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| Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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| 04/01/2021 | ESMA71-99-1498 | Brexit: ESMA withdraws the registrations of six UK-based credit rating agencies and four trade repositories | Brexit, Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases, Trade Repositories | Press Release | PDF 94.63 KB |
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| 29/05/2019 | ESMA71-99-1168 | ESMA adjusts application of the trading obligation for shares in a no-deal Brexit | Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 87.46 KB |
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| 29/05/2019 | ESMA71-99-1168 | ESMA adjusts application of the trading obligation for shares in a no-deal Brexit | Brexit, MiFID - Secondary Markets, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 87.46 KB |
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| 01/03/2012 | 2012/140 | ESMA advises European Commission on Prospectus Directive’s overhaul- Advice covers possible delegated acts | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 115.14 KB |
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| 04/02/2019 | ESMA71-99-1107 | ESMA agrees no-deal Brexit MOUs with the Bank of England for recognition of UK CCPs and the UK CSD | Brexit, Post Trading, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 131.3 KB |
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| 01/02/2019 | ESMA71-99-1096 | ESMA and EU securities regulators MoUs with FCA | Board of Supervisors, Brexit, Credit Rating Agencies, Fund Management, Press Releases, Trade Repositories | Press Release | PDF 80.5 KB |
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| 30/09/2016 | 2016/1411 | ESMA consults on future reporting rules for securities financing transactions | Post Trading, Press Releases, Securities Financing Transactions | Press Release | PDF 148.11 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a consultation paper on draft technical standards implementing the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR), which aims to increase the transparency of shadow banking activities. Securities financing transactions (SFTs) are transactions where securities are used to borrow cash (or other higher investment-grade securities), or vice versa – this includes repurchase transactions, securities lending and sell/buy-back transactions. |
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| 19/12/2017 | ESMA71-99-916 | ESMA consults on securitisation requirements | Press Releases, Securitisation | Press Release | PDF 150.34 KB |
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| 20/12/2019 | ESMA71-99-1256 | ESMA CRAs TRs thematic fees report | Press Releases, Supervisory convergence, Trade Repositories | Press Release | PDF 101.41 KB |
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| 24/05/2012 | 2012/330 | ESMA finds high level of consistency in EU national regulators’ practices for the approval of investment prospectuses | Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 177.71 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today “Prospectus Directive – Good Practices in the approval process“, a peer review report on the application of regulatory good practices by national supervisory authorities - competent authorities (CA) when approving investment prospectuses.The review was conducted using good practice criteria that ESMA developed on selected areas of the Prospectus Directive dealing with the approval process for investment prospectuses. The prospectuses provide investors with easy to understand and relevant information on investment products. Peer review reports on national regulators’ procedures contribute to ESMA’s objective of fostering supervisory convergence and achieving a level playing field between jurisdictions. | |||
| 07/04/2016 | 2016/582 | ESMA finds room for improvement in national supervision of investment advice to retail clients | MiFID - Investor Protection, Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 107.49 KB |
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| 15/04/2021 | ESMA71-99-1651 | ESMA highlights need for increased efforts on EMIR and SFTR data quality | Market data, Press Releases, Securities Financing Transactions, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 85.72 KB |
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| 26/04/2012 | 2012/272 | ESMA identifies divergence in Member States’ use of sanctions under the Market Abuse Directive | Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 179.91 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a report on the use of administrative and criminal sanctions by European Union (EU) national regulators under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD). The report provides a comparison of the use of administrative sanctioning powers across 29 EEA Member States for 2008-2010. The results of the report will provide input to the legislative process on the new market abuse regime. | |||
| 31/05/2017 | ESMA71-99-469 | ESMA issues principles on supervisory approach to relocations from the UK | Brexit, Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 143.31 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an Opinion setting out general principles aimed at fostering consistency in authorisation, supervision and enforcement related to the relocation of entities, activities and functions from the United Kingdom. The opinion is addressed to national competent authorities (NCAs), in particular of the 27 Member States that will remain in the EU (EU27). The opinion is a practical tool to support supervisory convergence in the context of increased requests from UK financial market participants seeking to relocate to the EU27. It covers all legislation referred to in the ESMA Regulation, in particular the AIFMD, the UCITS Directive, MiFID I and MiFID II. |
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| 13/07/2017 | ESMA71-99-526 | ESMA issues sector-specific principles on relocations from the UK to the EU27 | Brexit, Press Releases, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 157.73 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published three Opinions setting out sector-specific principles in the areas of investment firms, investment management and secondary markets, aimed at fostering consistency in authorisation, supervision and enforcement related to the relocation of entities, activities and functions from the United Kingdom . The opinions, building on the general opinion issued in May, are practical tools to support supervisory convergence in the context of requests from UK financial market participants seeking to relocate to the EU27. They are addressed to national competent authorities (NCAs) and are relevant for market participants considering relocating. They provide guidance to NCAs aimed at ensuring a consistent interpretation of the requirements relating to authorisation, supervision and enforcement in order to avoid the development of regulatory and supervisory arbitrage risks. |
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| 03/02/2022 | ESMA71-99-1819 | ESMA launches its new STS register | Securitisation | Press Release | PDF 82.51 KB |
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| 15/07/2020 | ESMA71-99-1362 | ESMA promotes consistent application of prospectus disclosure requirements | Press Releases, Prospectus | Press Release | PDF 104.53 KB |
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| 04/06/2020 | ESMA71-99-1339 | ESMA promotes convergence in the supervision of costs in UCITS and AIFs | Fund Management, Supervisory convergence | Press Release | PDF 85.27 KB |
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| 08/11/2018 | ESMA71-99-1055 | ESMA proposes a regulatory change to support the Brexit preparations of counterparties to uncleared OTC derivatives | Brexit, Post Trading, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 149.65 KB |
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| 03/04/2018 | ESMA71-99-959 | ESMA proposes simplifications to prospectuses format and content | Press Releases, Prospectus | Press Release | PDF 191.78 KB |