Events listed in [ESMA] European Securities and Markets Authority
Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation
ID 21617
Following the publication of the final report on 2022 updates to its Guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation (please see Event#18438), the European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published its final updated guidelines that are applicable with respect to Article 28 of the MMF Regulation. The update follows an assessment of recent market developments and a corresponding calibration of risk ...
ESMA issues its first opinion on the draft European Sustainability Reporting ...
ID 21602
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published an opinion on the first set of draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS Set 1) developed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) in response to the request of the European Commission (EC) and in accordance with the mandate set out in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). According to ESMA, ESRS Set 1 ...
MoU between ESMA and the FCA concerning the recognition of UK benchmark ...
ID 21567
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded between itself and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as regards the supervision benchmark administrators. Therein, the regulators agree to closely cooperate on such supervision and exchange information – within legal limits – on benchmark administrators that are applying or have already applied for third-country recognition in the European ...
[ESMA71-102-173] ESMA Q&As- list of questions currently under development
ID 21526
On 20 January 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published an updated version of the list containing questions received through its Q&A process. ESMA is working on developing a web-based tool to facilitate the submission of questions and the publication of questions received. Compared to the previous version, the updated version contains one new question: 1. CSDR settlement discipline (Topic „Post Trading“) ...
[ESMA22-106-4384] SMSG Advice on Greenwashing
ID 21512
On 19 January 2023, the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) published its response to the consultation by European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs‘) on greenwashing. At the end of November 2022, the ESAs (EBA, EIOPA & ESMA) run a consultation on the subject of greenwashing until 10 January 2023. The purpose of the consultation was to gather information on how to understand the main characteristics, ...
ESMA consults on post-trade transparency
ID 21511
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) started a consultation focusing on the new Level 3 guidance included in its future manual on post-trade transparency. This included matters pertaining to post-trade transparency to enhance the accuracy and usability of the released information, as well as the reporting to ESMA’s Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FITRS) for the accomplishment of the transparency calculations. The manual ...
[MoU Taiwan] Memorandum of Understanding between ESMA and Financial Supervisory ...
ID 21476
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded between itself and the Financial Supervisory Commission, Taiwan, as regards the supervision of Taiwanese central counterparties (CCPs). Therein, the regulators agree to closely cooperate on such supervision and exchange information – within legal limits – on counterparties that are applying or have already applied for third-country recognition in the .. ...
[ESMA70-152-348] List of third-country CCPs recognised to offer services and ...
ID 21472
On 16 January 2023, the European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published an updated list of third-country central counterparties (CCPs) which are recognized to offer services and perform activities in the European Union in accordance with Article 25 of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The list also includes a table of classes of financial instruments by each counterparty which are covered by ...
ESMA and NCAs to look at marketing of financial products
ID 21469
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will launch „a common supervisory action (CSA) with national competent authorities (NCAs) on the application of MiFID II disclosure rules with regard to marketing communications across the European Union (EU) over the course of 2023“. ESMA has started this review to assess how investment firms and credit institutions have implemented MiFID II’s marketing communication requirements, which play ...
[MoU Malaysia] Memorandum of Understanding Related to ESMA’s Monitoring of the ...
ID 21468
The European Securities and Markets Authority, ESMA, has published a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concluded between itself and the Securities Commission Malaysia, as regards the supervision of Malaysian central counterparties (CCPs). Therein, the regulators agree to closely cooperate on such supervision and exchange information – within legal limits – on counterparties that are applying or have already applied for third-country recognition in the European ...