Events listed in [ESMA] European Securities and Markets Authority
[ESMA71-545613100-2351] ESMA Work Programme 2024 focus on digital change and the ...
ID 25107
ESMA has published its 2024 Annual Work Programme. In the context of economic challenges like high inflation, geopolitical tensions, and rapid technological changes, ESMA will closely monitor markets and risks while supporting the implementation of European regulatory frameworks related to digital and sustainability transitions. The Programme includes ESMA’s priorities like **effective markets and financial stability, effective supervision, retail investor protection, s ...
ESAs publish Report on the landscape of ICT third-party providers in the EU
ID 25099
The ESAs have released a report on ICT TPPs in the EU as part of their preparations for DORA. This report aims to understand the landscape of ICT services provided by TPPs to financial entities in the EU. It also supports the ESAs‘ policy-making process in response to the EC’s request to define criteria for critical ICT TPPs and determine oversight fees. The report ...
[JC 2023 34 ] Joint SH Advice on DORA RTS Classification ICT Incidents
ID 25007
The ESAs‘ stakeholder groups have collaborated to respond to consultations on various aspects of the DORA in the financial sector: They responded to a consultation on draft RTS related to ICT-related incidents (JC 2023 34), that sets out a classification of ICT-related incidents, materiality thresholds for major incidents, and significant cyber threats under DORA. The objective is to harmonize and streamline incident reporting for ...
ESAs warn of risks resulting from a fragile economic outlook
ID 24980
The ESAs have released their Autumn 2023 Joint Committee Report on risks and vulnerabilities in the EU financial system. The report highlights a persistent high level of economic uncertainty in the European economy. It points out that recent events, such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the energy crisis, and turmoil in US mid-sized banks in March 2023, have contributed to this uncertainty. *One ...
[ESMA74-1865191303-15385 ] Opinion on position limits on Fish Pool Farmed Salmon ...
ID 24936
ESMA issued an opinion concerning position limits for the Fish Pool Farmed Salmon contract. ESMA’s consideration was based on a notification received from the Norwegian Finanstilsynet under MiFID II. The Farmed Salmon contract is classified as an agricultural commodity with a seafood sub-product, traded on the FISH POOL ASA trading venue. Macroeconomic factors, particularly currency fluctuations (EUR/NOK and USD/EUR), were identified as influential in ...
[ESMA74-362-2683 ] EMIR REFIT validation rules reconciliation tolerances and ...
ID 24860
ESMA has published validation rules to be used by TRs to verify the completeness and accuracy of the reported data and to determine whether or not the data reported from various counterparties match with one another. The Excel file also includes a template to be used by TRs to notify NCAs of reporting errors and omissions.
ESMA updates the European Single Electronic Format Reporting Manual
ID 24847
ESMA has published a revised version of its Reporting Manual on the European Single Electronic Format. The update expands existing guidance and reflects relevant developments in the technical specifications. This year’s version includes – Clarifications on image formats in xHTML documents. – Updates to references in the Data Type Registry. – Clarifications on the application of Calculations 1.1 specification within ESEF. – Correction of ...
[ESMA70-156-3921 ] Public Register for the Trading Obligation for derivatives under ...
ID 24819
In accordance with Article 34 of MiFIR, ESMA has published a new version of its Public Register for the Trading Obligation for derivatives under MiFIR as of 4 September 2023. Such obligation mandates that certain instruments are traded on EU trading venues unless there’s an equivalence decision for such trading in third-countries. The register outlines: 1. the classes of derivatives that are subject to ...
[ESMA34-45-1580 ] Sustainable Finance – implementation timeline
ID 24553
ESMA has published an updated infographic providing – in form of a timeline – an overview of regulations on sustainable finance that came into force since the beginning of 2021, or will come into force in the coming years. The regulations all require certain disclosures on sustainability, thereby ranging from disclosures of KPIs under the TR, to disclosures of PAIs under the SFDR. Each ...
[ESMA35-42-1088 ] Q&A on the European crowdfunding service providers for ...
ID 24549
ESMA has published an updated version of its Q&A on the ECSPR (Regulation (EU) 2020/1503). In this latest version, several new Q&As were added relating to General provisions as set out in Section 3, provisions of crowdfunding services and organisational and operational requirements as set out in Section 4 and authorization issues as set out in Section 6 of the document. We would like ...