March 2014
Regulation ESMA consults on major shareholders disclosures
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the revised Transparency Directive relating to the notification of major shareholdings and the indicative list of financial instruments (...)
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February 2014
Regulation ESMA-EBA: Euribor makes significant progress with reforms
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have today published theresults of their joint review of the Euribor-EBF. The review found that Euribor-EBF has made significant progress in implementing the ESMA-EBA (...)
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February 2014
Regulation ESMA tells firms to improve their selling practices for complex financial products
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an Opinion on practices to be observed by investment firms when selling complex financial products to investors. ESMA is issuing this opinion to remind national supervisors and investment firms about the (...)
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February 2014
Regulation Financial Benchmarks: EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes vote delay, calls for transparency
EDHEC-Risk Institute welcomes delay of European Parliament vote on the regulation of financial benchmarks and calls for high and uniform standards of transparency to allow investors to make informed decisions and promote integrity, competition and innovation in the indexing (...)
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December 2013
Regulation Amundi Alternative Investments obtains AIFM authorisation
Amundi Alternative Investments SAS (Amundi AI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amundi, has obtained AIFM authorisation from the French securities regulator (Autorité des Marchés Financiers) for all of its investment solutions. The AIFM directive, transposed by the EU member (...)
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December 2013
Regulation ESMA identifies deficiencies in CRAs sovereign ratings processes
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Report identifying a number of deficiencies in the processes for producing and issuing sovereign ratings at the three largest credit rating agencies (CRAs), Fitch Ratings, Moody’s Investors Service and (...)
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July 2013
Regulation ESMA finalises supervisory co-operation agreements for alternative investment funds
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved seven co-operation arrangements between EU securities regulators and their global counterparts with responsibility for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity and (...)
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July 2013
Regulation Institutional investors will not provide long-term financing to the real economy without access to genuinely long-term instruments
Policy makers increasingly wish to see institutional investors become more involved in the financing of the real economy...
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July 2013
Regulation ESMA approves Spread Research as a credit rating agency
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the registration of Spread Research SAS, based in France, as a credit rating agency (CRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The registration takes effect from 1 July (...)
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June 2013
Regulation Basel Committee concludes assessment of Basel III capital regulations in Switzerland
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published a report assessing the regulations that implement the Basel capital framework in Switzerland.
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March 2013
Regulation ESMA certifies Kroll Bond Rating Agency to operate in the EU
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has formally approved the certification in the European Union of Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc. (KBRA) under Article 16 of the CRA Regulation. The certification takes effect from 20 March (...)
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February 2013
Regulation ESMA seeks feedback for review of the Short Selling Regulation
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a Call for Evidence on the evaluation of the Regulation (EU) No236/2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (SSR).
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February 2013
Regulation ESMA rules aim to curb excessive risk taking by alternative fund managers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published final Guidelines on remuneration of alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). The rules will apply to managers of alternative investment funds (AIFs) including hedge funds, private equity funds and real (...)
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November 2012
Regulation Swiss Re sigma study takes a fresh look at the progress in the long-running debate to make insurance accounting practices more economically relevant and internationally comparable
Swiss Re’s latest sigma research publication "Insurance accounting reform: a glass half empty or half full?" takes a fresh look at the long-running debate over upgrading and harmonising insurance accounting practices.
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January 2012
Regulation Survey of European Insurers Reveals Remaining Challenges to Solvency II Compliance
A significant reliance on third parties for data, sophisticated risk modelling requirements and obtaining sufficiently detailed fund data were among the challenges identified by European insurers in order for them to meet Solvency II requirements, according to new research (...)
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