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04/02/2019 | ESMA70-145-153 | Compliance table- MAR Guidelines on information relating to commodity derivatives markets or related spot markets for the purpose of the definition of inside information on commodity derivatives | Guidelines and Technical standards, Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Compliance table | PDF 179.29 KB |
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16/02/2016 | ESMA70-151-3417 | Comply or explain table for G&R on CCP college | Guidelines and Technical standards, Post Trading | Compliance table | PDF 141.53 KB |
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16/02/2016 | ESMA70-151-3418 | Comply or explain table for G&R on IO arrangements | Guidelines and Technical standards, Post Trading | Compliance table | PDF 141.37 KB |
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16/02/2016 | ESMA70-151-3419 | Comply or explain table for G&R on PFMIs | Guidelines and Technical standards, Post Trading | Compliance table | PDF 141.61 KB |
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18/12/2020 | ESMA34-49-186 | Confirmation of compliance with Guidelines- MMF Stress test guidelines | Fund Management, Guidelines and Technical standards | Compliance table | PDF 136.41 KB |
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01/07/2015 | 2015/1015 | ESMA assessment of Israeli laws and regulations on prospectuses | Corporate Disclosure | Opinion | PDF 173.89 KB |
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19/09/2019 | ESMA70-155-8524 | ESMA Opinion CNMV revised Accepted Market Practice | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Opinion | PDF 520.92 KB |
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27/05/2021 | ESMA22-105-1363 | ESMA OPINION ON 2019 DISCHARGE REPORT OF EP | Board of Supervisors, Corporate Information | Opinion | PDF 87.37 KB |
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25/09/2015 | 2015/1462 | ESMA opinion on accounting for Deposit Guarantee Scheme | Corporate Disclosure, IFRS Supervisory Convergence | Opinion | PDF 127.91 KB |
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13/04/2018 | ESMA70-145-442 | ESMA Opinion on AMF Accepted Market Practice on liquidity contracts | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Opinion | PDF 542.91 KB |
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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 |
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21/05/2015 | 2015/838 | ESMA's opinion on the composition of CCP colleges under EMIR | Post Trading | Opinion | PDF 131.98 KB |
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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. | |||
25/01/2017 | ESMA70-708036281-13 | Exemption from the clearing obligation for pension schemes 24 | Post Trading | Opinion | PDF 199.19 KB |
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18/12/2013 | 2013/1944 | Format of the base prospectus and consistent application of Article 26(4) of the Prospectus Regulation | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Opinion | PDF 75.6 KB |
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20/03/2013 | 2013/317 | Framework for the assessment of third country prospectuses under Article 20 of the Prospectus Directive | Prospectus, Corporate Disclosure | Opinion | PDF 725.59 KB |
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31/05/2017 | ESMA42-110-433 | General Principles to support supervisory convergence in the context of the UK withdrawing from the EU | Brexit, Supervisory convergence | Opinion | PDF 182.68 KB |
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) competence to deliver an opin-ion is based on Article 29(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council (ESMA Regulation). In accordance with Article 44(1) of the ESMA Regulation, the Board of Supervisors has adopted this opinion. |
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13/11/2020 | ESMA34-32-699 | Guidelines compliance table- Guidelines on model MoU concerning consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information related to the supervision of AIFMD entities (ESMA/2013/998) | Fund Management, Guidelines and Technical standards | Compliance table | PDF 108.66 KB |
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19/11/2021 | ESMA50-164-4045 | Guidelines on the reporting to Competent Authorities under Article 37 of the MMF Regulation | Fund Management | Compliance table | PDF 145.22 KB |
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31/05/2021 | ESMA70-155-11961 | Opinion on AMF AMP | Market Abuse, Market Integrity | Opinion | PDF 1.77 MB |