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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 189.46 KB |
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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 555.25 KB |
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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 445.83 KB |
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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 444.79 KB |
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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 485.78 KB |
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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 83.07 KB |
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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 559.31 KB |
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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 76.36 KB |
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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. | |||
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. | |||
24/06/2014 | 2014/685 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the CRA3 Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 2.39 MB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required under the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA3) Regulation regarding information on transparency of structured finance instruments, the European Rating Platform and periodic reporting of fees charged by credit rating agencies. The draft RTS, which complement the existing regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs), cover: • disclosure requirements on structured finance instruments (SFIs); • the European Rating Platform (ERP); and • the periodic reporting on fees charged by CRAs. | |||
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”. | |||
27/10/2015 | 2015/1605 | Public Statement- INC Rating registration FINAL | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 136.3 KB |
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01/12/2015 | 2015/1778 | Public Statement- Expert RA registration | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 123.49 KB |
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18/02/2016 | 2015/SMSG/036 | SMSG Advice on ESEF | European Single Electronic Format, Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group | SMSG Advice | PDF 109.63 KB |
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13/07/2016 | 2016/1122 | Feedback Statement on the Discussion Paper on the validation and review of CRAs’ methodologies | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 477.03 KB |
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21/07/2016 | 2016/1159 | Public notice- Infrigement by Fitch | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Statement | PDF 324.96 KB |
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03/05/2017 | ESMA33-9-174 | Opening Statement for ECON Scrutiny Hearing on CRA Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Statement | PDF 154.31 KB |