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Date | Ref. | Title | Section | Type | Download | Info | Summary | Related Documents | Translated versions |
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16/08/2011 | 2011/265 | 11th Extract from the EECS's Database of Enforcement Decisions | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 329.49 KB |
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10/10/2012 | 2012/656 | 12th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 352.16 KB |
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04/04/2013 | 2013/444 | 13th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 512.42 KB |
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29/10/2013 | 2013/1545 | 14th Extract from the EECS' database of enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 355.57 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing extracts from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements, with the aim of providing issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). European enforcers monitor and review financial statements published by issuers with securities traded on a regulated market who prepare their financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and consider whether they comply with IFRS and other applicable reporting requirements, including relevant national law. Publication of enforcement decisions will inform market participants about which accounting treatments European national enforcers may consider as complying with IFRS; that is, whether the treatments are considered as being within the accepted range of those permitted by IFRS. Such publication, together with the rationale behind these decisions, will contribute to a consistent application of IFRS in the EEA. |
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09/04/2014 | 2014/377 | 15th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 501 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing extracts from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements, with the aim of providing issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).European enforcers monitor and review IFRS financial statements and consider whether they comply with IFRS and other applicable reporting requirements, including relevant national law. Publication of enforcement decisions will inform market participants about which accounting treatments European national enforcers may consider as complying with IFRS; that is, whether the treatments are considered as being within the accepted range of those permitted by IFRS. Such publication, together with the rationale behind these decisions, will contribute to a consistent application of IFRS in the EEA. Decisions included in this extract were taken by national enforcers in the period from December 2012 to November 2013. ESMA publishes extracts from the database twice a year. |
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18/11/2014 | 2014/1373 | 16th Extract from the EECS's Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 315.55 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing extracts from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements, with the aim of providing issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).European enforcers monitor and review IFRS financial statements and consider whether they comply with IFRS and other applicable reporting requirements, including relevant national law.Publication of enforcement decisions will inform market participants about which accounting treatments European national enforcers may consider as complying with IFRS; that is, whether the treatments are considered as being within the accepted range of those permitted by IFRS. Such publication, together with the rationale behind these decisions, will contribute to a consistent application of IFRS in the EEA.Decisions included in this extract were taken by national enforcers in the period from August 2012 to March 2014. ESMA will continue publishing further extracts from the database on a regular basis, with the next extract expected to be published in the first half of 2015. |
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01/07/2015 | 2015/1005 | Questions and Answers: Investment-based crowdfunding: money laundering/terrorist financing | Innovation and Products | Q&A | PDF 157.73 KB |
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21/07/2015 | 2015/1135 | 17th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 466.55 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is publishing extracts from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements, with the aim of providing issuers and users of financial statements with relevant information on the appropriate application of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).European enforcers monitor and review IFRS financial statements and consider whether they comply with IFRS and other applicable reporting requirements, including relevant national law.Publication of enforcement decisions will inform market participants about which accounting treatments European national enforcers may consider as complying with IFRS; that is, whether the treatments are considered as being within the accepted range of those permitted by IFRS. Such publication, together with the rationale behind these decisions, will contribute to a consistent application of IFRS in the EEA.The decisions included in this extract were taken by national enforcers in the period from February 2013 to November 2014. ESMA will continue publishing further extracts from the database on a regular basis, with the next extract expected to be published in the second half of 2015. | |||
25/11/2015 | 2015/1776 | 18th Extract from the EECS's Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 405.97 KB |
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29/03/2016 | 2016/410 | ESMA Report on Enforcement and Regulatory Activities of Accounting Enforcers in 2015 | Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence, Supervisory convergence | Report | PDF 692.52 KB |
Executive SummaryThis report provides an overview of the activities of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the accounting enforcers in the European Economic Area (EEA), thereafter, ‘European enforcers’, when examining compliance of financial information provided by issuers listed on regulated markets with the applicable financial reporting framework in 2015. It also provides an overview of the main activities performed at European level, quantitative information on enforcement activities in Europe as well as ESMA’s contribution to the development of the single rule book in the area of financial reporting. In addition, it also outlines ESMA’s activities for 2016 in the area of corporate reporting following its Supervisory Convergence Work Programme. Supervisory Convergence Following the implementation of the ESMA Guidelines on enforcement of financial information (hereafter the Guidelines on enforcement), ESMA and European enforcers have further strengthened supervisory convergence in the area of enforcement of financial information. The Guidelines on enforcement significantly contributed to the alignment of supervisory approaches/procedures through the use of harmonised key concepts for examinations, of a common set of enforcement priorities, of common rules for enforcement actions and of a single set of criteria for identifying accounting matters for which coordination at European level within ESMA is needed. In the last area, the number of accounting issues discussed by the enforcers before taking enforcement decisions increased significantly (65 emerging issues in 2015 vs 47 in 2014) and contributed to enhancing supervisory convergence as enforcers should take into account the outcome of these discussions when taking decisions . In 2015 ESMA and European enforcers evaluated the level of compliance with IFRS in the areas identified as common enforcement priorities for the 2014 annual financial statements on a sample of 189 issuers. This assessment resulted in 40 enforcement actions being taken on shortcomings in the disclosures of assumptions and judgements supporting the recognition of deferred tax assets arising from tax losses, when assessing control or classifying joint arrangements. As in previous years, ESMA together with European enforcers identified and included in their supervisory practices a set of common enforcement priorities significant for European issuers when preparing their 2015 IFRS financial statements. These priorities include the impact of the financial markets’ conditions in IFRS financial statements, presentation of the statement of cash flows and related disclosures as well as the fair value measurement of non-financial assets and related disclosures. Specific references to some of the 2014 common priorities and to the new IFRS requirements, notably on IFRS 9 Financial Instruments and IFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers are also part of these priorities. As a response to increased concerns in the markets, ESMA issued Guidelines on Alternative Performance Measures (hereafter the Guidelines on APMs) which are aimed at contributing to the publication of transparent, unbiased and comparable information by European issuers on their financial performance. The Guidelines on APMs will apply to APMs disclosed by issuers when publishing regulated information or persons responsible for the prospectus. European enforcers had to adapt their supervisory procedures and declare their compliance to these guidelines. Also as part of the supervisory convergence activities, ESMA issued an Opinion on the application of the IFRS requirements on the cash contributions to Deposit Guarantee Schemes (DGS) in order to address the divergence in the application and enforcement in the accounting treatment applicable to these contributions and to prevent it from becoming widespread. ESMA published a Statement referring to principles relevant for improving the quality of disclosures as a response to concerns expressed by users on the overload, lack of completeness or relevance of the information provided in the financial statements. Finally, European enforcers examined the interim or annual financial statements of approximately 1,200 issuers representing an average examination rate of 20% of all IFRS issuers with securities listed on regulated markets, out of which 14% related to unlimited scope examinations and 6% to focused examinations. As a result of these activities, European enforcers took actions addressing material departures against 273 issuers, representing around 25% of the selected sample. The main deficiencies were identified in the areas of financial statements presentation, impairment of non-financial assets and accounting for financial instruments. Single Rule Book ESMA actively participated to the accounting standard setting process by providing European enforcers’ positions on all major new standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and by contributing to the discussions in the EFRAG Board and the Technical Expert Group (EFRAG TEG) meetings. Notably, ESMA provided specific input to the due process and endorsement advices on IFRS 9, in aspects related to investor protection and financial stability as well as on its interaction with IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts. In addition, ESMA also contributed to the consistent application of IFRS by engaging with the IASB and the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRS IC) when relevant issues were identified by enforcers and where a lack of clarity in IFRS could contribute to their divergent application. In accordance with its mandate under the Transparency Directive, ESMA has submitted to the European Commission for endorsement the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the European Electronic Access Point (EEAP) and published the consultation paper on the draft RTS on European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). Next Steps ESMA published its Supervisory Convergence Work Programme which covers, among other topics, the activities of accounting enforcers. In addition to the regular activities, ESMA envisages to start carrying out peer reviews on some of the ESMA Guidelines on enforcement, to publish statements on the implementation of new major IFRS and to develop supervisory briefings to align procedures of European enforcers when monitoring and enforcing the Guidelines on APMs and disclosures in the financial statements. |
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06/06/2016 | 2016/907 | Economic Report on order duplication and liquidity measurement in EU equity markets | Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors | Report | PDF 1.44 MB |
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06/06/2016 | 2016/743 | Multi-venue trading increases liquidity in EU equity markets despite duplicate orders | Press Releases, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors | Report | PDF 247 KB |
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13/07/2016 | 2016/1130 | Final Report on the Market Abuse Regulation Guidelines | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Report | PDF 852.59 KB |
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28/07/2016 | 2016/1208 | 19th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 488.18 KB |
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28/07/2016 | 2016/1170 | Report on EEA prospectus activity in 2015 | Corporate Disclosure, Prospectus | Report | PDF 674.63 KB |
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04/10/2016 | 2016/1415 | ESMA reporton on securities financing transactions and leverage in the EU | Post Trading, Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors | Report | PDF 1.94 MB |
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21/12/2016 | 2016/1668 | 2016-1668 ESMA feedback statement on ESEF | Corporate Disclosure, European Single Electronic Format, Transparency | Report | PDF 6.98 MB |
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05/01/2017 | ESMA32-63-200 | 20th Extract from the EECS’s Database of Enforcement | IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Report | PDF 498.99 KB |
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07/02/2017 | ESMA50-1121423017-285 | Report on Distributed Ledger Technology Applied to Securities Markets | Risk Analysis & Economics - Markets Infrastructure Investors | Report | PDF 508.75 KB |
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05/04/2017 | ESMA31-54-435 | Report on shareholder identification and communication systems | Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance | Report | PDF 1.09 MB |