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10/03/2011 2011/11 Public statement of consultation practices Corporate Information Statement PDF
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09/11/2012 2012/279 ESMA appoints new chairs to Standing Committees Corporate Information Statement PDF
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23/09/2014 2014/1164 Statement by Steven Maijoor, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority at the ECON Committee, European Parliament 23 September 2014 Corporate Information Statement PDF
109.53 KB		 Dear Members of the European Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to congratulate you on your election or re-election as a Member of the European Parliament and as a member of this important committee. Call it a “Single Capital Market” or “Capital Market Union”, the financial regulatory reform in the European Union (EU) in the last five years has made solid progress and is a decisive step towards the aim of completing the single market in financial services. This is not only a necessity to tackle failures exposed by the financial crisis, it is also a crucial part of realising the overriding objective of securing economic recovery in the EU. However, it will only reach its full potential if the single rule book is applied consistently and supervised adequately so that all stakeholders can benefit from it in daily practice. ESMA plays a key role in achieving this objective, by enhancing investor protection and by promoting stable and orderly financial markets in the EU. Since its inception three and a half years ago, ESMA has contributed to the creation of an EU single rulebook by developing technical standards and guidelines, and by assisting the European Institutions, and the European Commission in particular, in providing technical advice on such areas as: over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, hedge funds and private equity, short selling, high frequency trading, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), investment advice and financial information. In the last 12 months, ESMA finalised 22 technical standards and pieces of technical advice to the European Commission, as well as seven sets of guidelines, in order to complete the legal framework in areas such as Credit Rating Agencies, prospectuses, market infrastructures, European Social Entrepreneurship Funds and European Venture Capital Funds. We are currently translating the recently agreed MiFID II/MiFIR requirements into practically applicable rules. I will not run through all the work we have done on the single rulebook in that time as you can find an overview and some statistics in the Annex to my Statement which was distributed to you. I would like to stress that throughout the entire policy process we engage as much as possible with all relevant stakeholders – through hearings, direct meetings and consultations. We have – and will continue – to interact with many stakeholder associations representing consumers, investors and market participants - and solicit the views of ESMA’s Securities and Markets Stakeholders Group (SMSG). To mention two examples, right now we are assessing the almost 800 responses we have received to our MiFID II discussion and consultation papers and ESMA has received more than 1500 questions on the implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). ESMA has successfully developed a regime of direct supervision at EU level. We supervise 23 credit rating agencies by conducting thematic investigations, on-site visits, analysing the information CRAs provide to the public and by monitoring the implementation of remedial action plans. In June this year, ESMA concluded its first enforcement action and issued a public notice censuring Standard & Poor’s Credit Market Services France SAS and Standard & Poor’s Credit Market Services Europe Limited (S&P) for failing to meet certain organisational requirements. EMIR brings more transparency to derivatives markets by introducing mandatory reporting to trade repositories (TRs). Since November 2013, six repositories have been registered and are now supervised by ESMA. Since reporting under EMIR went live, derivatives trade data has flowed into the repositories: as of 30 June 2014, more than 1 billion new trades have been reported to the TRs. Regulators now have access, or are in the process of establishing access, to derivatives data which should help in providing a clearer picture on the risks associated with those markets. On identifying risks to investor protection and stability, ESMA has substantially improved its data and intelligence gathering capabilities. Risks in securities markets are, for example regularly, identified and reported on in ESMA’s Trend, Risk and Vulnerabilities Report. Concerning the convergence of supervisory practices we have employed a range of instruments, including Q&As, opinions and peer reviews. Regarding peer reviews, we have strengthened our methodology, including the more frequent use of on-site visits. More generally, with the reform of financial markets moving from legislation to implementation, supervisory convergence will become a higher priority in ESMA’s activities and we will increase our resources allocated to this area. That brings me to the last topic I would like to raise, which I also brought to this Committee’s attention last year, the need for a stable budget. Today, our funding comes from a combination of the EU budget, levies on the financial market entities that we supervise directly, and the Member States’ national competent authorities. We are concerned that an increasing budget contribution from national competent authorities might pose undue difficulties to their functioning. This would run counter to the reinforcement of securities markets regulation and supervision at both EU and national level as envisaged in the regulatory reform programme. ESMA’s funding should guarantee its independence and not create potential undue influence. Therefore, we believe that the co-legislators should consider increasing the funding ESMA receives from financial market entities which require ESMA’s intervention and to increase the Union’s share in ESMA’s budget through an independent budget line directly adopted by the co-legislators. Thank you for your attention.
16/02/2015 2015/280 ESMA supervision of Credit Rating Agencies and Trade Repositories Corporate Information, Credit Rating Agencies, Post Trading Annual Report PDF
891.95 KB		 This document reports on the direct supervisory activities carried out by ESMA during 2014 regarding credit rating agencies (CRAs) and trade repositories (TRs) within the European Union (EU). It sets out ESMAs key areas of action during 2014 and outlines ESMA’s main priorities for 2015.
02/07/2015 2015/MB/39 ESMA's Report on Budgetary and Financial Management Corporate Information Annual Report 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.
13/06/2016 2016/943 Statement by Verena Ross at ECON Public Hearing on Securitisation Board of Supervisors, Speeches Statement PDF
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15/06/2016 2016/960 ESMA Annual Report 2015 Corporate Information, Planning reporting budget Annual Report PDF
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EL - Η παρούσα μετάφραση έγινε από το Μεταφραστικό Κέντρο των Οργάνων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης.

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30/06/2011 CESR/2010/AR CESR Annual Report for 2010 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
3.18 MB
25/06/2012 ESMA 2011 ESMA annual report for 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
2.97 MB		 This annual report is the first annual report of ESMA.
24/01/2013 ESMA 2011 Annex 1-2 Annual Activity Report 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
161 KB
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 BG Европейски орган за ценни книжа и пазари Годишен доклад за 2011 г Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
421.75 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 CS Evropský orgán pro cenné papíry a trhy Výroční zpráva za rok 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
240.29 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 DA Den Europæiske Værdipapir- og Markedstilsynsmyndighed- Årsberetning 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
121.17 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 DE Europäische Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde- Jahresbericht 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
150.57 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 EL Ευρωπαϊκή Αρχή Κινητών Αξιών και Αγορών- Ετήσια έκθεση 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
173.61 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 ES Autoridad Europea de Valores y Mercados- Informe anual 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
132.36 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 ET Euroopa Väärtpaberiturujärelevalve- 2011. aasta aruanne Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
113.37 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 FI Euroopan arvopaperimarkkinaviranomainen- Vuosikertomus 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
120.94 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.
16/07/2012 ESMA 2011 FR Autorité européenne des marchés financiers- Rapport annuel 2011 Corporate Information Annual Report PDF
126.82 KB		 This is a summary of the 2011 annual report of ESMA.

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