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15/03/2014 2014/bonds Categories of covered bonds and issuers of covered bonds Fund Management Reference PDF
473.21 KB
24/07/2015 2015/1210 Reply form for the Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD Fund Management Reference DOCX
786.38 KB
30/07/2015 2015/1235 ESMA's opinion to the European Parliament, Council and Commission and responses to the call for evidence on the functioning of the AIFMD EU passport and of the National Private Placement Regimes Fund Management Opinion PDF
886.86 KB		 AIFMD and the request to ESMA for an Opinion In accordance with Articles 36 and 42 of the AIFMD, non-EU AIFMs and non-EU AIFs managed by EU AIFMs are subject to the NPPR of each of the Member States where the AIFs are marketed or managed. However, the AIFMD makes provision for the passport, which is currently reserved to EU AIFMs and AIFs, to be potentially extended in future. Article 67(1) of the AIFMD establishes that, by 22 July 2015, ESMA shall issue to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission the following: An opinion on the functioning of the passport for EU AIFMs pursuant to Articles 32 and 33 of the AIFMD and on the functioning of the national private placement regimes set out in Articles 36 and 42 of the AIFMD. Advice on the application of the passport to non-EU AIFMs and AIFs in accordance with the rules set out in Article 35 and Articles 37 to 41 of the AIFMD. Within three months of receipt of positive advice and an opinion from ESMA, and taking into account the criteria of Article 67(2) and the objectives of the AIFMD, the Commission should adopt a delegated act specifying the date when the rules set out in Article 35 and 37 to 41 of the AIFMD become applicable in all Member States. As a consequence, the EU passport would be extended to non-EU AIFs and non-EU AIFMs. In order to produce this opinion and advice, ESMA must look into the elements listed in Article 67(2) and (4) of the AIFMD , notably on the basis of the information provided by the national competent authorities (NCAs) about the EU and non-EU AIFMs under their supervision. Indeed, Article 67(3) of the AIFMD requires NCAs to provide information to ESMA quarterly as from 22 July 2013. ESMA has received input from NCAs for the periods covering 22 July 2013 to 31 March 2014, 1 April to 30 June 2014, 1 July to 30 September 2014, 1 October to 31 December 2014, and 1 January to 31 March 2015. In order to supplement the input provided by NCAs via the quarterly surveys, ESMA launched a call for evidence in November 2014 aimed at gathering information from EU and non-EU stakeholders on the functioning of the EU passport, the NPPRs and the potential extension of the AIFMD passport to non-EU countries. ESMA received 67 responses (including 15 confidential responses), from 13 non-EU Authorities, 21 EU and non-EU trade associations of asset managers, 17 EU and non-EU asset managers, and 16 other trade associations and private firms (e.g. providers of services for funds, law firms etc). Summary of the opinion In relation to the timing of the assessment of the functioning of the EU passport, ESMA considers that the delay in the implementation of the AIFMD together with the delay in the transposition in some Member States make a definitive assessment difficult. ESMA would see merit in the preparation of another opinion on the functioning of the passport after a longer period of implementation in all Member States. However, even at this early stage, ESMA has identified several issues in relation to the use of the EU passport. These issues include: i) divergent approaches with respect to marketing rules, including heterogeneity of fees charged by the NCAs where the AIFs are marketed and the definition of what constitutes a “professional investor”; ii) varying interpretations of what activities constitute “marketing” and “material changes” under the AIFMD passport in the different Member States. With that in mind, ESMA sees merit in greater convergence in the definition of these terms. Nevertheless, ESMA is of the view that there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the AIFMD EU passport has raised major issues in terms of the functioning and implementation of the AIFMD framework. In relation to the timing of the assessment of the functioning of the NPPRs, ESMA considers that the delay in the implementation of the AIFMD together with the delay in transposition in some Member states make a definitive assessment difficult. ESMA would see merit in the preparation of another opinion on the functioning of the NPPR Regime after a longer period of implementation has passed in all Member States (although this is linked to the decision to be taken by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on whether to extend the passport to one or more non-EU countries in the meantime). ESMA is of the view that there is insufficient evidence to indicate that the NPPRs have raised major issues in terms of the functioning and implementation of the AIFMD framework.
31/07/2015 2015/1241 Response form to CP on the ELTIF Regulation Fund Management Reference DOCX
785.75 KB		 Please use this document to respond to the Consultation Paper on draft regulatory technical standards under the ELTIF Regulation
14/09/2015 2015/1381 Annex to the Statement by Steven Maijoor ESAs Joint Committee- ECON Hearing 14 September 2015 Speeches, Joint Committee Reference PDF
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05/02/2015 2015/245 Call for interest- Consultative Working Group for ESMA’s Investment Management Standing Committee Fund Management Reference PDF
187.17 KB
22/05/2015 2015/880 ESMA Opinion to the EU institutions on the impact of EMIR on UCITS Fund Management Opinion PDF
208.55 KB
22/05/2015 2015/881 Feedback statement on the discussion paper on the impact of EMIR on the calculation of counterparty risk for OTC financial derivative transactions by UCITS Fund Management Reference PDF
57.91 KB
15/07/2016 2016/1137 reply form Reply form to the Consultation paper on Asset Segregation Fund Management Reference DOCX
879.64 KB
29/09/2016 2016/1406 reply form Reply form to the Consultation paper on Benchmarks Benchmarks Reference DOCX
757.37 KB
30/09/2016 2016/1414 Methodological Framework- Model Written Arrangements for Benchmark Colleges Benchmarks Reference PDF
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Article 46 of the Regulation (EU) No 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds (Regulation) provides that the competent authority of an administrator of a critical benchmark that is referred to in points (a) and (c) of Article 20(1) of the Regulation shall establish a college.

ESMA will be a member of every college and according to Article 46(7) of the Regulation may give advice concerning the written arrangements. To promote the convergent operation of benchmark colleges, ESMA has developed model written arrangements that may be used by administrators of critical benchmarks according to Article 46(6) of the Regulation.
21/11/2016 2016/1586 Questions and Answers on UCITS Directive Fund Management Q&A PDF
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16/12/2016 2016/1669 2016-1669 Q&A on AIFMD Fund Management Q&A PDF
436.68 KB
11/02/2016 2016/214 ToR OWG Prospectus Prospectus Reference PDF
87.64 KB
04/04/2016 2016/223 ToR IMSC Fund Management Reference
04/04/2016 2016/226 ToR ITMG ITMG Reference PDF
116.21 KB
08/02/2016 2016/268 Opinion on equivalence of Turkish prospectus regime Prospectus Opinion PDF
98.76 KB
01/04/2016 2016/419 Q&A Market Abuse Directive Market Abuse Q&A PDF
175.08 KB
06/04/2016 2016/570 RF Reply Form DP SC Fund Management Reference DOCX
786.46 KB
12/04/2016 2016/596 Opinion on loan origination Fund Management Opinion PDF
118.55 KB

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