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18/12/2014 2014/1560 Advice- Investment-based crowdfunding Innovation and Products Final Report PDF
482.2 KB		 Crowdfunding is a means of raising finance for projects from ‘the crowd’ often by means of an internet-based platform through which project owners ‘pitch’ their idea to potential backers, who are typically not professional investors.  It takes many forms, not all of which involve the potential for a financial return.  ESMA’s focus is on crowdfunding which involves investment, as distinct from donation, non-monetary reward or loan agreement.Crowdfunding is relatively young and business models are evolving. EU financial services rules were not designed with the industry in mind.  Within investment-based crowdfunding a range of different operational structures are used so it is not straightforward to map crowdfunding platforms’ activities to those regulated under EU legislation. Member States and NCAs have been working out how to treat crowdfunding, with some dealing with issues case-by-case, some seeking to clarify how crowdfunding fits into existing rules and others introducing specific requirements.To assist NCAs and market participants, and to promote regulatory and supervisory convergence, ESMA has assessed typical investment-based crowdfunding business models and how they could evolve, risks typically involved for project owners, investors and the platforms themselves and the likely components of an appropriate regulatory regime. ESMA then prepared a detailed analysis of how the typical business models map across to the existing EU legislation, set out in sections 1 to 6 of this document.
23/09/2014 2014/1164 Annex Annex to the Statement by Steven Maijoor, Chair of ESMA to the ECON hearing, 23 September 2014 Corporate Information Final Report PDF
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26/07/2016 2016/1171 Final Report Draft Implementing Technical Standards on sanctions and measures under MAR Market Abuse, Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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23/09/2020 ESMA70-155-10272 Final Report on Cum Ex and other multiple withholding tax reclaim schemes Market Abuse, Market Integrity, Trading Final Report PDF
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06/02/2018 ESMA70-145-398 Final report on draft ITS on forms and procedures for cooperation under Article 24 and 25 MAR Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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18/12/2020 ESMA50-157-2403 Final report on Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers Innovation and Products Final Report PDF
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03/05/2019 ESMA35-43-1737 Final report on integrating sustainability risks and factors in the MIFID II Audit, MiFID - Investor Protection, Sustainable finance Final Report PDF
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30/09/2016 2016/1412 Final Report on MAR Guidelines on commodity derivatives Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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Article 7(5) of MAR provides that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) shall issue guidelines to establish a non-exhaustive indicative list of information which is reasonably expected or is required to be disclosed in accordance with legal or regulatory provisions in Union or national law, market rules, contract, practice or custom, on the relevant commodity derivatives markets or spot markets as referred to in Article 7(1)(b) of MAR. This final report follows the Consultation Paper (CP) issued on March 2016.

Contents

Section 2 contains information on the background and mandate, while Section 3 sets out ESMA’s feedback to the CP responses in relation to the scope of the guidelines, the financial instruments and products covered by the examples of information relating directly and indirectly to commodity derivatives and information directly relating to a spot market contract. It also indicates whether and where ESMA has changed the guidelines following the consultation.

Annex I lists questions raised in the CP. Annex 2 provides the legislative mandate on the basis of which ESMA is issuing these guidelines. Annex 3 sets out ESMA’s view on the costs and benefits associated with these guidelines. Annex 4 contains the text of the guidelines.

Next steps

The guidelines in Annex 4 will be translated into the official languages of the European Union and published on the ESMA’s website. Within 2 months of the issuance of the translations, each national competent authority will have to confirm whether it complies or intends to comply with those guidelines. In the event that a national competent authority does not comply or does not intend to comply, it will have to inform ESMA, stating its reasons. ESMA will publish the fact that a national competent authority does not comply or does not intend to comply with those guidelines.

 

 
01/06/2017 ESMA7--145-100 Final report on MAR ITS on cooperation between competent authorities Market Abuse, Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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29/10/2020 ESMA70-156-3581 Final Report on SME GMs RTS-ITS under MAR Market Abuse, Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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24/09/2020 ESMA70-156-2391 Final Report- MAR Review Market Abuse, Market Integrity Final Report PDF
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21/05/2015 2015/856 Ann1 Investment-based crowdfunding- Insights from regulators in the EU Innovation and Products Final Report PDF
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15/03/2018 JC-2018-04 Joint Committee Final Report on Big Data Innovation and Products Final Report PDF
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29/10/2014 2014/1278 Report on the equivalence of the Indian Accounting Standards Corporate Disclosure, IAS Regulation Final Report PDF
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This report fulfils the mandate received by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) from the European Commission (EC) in February 2014 to provide it with an update on the level of convergence of the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS)1 towards International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the quality of application and enforcement of the Ind-AS, so that the EC can provide a progress report to the Council and the European Parliament (EP) in line with its obligations under Commission Regulation (EC) 1569/2007.