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03/06/2005 | 05-365 | MAD AMPs- Frequently Asked Questions | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 55.99 KB |
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29/05/2007 | 07-320 | Q&A on Best Execution | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 578.51 KB |
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03/11/2009 | 09-559 | Questions and Answers- MiFID complex and non complex financial instruments for the purposes of the Directive’s appropriateness requirements | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 405.18 KB |
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08/03/2010 | 10-222 | FAQ regarding the EU Regulation Credit Rating Agencies: Common positions agreed by CESR Members | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 327.78 KB |
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19/04/2010 | 10-293 | Question and Answers- Understanding the definition of advice under MiFID | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 335.78 KB |
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04/06/2010 | 10-521 | FAQ regarding the EU regulation on Credit Rating Agencies: Common positions agreed by CESR Members | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 206.24 KB |
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06/05/2010 | 10-591 | Questions and answers on MiFID: Common positions agreed by CESR Members in the area of the Secondary Markets Standing Committee | CESR Archive | Q&A | PDF 130.84 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/461 | Final report- Regulatory Technical Standards on the presentation of the information that credit rating agencies shall disclose in accordance with Article 11(2) and point 1 of Part II of Section E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 555.25 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/462 | Final Report- Draft RTS on the assessment of compliance of credit rating methodologies with CRA Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 445.83 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/463 | Final report- Regulatory technical standards on the information for registration and certification of credit rating agencies | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 444.79 KB |
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22/12/2011 | 2011/464 | Final report- Draft RTS on the content and format of ratings data periodic reporting to be requested from credit ratings agencies for the purpose of on-going supervision by ESMA | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 485.78 KB |
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21/02/2012 | 2012/113 | Questions and Answers- A Common Definition of European Money Market Funds- updated February 2012 | Fund Management | Q&A | PDF 83.79 KB |
The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of the guidelines on a Common Definition of European Money Market Funds developed by CESR by providing responses to questions posed by the general public and competent authorities. The content of this document is aimed at competent authorities to ensure that in their supervisory activities their actions are converging along the lines of the responses adopted by ESMA. However, the answers are also intended to help management companies by providing clarity as to the content of CESR’s guidelines on a Common Definition of European Money Market Funds, rather than creating an extra layer of requirements. | |||
20/12/2013 | 2013/1970 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on specific situations that require the publication of a supplement to the prospectus | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Technical Standards | PDF 713.74 KB |
The Final Report contains the draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on situations which require the publication of a supplement to the prospectus which ESMA is required to submit to the European Commission by 1 January 2014 in accordance with Article 16(3) of the Prospectus Directive. The Report furthermore includes a summary of the main responses received to ESMA’s Consultation Paper which was published in March 2013. The draft RTS sets out nine situations which are always considered to be significant in the context of securities issuance and where a supplement to the prospectus will always be required. Other situations would require a case-by-case assessment. | |||
02/04/2013 | 2013/413 | Final Report- Draft regulatory technical standards on types of AIFMs | Fund Management | Technical Standards | PDF 116.08 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) to determine types of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), where relevant in the application of the AIFMD. The draft RTS distinguish AIFMs managing alternative investment funds (AIF) of the open-ended type and AIFMs managing AIFs of the closed-ended type, in order to apply the rules on liquidity management, the valuation procedures and the transitional provisions of the AIFMD. ESMA was required to develop these RTS by Article 4(4) of the AIFMD and they are aimed at ensuring uniform conditions of application of the AIFMD across the European Union. | |||
29/09/2014 | 2014/1187 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on major shareholdings and an indicative list of financial instruments subject to notification requirements under the revised Transparency Directive | Corporate Disclosure, Transparency | Technical Standards | PDF 810.07 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the revised Transparency Directive relating to the notification of major shareholdings. | |||
20/02/2014 | 2014/160 | Draft implementing technical standards on notification- EuVECA | Fund Management | Technical Standards | PDF 175.99 KB |
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20/02/2014 | 2014/161 | Draft implementing technical standards on notification- EuSEF | Fund Management | Technical Standards | PDF 29.18 KB |
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24/06/2014 | 2014/685 | Draft Regulatory Technical Standards under the CRA3 Regulation | Credit Rating Agencies | Technical Standards | PDF 2.39 MB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) required under the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA3) Regulation regarding information on transparency of structured finance instruments, the European Rating Platform and periodic reporting of fees charged by credit rating agencies. The draft RTS, which complement the existing regulatory framework for credit rating agencies (CRAs), cover: • disclosure requirements on structured finance instruments (SFIs); • the European Rating Platform (ERP); and • the periodic reporting on fees charged by CRAs. | |||
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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01/07/2015 | 2015/1014 | Draft RTS on prospectus related issues under the Omnibus II Directive | Corporate Disclosure | Technical Standards | PDF 949.89 KB |