ESMA publishes Guidelines on periodic information to be submitted by Credit Rating Agencies

23 June 2015

ESMA’s guidelines on periodic information to be submitted to ESMA by CRAs apply to credit rating agencies registered in the EU, and will become effective two months after their publication.

The Guidelines set out the information that should be submitted by CRAs to enable ESMA’s ongoing supervision of CRAs on a consistent basis. The Guidelines also clarify ESMA’s expectations of the information that should be submitted to ESMA for the calculation of supervisory fees and CRAs market share.

They also specify the information that CRAs should submit to ESMA on a quarterly, semi-annual and annual basis as part of their periodic submissions. Information should be submitted within one month following the end of the quarter concerned.

ESMA does not intend that a CRA will waive legal privilege in submitting the periodic information included in these guidelines.

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