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22/03/2012 2012/207 ESMA’s Report on the Supervision of Credit Rating Agencies Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
323.81 KB		 This report provides an overview of ESMA’s supervisory activity on Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs) registered in the European Union and summarises the results of ESMA’s first examination of the three groups of registered CRAs (Fitch Ratings, Moody's Investors Services, and Standard & Poor's Rating Services). The examination referred to in this document is the first step in an ongoing supervisory process conducted by ESMA and therefore does not represent a full scope investigation. The observations set forth in this Report refer to common issues affecting CRAs activities. As of the date of this document, ESMA has not determined whether any observation highlighted below constitutes a breach of the provisions of the Regulation. ESMA is still progressing in its assessment of the areas discussed in this Report. This Report is not based on a decision by ESMA’s Board of Supervisors; therefore it is published without prejudice to the possibility of further investigations which could lead to enforcement or supervisory actions.
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.
18/04/2012 2012/259 Technical advice on CRA regulatory equivalence- US, Canada and Australia Credit Rating Agencies Technical Advice PDF
697.78 KB		 On 12 June 2009 the European Commission requested CESR, now ESMA, to provide its technical advice on the equivalence between the legal and supervisory framework of Japan, The United States, and Canada with the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies. (Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council on credit rating agencies ). On 17 November 2009, the Commission also requested CESR to provide its technical advice on Australia. On 28 September 2010, the European Commission published an equivalence decision on Japan. With regard to the compliance with the EU requirements on endorsement, ESMA had already indicated that it considers the legal and regulatory regime for CRAs supervision of the following countries as “as stringent as” the EU requirements:        - On 22 December 2011, Japan and Australia;        - On 15 March 2012, US, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore. This report sets out ESMA’s advice to the European Commission in respect of the equivalence between the US (Part I), Canada (Part II) and Australia (Part III) respective legal and supervisory frameworks and the EU regulatory regime for credit rating agencies.
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).
12/01/2012 2012/3 Annual report on the application of the Regulation on credit rating agencies as provided by Article 21(5) and Article 39a of the Regulation (EU) No 1060/2009 as amended by Regulation No 1095/2010 Credit Rating Agencies Final Report PDF
141.98 KB		 This is the first report under the new CRA regulation, however, please note that CESR published a report about the application of the Regulation in the EU and, in particular, on the implementation of the requirements established in Annex I of the Regulation on 6 December 2010 (CESR/10-1424), according to Article 21(4) of the Regulation which was subsequently amended by Regulation No (EC) 513/2011. At the time of publication, 16 CRA's have been registered.
20/06/2012 2012/378 Operation of notifications of MiFID Article 41 suspensions and removals of financial instruments from trading MiFID - Secondary Markets Reference PDF
353.3 KB		 This protocol has been created to ensure effective co-operation between Competent Authorities (CAs) with respect to their obligations under Article 41 of MiFID (Suspension and removal of in-struments from trading).The purpose of the notification obligations under Article 41 is to afford investors across all Mem-ber States the same level of protection regardless of where they trade. In order to achieve this outcome, a shared understanding of the different circumstances under which trading may be suspended in different Member States according to their national law and the expected course of action under Article 41 is helpful. To ensure trading is suspended or an instrument is removed from trading in an effective and timely way, an effective communication process is necessary.The protocol will be kept under review in light of practical experience.
22/06/2012 2012/382 MiFID Q&A in the area of investor protection and intermediaries MiFID - Investor Protection Q&A PDF
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06/07/2012 2012/387 Final report Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID suitability requirements Guidelines and Technical standards, MiFID - Investor Protection Final Report PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 BG Насоки относно определени аспекти на изискванията на MiFID за годност MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 CS Obecné pokyny k určitým aspektům požadavků směrnice MiFID ohledně vhodnosti MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 DA Retningslinjer for visse aspekter af egnethedskravene ifølge MiFID MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 DE Leitlinien zu einigen Aspekten der MiFID-Anforderungen an die Eignung MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 EL Κατευθυντήριες γραμμές σχετικά με ορισμένες πτυχές των απαιτήσεων καταλληλότητας που προβλέπονται στη MiFID MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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06/07/2012 2012/387 en Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID suitability requirements MiFID - Investor Protection Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 ES Directrices relativas a determinados aspectos de los requisitos de idoneidad de la MiFID MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 ET Finantsinstrumentide turgude direktiivi (MiFID) sobivusnõuete teatud aspektide suunised MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 FI Ohjeet rahoitusmarkkinadirektiivin soveltuvuusvaatimusten tietyistä näkökohdista MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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21/08/2012 2012/387 FR Orientations concernant certains aspects relatifs aux exigences d'adéquation de la directive MIF MiFID - Investor Protection, Guidelines and Technical standards Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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06/02/2014 2012/387 HR Smjernice o određenim aspektima MiFID-ovih zahtjeva vezanih uz primjerenost MiFID - Investor Protection Guidelines & Recommendations PDF
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