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| Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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| 15/03/2011 | 2011/94 | ESMA response to the European Commission consultation on CSDs and securities settlement | Post Trading | Letter | PDF 54.2 KB |
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| 14/09/2011 | 2011/288 | Call for evidence- Empty voting | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance, Transparency | Consultation Paper | PDF 81.13 KB |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 16/02/2012 | 2012/95 | Draft Technical Standards for the Regulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories | Post Trading | Consultation Paper | PDF 776.04 KB |
The Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and trade repositories (EMIR) introduces provisions to improve transparency and reduce the risks associated with the OTC derivatives market and establishes common rules for central counterparties (CCPs) and for trade repositories (TRs). It has been identified that common rules are required in the case of CCPs in view of the shift of risk management from a bilateral to a central process for OTC derivatives and in the case of trade repositories because of the increase in information that needs to be reported to them. The Regulation delegates or confers powers to the Commission to adopt regulatory technical standards (RTS) and implementing technical standards (ITS) on a number of areas. This discussion paper covers the draft RTS and ITS which ESMA is required to develop. Following this discussion paper and on the basis of the relevant input received, ESMA will prepare draft technical standards to be included in the consultation paper which will most likely be published around summer 2012. | |||
| 22/03/2012 | 2012/212 | Discussion Paper- An Overview of the Proxy Advisory Industry. Considerations on Possible Policy Options | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Consultation Paper | PDF 524.85 KB |
This Discussion Paper focuses on the development of the proxy advisory industry in Europe, which mainly serves institutional investors such as asset managers, mutual funds and pension funds. Following its fact-finding work in 2011, ESMA recognises the proxy advisory industry within Europe is, or is expected to be, growing in prominence and investors are, or are expected to be, increasingly using proxy advisor services. In this paper ESMA identifies several key issues related to the proxy advisory market which may have an impact on the proper functioning of the voting process. The range of policy options that ESMA will consider, and on which it seeks further input from market participants, consists of four broad areas, including: 1. No EU-level action at this stage 2. Encouraging Member States and/or industry to develop standards 3. Quasi-binding EU-level regulatory instruments 4. Binding EU-level legislative instruments ESMA will consider these options based on the feedback it receives from market participants, and, if appropriate, will undertake further policy action, either directly or by providing an opinion to the European Commission. The reason to bring up some policy options is due to the fact that proxy advisors are currently not regulated at a pan-European level. Nevertheless, there are relevant European rules that apply to investors (e.g. for UCITS management companies when exercising voting rights). In addition, there are also well-recognised corporate governance standards that apply to issuers at a national level (based on the “comply or explain approach”) and some complements to improve standards of stewardship among investors. All feedback received from this Discussion Paper will be duly considered. ESMA expects to publish a feedback statement in Q4 of 2012 which will summarise the responses received and will state ESMA’s view on whether there is a need for policy action in this area. | |||
| 27/03/2012 | 2012/224 | ESMA seeks views on proxy advisors | Press Releases, Corporate Governance, Corporate Disclosure | Press Release | PDF 170.89 KB |
ESMA published last Thursday a discussion paper (ESMA/2012/212) on proxy advisors active in the European Union, seeking views of stakeholders. The paper aims at giving an overview of the state and structure of the market, advisor’s methodologies, and on possible policy options. Generally, proxy advisors assist (institutional) investors and asset managers in their voting policy and strategy. Currently, there are no rules in place on a pan-European basis regarding proxy advisors. ESMA will use the feedback received on this paper to publish a feedback statement in Q4 of 2012, which will also include ESMA’s view on whether there is a need for policy action in the area. | |||
| 25/06/2012 | 2012/379 | Draft Technical Standards for the Regulation on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories | Post Trading | Consultation Paper | PDF 2.12 MB |
This consultation paper includes the Regulatory and Implementing Technical Standards ESMA is required to draft under the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR). It covers implementing measures for the application of the clearing obligation for risk mitigation techniques, exemptions for non-financial counterparties and intra-group transactions, requirements for CCPs and reporting and disclosure obligations for trade repositories. |
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| 27/09/2012 | 2012/600 | Draft technical standards under the Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC Derivatives, CCPs and Trade Repositories | Post Trading | Technical Standards | PDF 1.88 MB |
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| 27/09/2012 | 2012/600 Annex VIII | Impact assessment- Annex VIII of the Final report on draft Regulatory and Implementing Technical Standards on Regulation (EU) 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories | Post Trading | Final Report | PDF 2.32 MB |
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| 20/12/2012 | 2012/852 | Guidelines for establishing consistent, efficient and effective assessments of interoperability arrangements | Post Trading | Consultation Paper | PDF 445.22 KB |
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| 03/01/2013 | 2012/874 | Report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the budgetary implications of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (EMIR) | Post Trading | Final Report | PDF 526.73 KB |
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| 19/02/2013 | 2013/84 | Feedback statement on the consultation regarding the role of the proxy advisory industry | Corporate Disclosure, Corporate Governance | Statement | PDF 559.31 KB |
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| 19/02/2013 | 2013/240 | ESMA recommends EU Code of Conduct for proxy advisor industry | Press Releases, Corporate Governance, Corporate Disclosure | Press Release | PDF 140.27 KB |
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| 20/02/2013 | 2013/219 | ESMA’s Technical Advice to the Commission on Fees for Trade Repositories | Post Trading | Consultation Paper | PDF 586.97 KB |
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| 01/03/2013 | 308184 | European Commission extends deadline for ESMA advice on equivalence of non-EU rules with EMIR | Post Trading | Letter | PDF 137.93 KB |
On February 27, the European Commission extended for four months the deadline for ESMA advise on the equivalence between non-EU legal and supervisory frameworks and EMIR, the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation. According to the letter from the Commission, ESMA shall now deliver its advice on Japan and the USA by 15 June 2013 and, for the remaining countries specified in the request by 15 July 2013. The original deadline was 15 March 2013. |
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| 05/03/2013 | 2013/SMSG/03 | SMSG Advice on Benchmarks/Indices | Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group, Benchmarks | Letter | PDF 253.23 KB |
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| 11/03/2013 | 2013/280 | Vacancy notice- Chair of Committee drafting a proxy advising industry Code of Conduct | Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance | Reference | PDF 102.91 KB |
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| 15/03/2013 | 2013/312 | Regulatory technical standards on colleges for central counterparties supplementing Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 | Post Trading | Opinion | PDF 151.67 KB |
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| 27/03/2013 | 2013/428 | EMIR: A Fair Price for Safety and Transparency | Post Trading, Speeches | Speech | PDF 113.31 KB |
EMIR: A Fair Price for Safety and Transparency - speech by Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, at the EMIR conference in the Hague |