR Level 1 text agreed by the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission on 24 June 2013. Consultation Reference 2013/1649 Closing date for responses Monday, 27 January 2014 Contact market.integrity[at]esma.europa.eu | |||
| 10/11/2014 | 2014/1352 | Consultation Paper on review of the technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR | Market Integrity | Consultation Paper | PDF 657.07 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a consultation paper on the revision of the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) in relation to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The ESMA RTS/ ITS deal with the obligation of counterparties' and CCP's to report to trade repositories. Since the entry into force of the RTS and ITS, ESMA has worked on ensuring their consistent application. The practical implementation of EMIR reporting showed some shortcomings and highlighted particular instances for improvements so that the EMIR reports better fulfil their objectives. ESMA revised standards propose to clarify the interpretation of the data fields needed for the reporting to trade repositories and the most appropriate way of populating them. ESMA will consider stakeholder's feedback to the proposed revised standards by 13 February 2015. | |||
| 23/02/2015 | 2015/168 | Letter to EU Institutions re ESMA’s 2015 Work Programme | Corporate Information, Management Board, Board of Supervisors | Letter | PDF 37.31 KB |
Dear Mr Gualtieri, Ms Ribkina and Commissioner Hill, On 30 September 2014 we sent you ESMA’s Work Programme for 2015, which was based on the budget request that had been approved by ESMA’s Board of Supervisors: a budget of €38,639,000 and 147 Establishment Plan posts. The EU budget had not been voted at the time. Following the adoption of the EU budget, ESMA’s 2015 expenditure budget is €33,601,402 (plus an additional €3,100,000 from assigned revenues for tasks delegated from National Competent Authorities) with an Establishment Plan of 137 posts. ESMA’s Board of Supervisors has approved a revised work programme to account for the difference of €5m and 10 Establishment Plan posts; representing a 15% reduction compared to the planned ESMA budget and 7% of its Establishment Plan. ESMA will therefore lack sufficient resources to execute all the tasks that were initially planned for 2015. The Work Programme explains the areas where reprioritisation had to take place, including the risk that ESMA will not fully meet its legal obligations, for instance due to the delay of delivery compared to legally set timetables. A summary of the deprioritised tasks is annexed to the Work Programme and reproduced in the table below. 2014/1200rev ESMA Work Programme | |||
| 08/06/2015 | 2015/920 | Impact of the Best Practice Principles for Providers of Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Consultation Paper | PDF 337.08 KB |
Responding to this Call for Evidence ESMA invites comments on all matters in this paper and in particular on the specific questions presented throughout the paper. Comments are most helpful, if they:a. respond to the question stated;b. indicate the specific question to which they relate; andc. contain a clear rationale. ESMA will consider all comments received by 27 July 2015. All contributions should be submitted online at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading ‘Your input - Consultations’. Publication of responses All contributions received will be published following the close of the Call for Evidence, unless you request otherwise. Please clearly and prominently indicate in your submission any part you do not wish to be publically disclosed. A standard confidentiality statement in an email message will not be treated as a request for non-disclosure. A confidential response may be requested from us in accordance with ESMA’s rules on access to documents. We may consult you, if we receive such a request. Any decision we make not to disclose the response is reviewable by ESMA’s Board of Appeal and the European Ombudsman.Data protection Information on data protection can be found at www.esma.europa.eu under the heading Legal Notice.Who should read this Call for Evidence This Call for Evidence will be of relevance to persons and entities participating in the voting chain, particularly proxy advisors, investors, companies listed in Europe, proxy solicitors and consultants. | |||
| 28/01/2016 | 2016/162 | Consultation paper- Draft Guidelines on the Market Abuse Regulation | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Consultation Paper | PDF 406.76 KB |
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| 15/02/2016 | 2016/288 | Discussion Paper Benchmarks Regulation | Market Integrity, Benchmarks | Consultation Paper | PDF 1017.02 KB |
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| 27/05/2016 | 2016/723 | Consultation Paper on ESMA technical advice on Benchmarks Regulation | Market Integrity, Benchmarks | Consultation Paper | PDF 905.26 KB |
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| 26/07/2016 | 2016/1164 | Letter to the Commissioner Dombrovskis on MAR ITS | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Letter | PDF 205.33 KB |
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| 30/09/2016 | 2016/1409 | Draft RTS and ITS under SFTR and amendments to related EMIR RTS | Post Trading, Securities Financing Transactions | Consultation Paper | PDF 5.63 MB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing this Consultation Paper as part of its consultations on Level 2 measures under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) as well as certain amendments to the Level 2 measures under EMIR in order to take into account legal developments as well as to ensure consistency, where relevant, between the frameworks of both regulations Contents Section 1 is the executive summary of the document. Section 2 explains the background to our proposals. Section 3 includes detailed information on the procedure and criteria for registration as TR under SFTR. Section 4 details the use of internationally agreed reporting standards, the reporting logic under SFTR and the main aspects of the structure of an SFT report. Section 5 covers the requirements regarding transparency of data and aggregation and comparison of data. Section 6 details the access levels of authorities. Section 7 contains the tables of fields, for the relevant types of SFTs, as well as a summary of all the questions. Next Steps ESMA will consider the feedback it received to this document in the fourth quarter of 2016. The final report and the draft technical standards will be submitted to the European Commission for endorsement by the end of Q1/beginning Q2 2017. |
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| 07/07/2017 | ESMA70-145-127 | Consultation paper on the evaluation of the short-selling regulation | Market Integrity, Short Selling | Consultation Paper | PDF 1.46 MB |
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| 19/12/2017 | ESMA33-128-33 | Consultation_Paper_STS notification | Securitisation | Consultation Paper | PDF 1.01 MB |
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| 19/12/2017 | ESMA33-128-107 | Consultation_Paper_Disclosure_and_Operational_Standards | Securitisation | Consultation Paper | PDF 2.66 MB |
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| 19/12/2017 | ESMA33-128-108 | Consultation_Paper_Third-Party_Firm_STS_Verification_Application | Securitisation | Consultation Paper | PDF 586.89 KB |
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| 23/03/2018 | ESMA33-128-109 | Consultation Paper Securitisation Repositories Application | Securitisation | Consultation Paper | PDF 720.24 KB |
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| 23/03/2018 | ESMA33-128-212 | ESMA33-128-212 Consultation Paper TA Fees Securitisation Repositories | Securitisation | Consultation Paper | PDF 659.97 KB |
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| 13/04/2018 | ESMA40-133-624 | ESMA's response to WP29 Consultation on Guidelines on Derogations | International cooperation, Supervisory convergence | Letter | PDF 428.49 KB |