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17/12/2020 106/20/COL ESA Third Renewal Decision under Art. 28(1) SSR COVID-19, Market Integrity, Short Selling Decision PDF
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22/11/2011 2011/219 ESMA comment letter on the EU Commission Green Paper- The EU Corporate Governance Framework Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Letter PDF
496.17 KB
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
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.
19/02/2013 2013/84 Feedback statement on the consultation regarding the role of the proxy advisory industry Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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27/02/2020 ESMA/2014/677-REV Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance Statement PDF
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an update to its 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 update concerns a change to the Croatian creep-in threshold and secondary threshold in Appendix B. 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.
27/04/2018 ESMA22-103-753 Multilateral MoU on cooperation, information exchange and consultation International cooperation, Joint Committee Statement PDF
731.24 KB
12/10/2020 ESMA22-105-1248 Steven Maijoor Opening Statement for ECON Hearing 12 October 2020 Board of Supervisors, Brexit, Corporate Information, COVID-19, Joint Committee, Speeches Statement PDF
134.36 KB
11/04/2019 ESMA31-62-780 Q&A on Prospectus Related Topics Brexit, Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Information, Prospectus, Supervisory convergence Q&A PDF
957.9 KB
27/03/2020 ESMA31-67-742 Public statement on publication deadlines under the Transparency Directive COVID-19, Transparency Statement PDF
88.72 KB
11/05/2020 ESMA32-61-402 Letter to IASB Exposure Draft COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions Corporate Disclosure, COVID-19 Letter PDF
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11/05/2020 ESMA32-61-403 Letter to EFRAG on IASB Exposure Draft COVID-19 Related Rent Concessions Corporate Disclosure, COVID-19 Letter PDF
127.34 KB
21/07/2020 ESMA32-61-417 Public Statement on supervisory action on accounting for COVID-19 lease modifications COVID-19, IFRS Supervisory Convergence Statement PDF
120.44 KB
25/03/2020 ESMA32-63-951 Accounting implications of the COVID-19 outbreak on the calculation of expected credit losses in accordance with IFRS 9 Corporate Disclosure, COVID-19 Statement PDF
135.91 KB
20/05/2020 ESMA32-63-972 Implications of the COVID-19 outbreak on the half-yearly financial reports Corporate Disclosure, COVID-19 Statement PDF
111.97 KB
09/07/2020 ESMA34-39-109 Public statement on external support within the meaning of Article 35 of the MMF Regulation COVID-19, Fund Management Statement PDF
118.34 KB
09/04/2020 ESMA34-45-896 Actions to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the deadlines for the publication of periodic reports by fund managers COVID-19, Fund Management Statement PDF
113.03 KB
31/03/2020 ESMA35-36-1919 Clarification of issues related to the publication of reports by execution venues and firms as required under RTS 27 and 28 COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
89.84 KB
20/05/2022 ESMA35-42-1088 Q&A on the European crowdfunding service providers for business Regulation Crowdfunding Q&A PDF
279.38 KB
20/03/2020 ESMA35-43-2348 ESMA Statement on COVID-19 telephone recording COVID-19, MiFID - Investor Protection Statement PDF
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