ESMA_QA_2261
Topic
ELTIF
22/08/2024
Subject Matter
ELTIFs granting loans
Question
Can an ELTIF acquire equity or debt instruments issued by another collective investment scheme (CIS) or grant loans to another CIS, i.e. can CISs qualify as qualifying portfolio undertaking as referred to in points a), b) and c) of Article 10(1) of the ELTIF Regulation? If yes, would the conditions set under article 11 or under article 10(1)d) apply? And would the look-through approach referred to in Article 10(2) of the ELTIF Regulation apply in this case, in particular for debt instruments referred to in Article 10(1)(b) of that Regulation issued by CIS, if CIS can qualify as “qualifying portfolio undertaking as referred to in Article 11?
Level 1 Regulation
European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (ELTIF) Regulation (EU) 2015/760
ESMA_QA_2258
Topic
Public offer
21/08/2024
Subject Matter
Future incorporation by reference of financial information, which will be permitted once Article 19 PR is amended by the Listing Act
Question
Information that is incorporated pursuant to Article 19(1b) of the Prospectus Regulation will not have been considered by an NCA during the prospectus scrutiny and approval process. How will that interact with the NCA’s approval statement which will be included in the base prospectus at the time of approval?
Level 1 Regulation
Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129
ESMA_QA_2256
Topic
Public offer
21/08/2024
Subject Matter
Future incorporation by reference of financial information, which will be permitted once Article 19 PR is amended by the Listing Act
Question
Article 19(1b) of the Prospectus Regulation states that issuers may incorporate new annual or interim financial information by reference that has been published electronically.
If an issuer plans to use this facility how should this fact be reflected in the base prospectus?
Level 1 Regulation
Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129
ESMA_QA_2189
Topic
ELTIF
21/05/2024
Subject Matter
ELTIF prospectus and the Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC and Regulation 809/2004
Question
The reading of several NCAs of the article 23 of ELTIF Regulation is that, as far as prospectus EU legal framework is concerned (Directive 2003/71 and Regulation 809/2004), solely the provisions of such framework that are explicitly mentioned by the ELTIF Regulation shall be applied.
Hence, since the provision concerning the prospectus authorization is not quoted in the ELTIF Regulation, such an authorization is not due for the prospectus of an ELTIF.

The prospectus of the ELTIF is however scrutinized by these NCAs before its publication; such scrutiny is conducted in the context of the marketing procedure laid down in Article 31(4) of the ELTIF Regulation (marketing of units or shares of ELTIFs).

It is however unclear whether a different approach is adopted by other Member States, pursuant to which the authorization of the prospectus is put in place.

The difference between the two approaches is also relevant in the context of the update of the information included in the prospectus. Indeed, at the time of the update of the prospectus:

• if the authorization is not due, the updated version of the prospectus can be published and the NCA can put in place an ex post supervision;
• if the authorization is due, the updated version of the prospectus shall be authorized by the NCA before being published.

Which of these two possible legal interpretations should be considered as the correct one?
Level 1 Regulation
European Long-Term Investment Funds Regulation (ELTIF) Regulation (EU) 2015/760
ESMA_QA_2184
Topic
CCP Resolution
14/05/2024
Subject Matter
Resolution college membership
Question
Could the competent authority of the CCP’s parent undertaking be invited to participate in the resolution college, if the parent undertaking is not a CCP and operates in a third country?
Level 1 Regulation
Regulation 2021/23 - recovery and resolution of central counterparties (CCPRRR)