Events listed in [ESMA] European Securities and Markets Authority
[ESMA74-362-893 ] QAs on SFTR data reporting
ID 22607
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published an updated version of its Q&As on data reporting with respect to SFT under the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). In this latest version, the below Q&As relating to the reporting of the jurisdiction of the issuer was added as follows – as quoted: **Question 15: Should the fields 2.53 and 2.92 ‘Jurisdiction of the ...
[ESMA70-1861941480-52 ] Q&A on EMIR implementation
ID 22605
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated version of its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR) on OTC derivatives (OTC), central counterparties (CCPs), and trade repositories (TRs) with one amended and one new Q&As which can respectively be found under Part 4 „TR questions“ and Part 6 „ETD Reporting questions“ of the ...
[ESMA70-460-189] Q&As DLT Pilot Regulation
ID 22604
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) pilot regime. This includes the following new topic with one new question: Topic 7, „DLT Financial Instruments“: Question 1 (page 16): How should the tentative market capitalisation of DLT shares (referred to in Article 3(1)(a) of DLTR) be calculated? Answer 1: For ...
[ESMA42-646012687-331 ] ESMA Guidelines
ID 22596
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published an updated version of its table providing an overview of all guidelines published on its website („guidelines tracker“), with information about the application and compliance date, corresponding consultation and response papers, the legal basis, and other relevant issues. The table also includes guidelines that are still in consultation phase and have not yet been concluded.
[ESMA70-145-114 ] Q&A on the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR)
ID 22593
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published an updated version of its Questions and Answers (Q&A) on the Benchmark Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1011). The latest version includes following changes – as quoted (with tracked changes): Q7.4 What time is relevant to determine the Member State of reference in an application for recognition under Article 32(4)? (page 27) ~~A7.4 ESMA considers that the ...
[ESMA70-156-6473 ] Public statement on the derivative trading obligation in the ...
ID 22576
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a public statement on the derivative trading obligation (DTO) in the context of the migration of credit default swap (CDS) contracts out of ICE Clear Europe (ICEU). This statement aims to support the orderly migration of positions from ICE Clear Europe to other central counterparties (CCPs) following the announcement of the **closure of ICE Clear ...
[ESMA35-42-1428 ] Supervisory Briefing on Copy Trading
ID 22567
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a supervisory briefing on copy trading services, aimed at promoting investor protection and supervisory convergence across the European Union (EU). The briefing provides guidance on the legal qualification of copy trading services as investment services and sets out supervisory expectations with regard to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) requirements. These include __information ...
[ESMA91-372-2193 ] Final Report on the Draft Regulatory Technical Standards on ...
ID 22559
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a final report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for business reorganisation plans of central counterparties (CCPs) in accordance with Articles 37(4) and 38(4) of the European Union’s Central Counterparty Recovery and Resolution Regulation (CCPRRR). The RTS specify the __minimum elements that should be included in a business reorganisation plan and the criteria that the ...
[ESMA32-63-1385 ] 2022 Corporate Reporting Enforcement and Regulatory Activities ...
ID 22553
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released its 2022 Corporate Reporting Enforcement and Regulatory Activities Report, which provides an overview of activities carried out by ESMA and enforcers on financial and non-financial information and European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) reporting. Enforcers undertook 640 examinations of financial statements drawn up in accordance with IFRS, and took enforcement actions against 225 issuers to address ...
ESMA withdraws the CRA registration of Scope Hamburg GmbH
ID 22532
ESMA has published a press release to announce that it has withdrawn the CRA registration of Scope Hamburg GmbH after the agency has expressly renounced its registration as a credit rating agency in accordance with Article 20(1)(a) of the CRAR. An updated list of currently registered/certified and de-registered/de-certified CRAs can be found HERE.