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09/01/2019 ESMA50-157-1391 Advice on Initial Coin Offerings and Crypto-Assets Innovation and Products Report PDF
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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.
21/12/2020 ESMA70-156-3537 Annual Report on MAR administrative and criminal sanctions 2020 Market Abuse Report PDF
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28/02/2008 08-099 CESR Executive summary to the report on administrative measures and sanctions as well as the criminal sanctions available in Member States under the Market Abuse Directive Market Abuse Final Report PDF
874.1 KB
04/12/2019 ESMA70-21038340-46 Compliance table for the Guidelines on market making activities under the Short Selling Regulation Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Integrity, Short Selling Compliance table PDF
267.48 KB
28/01/2022 ESMA50-164-5210 Compliance table on Guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers Guidelines and Technical standards, Innovation and Products Compliance table PDF
172.7 KB
13/02/2020 ESMA70-145-66 Compliance table regarding MAR guidelines for persons receiving market soundings Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse Compliance table PDF
138.03 KB
04/02/2019 ESMA70-145-67 Compliance table regarding MAR guidelines on delay in the disclosure of inside information Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse Compliance table PDF
177.87 KB
04/02/2019 ESMA70-145-153 Compliance table- MAR Guidelines on information relating to commodity derivatives markets or related spot markets for the purpose of the definition of inside information on commodity derivatives Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity Compliance table PDF
179.29 KB
22/10/2021 AFM/1 Consumer testing AFM report Sustainable finance Report PDF
2.75 MB
22/10/2021 SGH/1 Consumer testing SGH report Sustainable finance Report PDF
2.08 MB
28/09/2015 2015/1455 CBA Cost analysis for Final Report on MAR technical standards Market Abuse Final Report PDF
2.59 MB
07/02/2022 ESMA50-164-5411 Digital finance related issues – Survey to NCAs Innovation and Products Report PDF
291.04 KB
13/12/2019 ESMA70-156-1823 ESMA 2019 report on the application of AMPs Market Abuse, Market Integrity Report PDF
1.4 MB
06/04/2020 ESMA 50-165-1098 ESMA annual statistical report on performance and costs of retail investment products in the EU- 2020 Fund Management, Innovation and Products, MiFID - Investor Protection Report PDF
4.08 MB
14/04/2021 ESMA 50-165-1710 ESMA annual statistical report on performance and costs of retail investment products in the EU- 2021 Fund Management, Innovation and Products, Market data Report PDF
2.54 MB
22/12/2020 ESMA70-156-3782 ESMA report on application of AMP 2020 Market Abuse Report PDF
1.38 MB
07/06/2017 ESMA50-158-457 ESMA response to the Commission Consultation Paper on Fintech: A more competitive and innovative financial sector Innovation and Products Report PDF
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  1. ESMA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Commission Consultation paper on Fintech: a more competitive and innovative financial sector (hereafter “the Consultation”).
  2. Fintech and, technological innovation in general, have been the drivers of a number of developments in the financial sector in recent years. Indeed, new forms of services and businesses such as automated advice or crowdfunding have emerged. ESMA sees these developments as a positive evolution as long as they are aimed at improving consumer financial experience and facilitate financial inclusion. ESMA would also want to stress that it adheres to the core principles (technological neutrality, proportionality and market integrity) highlighted by the Commission and agrees that any EU policies aiming to ensure the financial sector takes advantage of cutting-edge technologies, while remaining sound and safe for investors, need to integrate these principles.
  3. In this response, ESMA wishes to share with the Commission some reflections on a number of topics mentioned in the Consultation which appear relevant to ESMA:
    • Artificial intelligence and big data analytics for automated advice and businesses;
    • Crowdfunding;
    • Reg Tech;
    • Outsourcing and cloud computing;
    • Distributed ledger technology;
    • Role of regulation and supervisors; and
    • Role of industry: standards and interoperability
29/09/2020 ESMA WP-2020-3 ESMA working paper on DVC mechanism and impact on EU equity markets Innovation and Products, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors Report PDF
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18/02/2021 ESMA WP-2021-03 ESMA working paper on MiFID II research unbundling Innovation and Products Report PDF
1.18 MB

Presentation given during the Webinar organised on 25 February 2021

ESMA50-165-1308_RESEARCH_UNBUNDLING_PRESENTATION.PDF (europa.eu)

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