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15/06/2020 | ESMA20-95-1264 | 2019 Annual Report | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget | Annual Report | PDF 3.03 MB |
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16/06/2021 | ESMA20-95-1381 | 2020 Annual Report | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget | Annual Report | PDF 4 MB |
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15/06/2020 | ESMA20-95-1132 | 2020 Annual Work Programme- revised | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget | Annual Report | PDF 548.42 KB |
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15/06/2022 | ESMA22-439-962 | 2021 Annual Report | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget | Annual Report | PDF 10.64 MB |
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24/05/2018 | ESMA71-99-981 | Anneli Tuominen VC reappointment | Board of Supervisors, Management Board | Press Release | PDF 208.13 KB |
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17/04/2020 | ESMA71-99-1313 | Benchmarks MoU- 30 Mar (MAS ESMA) | Benchmarks, International cooperation, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 112.32 KB |
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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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11/06/2020 | ESMA71-99-1342 | Decision Short Selling Reporting Renewal Statement | COVID-19, Market Integrity, Press Releases, Short Selling | Press Release | PDF 83.55 KB |
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12/03/2021 | ESMA71-99-1589 | ED Announcement PR | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board | Press Release | PDF 78.78 KB |
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01/10/2019 | ESMA71-99-1220 | ESMA 2020 WP | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 106.92 KB |
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15/06/2022 | ESMA71-99-1968 | ESMA 2021 Annual Report Press Release | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Planning reporting budget | Press Release | PDF 133.56 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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23/05/2018 | ESMA71-99-980 | ESMA appoints new member to its Management Board | Management Board | Press Release | PDF 144.6 KB |
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12/05/2022 | ESMA71-99-1943 | ESMA appoints new member to its Management Board- Press release | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information, Management Board, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 94.01 KB |
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06/11/2015 | 2015/1627 | ESMA appoints new members to its Management Board | Management Board, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 104.35 KB |
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29/03/2017 | ESMA71-99-375 | ESMA appoints new members to its Management Board | Management Board, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 145.6 KB |
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12/11/2013 | 2013/1645 | ESMA clarifies shareholder cooperation in takeover situations | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 86.55 KB |
ESMA clarifies shareholder cooperation in takeover situations 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. Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, said: “Today’s statement means that shareholders can now be confident that they can expect authorities to take a consistent approach across the EEA to their cooperative activities. This consistency should in turn provide the reassurance needed by shareholders for the effective, sustainable engagement that is one of the cornerstones of listed companies’ corporate governance model allowing them to hold their boards to account. “ESMA believes that ensuring a consistent and convergent supervisory approach to this issue will be instrumental in affording equality of treatment to shareholders and investors across the EEA.” National competent authorities will have regard to the White List when determining whether shareholders are persons acting in concert under national takeover rules, but will also take into account all other relevant factors in making their decisions. Shareholder cooperation and acting in concert - The White List When shareholders cooperate to engage in any of the activities listed below, that cooperation will not, in and of itself, lead to a conclusion that the shareholders are acting in concert: 1. entering into discussions with each other about possible matters to be raised with the company’s board; 2. making representations to the company’s board about company policies, practices or particular actions that the company might consider taking; 3. other than in relation to the appointment of board members, exercising shareholders’ statutory rights; 4. other than in relation to a resolution for the appointment of board members and insofar as such a resolution is provided for under national company law, agreeing to vote the same way on a particular resolution put to a general meeting. If shareholders cooperate in an activity not included on the White List, this will also not result in an automatic assumption that they are acting in concert. Each case will be determined on its own particular facts. Cooperation in relation to the appointment of members of the board of a company The White List does not include any activity relating to cooperation on board appointments, due to differences in Member State approaches towards determining whether shareholders who cooperate in relation to board appointments are acting in concert. However, shareholders may wish to cooperate in order to secure board members’ appointment in a company in which they have invested. This cooperation might take the form of: 1. entering into an agreement or arrangement (informal or formal) to exercise their votes in the same way in order to support the appointment of one or more board members; 2. tabling a resolution to remove one or more board members and replace them with one or more new board members; or 3. tabling a resolution to appoint one or more additional board members. The statement therefore indicates which factors may be considered when assessing whether such cooperation is indeed an act of acting in concert. ESMA will keep the public statement under review in order to ensure that it continues to reflect accurately the practices and application of the TBD in the Member States. 2013/1642 Public Statement - Information on shareholder cooperation and acting in concert under the Takeover Bids Directive. 2013/1643 Cover Note to the Public Statement | |||
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 |
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17/09/2012 | 2012/582 | ESMA consults on market maker and primary dealer exemption for short selling | Short Selling, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 113.92 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 |