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11/05/2005 | 05-331 | Press release- Facilitating the implementation of the Market Abuse Directive | Market Abuse, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 72.91 KB |
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22/11/2007 | 07-762 | Press release- CESR identifies the Administrative Measures and Sanctions as well as the Criminal Sanctions available in Member States under the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) | Market Abuse, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 82.23 KB |
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23/03/2011 | 2011/82 | Press release- ESMA establishes a framework for third country prospectus and applies this new framework to facilitate Israeli issuers access | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.19 KB |
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18/05/2011 | 2011/146 | Press release- ESMA issues Guidelines on endorsement and clarifies the use for regula-tory purposes of credit ratings issued outside the European Union after 6 June 2011 | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 33.42 KB |
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06/06/2011 | 2011/170 | Press release- ESMA and the Japanese FSA exchanged letters establishing the cooperation framework between the EU and Japan for credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 133.72 KB |
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19/09/2011 | 2011/306 | Press release- ESMA issues first drafts of binding standards for credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 28.01 KB |
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31/10/2011 | 2011/360 | Press release- DBRS, Fitch, Moody's, and S&P receive EU registration | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.6 KB |
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21/12/2011 | 2011/460 | Press Release- ESMA extends transitional period for use of non-EU credit ratings, Australian CRA regime endorsed | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 164.63 KB |
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02/02/2012 | 2012/64 | ESMA makes available data on credit ratings’ past performances- central repository launched | Credit Rating Agencies | Press Release | PDF 196.21 KB |
ESMA launches today a Central Rating Repository (CEREP) providing information on credit ratings issued by those 15 Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) which are either registered or certified in the European Union. The CEREP database will allow investors to assess for the first time on a single platform the performance and reliability of credit ratings on different types of ratings, asset classes and geo-graphical regions over the time period of choice. To access the database, please click here. | |||
01/03/2012 | 2012/140 | ESMA advises European Commission on Prospectus Directive’s overhaul- Advice covers possible delegated acts | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 115.14 KB |
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15/03/2012 | 2012/158 | ESMA allows EU-registered CRAs to endorse credit ratings issued in the US, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore | Credit Rating Agencies | Press Release | PDF 189.93 KB |
ESMA today announces that it considers the regulatory frameworks for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of the United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore to be in line with European rules. The EU Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on Credit Rating Agencies1 requires ESMA to assess whether the requirements of third-country CRA regimes are “as stringent as” the European ones. Today’s announcement allows European financial institutions to continue using for regulatory purposes credit ratings issued in these countries after 30 April 2012. ESMA’s assessment of third-country CRA regimes is an important tool for enhancing internationally consistent supervision of CRAs in the interests of protecting financial markets and investors in the EU. | |||
22/03/2012 | 2012/220 | ESMA issues a report on its first examinations of credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 189.81 KB |
ESMA today publishes a report (ESMA/2012/207) on the supervision of Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union (EU). The report provides an overview of ESMA’s supervisory activity and summarises the results of the first examinations ESMA conducted in December 2011 of three groups of CRAs, namely Fitch Ratings (Fitch), Moody’s Investor Services (Moody’s) and Standard and Poor’s Rating Services (S&P). | |||
18/04/2012 | 2012/256 | ESMA approves credit ratings from Argentina and Mexico for use in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 186.59 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announces today that it considers the regulatory frameworks for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Argentina and Mexico to be in line with European Union rules. Today’s announcement allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in these countries for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012.In order to facilitate regulatory information exchange, and as a precondition to endorsement, ESMA has entered into co-operation agreements for the supervision of CRAs with the national competent authorities of Argentina and Mexico. Ratings issued under the regulatory frameworks of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States have already been approved for use in the EU. | |||
27/04/2012 | 2012/274 | ESMA approves credit ratings from Brazil for use in the EU | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 182.58 KB |
ESMA considers the regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs) of Brazil to be in line with European Union rules. This allows European financial institutions to continue using credit ratings issued in Brazil for regulatory purposes after 30 April 2012. In order to facilitate the exchange of regulatory information, and as a precondition to endorsement, ESMA has also entered into a co-operation agreement for the supervision of CRAs with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM). | |||
20/12/2012 | 2012/860 | ESMA proposes guidelines on the scope of the CRA Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 109.79 KB |
ESMA proposes guidelines on the scope of the CRA Regulation The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a Consultation Paper on Guidelines and Recommendations on the scope of the CRA Regulation. The draft Guidelines aim to provide clarification on certain aspects of the scope of the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Regulation to registered CRAs, other market participants operating on the perimeter of this sector and to national securities markets regulators.The draft Guidelines focus on a number of areas under the CRA Regulation, which ESMA believes require clarification following its experience of the registration process and the enforcement of the perimeter of the CRA Regulation under the new EU supervisory regime. The Guidelines will contribute to a consistent approach to the application of the CRA Regulation and ensure a level-playing field for all market participants in this industry.ESMA would like to remind market participants that issuing credit ratings in the EU is a regulated activity. Market participants conducting rating activities within the scope of the CRA Regulation must apply for registration with ESMA, and that carrying on these activities without registration constitutes an infringement of the CRA Regulation and is subject to administrative sanctions, including fines.The draft Guidelines address the following issues:• Obligation to register;• Credit rating activities and exemptions from registration;• Private Ratings;• Establishment of branches outside the EU by registered CRAs;• Specific disclosure best practices – credit scoring firms and export credit agencies; and• Enforcement of the scope of the CRA RegulationThe closing date for responses is 20 February 2013 and an open hearing on the consultation will take place in Paris on 22 January 2013. | |||
23/01/2013 | 2013/97 | ESMA sets out its 2013 CRA work programme | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 160.82 KB |
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18/03/2013 | 2013/325 | ESMA requires further improvements by CRAs | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 139.93 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its second Annual Report on its supervision of credit rating agencies (CRAs) in the European Union. | |||
30/05/2013 | 2013/630 | ESMA approves EIU as a credit rating agency | Credit Rating Agencies, Press Releases | Press Release | PDF 73.53 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the registration of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), based in the United Kingdom, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 3 June 2013. EIU’s registration as a CRA means that its credit ratings can be used for regulatory purposes under EU legislation. | |||
07/06/2013 | 2013/700 | ESMA approves Dagong Europe as a credit rating agency | Credit Rating Agencies | Press Release | PDF 73.5 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the registration of Dagong Europe Credit Rating Srl (Dagong Europe), based in Italy, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 13 June 2013. | |||
17/06/2013 | 2013/743 | ESMA clarifies boundary of CRA Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Press Release | PDF 119.21 KB |