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Technical Provisions (TPs)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 35

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-17

Technical Provisions (TPs)

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 18

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-17

Valuation of Assets and Liabilities other than TPs

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. 75

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-17

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-11

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-11

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-11

Validations

Guidelines on reporting and public disclosure · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-11

Definitions (Art. 2 IDD)

(EU) No 2016/97 - Insurance Distribution Directive · Art. Point (1) and (3) of Article 2 (1)

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-09

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-09

Disclosure Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-09

Reporting Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. QRT E.02.01.16

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-09

Distribution of subscription ratings and disclosure of inside information

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-08-06

Disclosure to the public of credit ratings and inside information

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-08-06

Credit ratings, rating outlooks and information relating thereto, pursuant to article 10(2a) of Regulation No 1060/2009

Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 - Market Intergrity

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-08-06

Large Exposures Reporting - Reporting of Shadow Banking Positions under EBA Taxonomy 3.0

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. Article 394(2) CRR

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-08-06

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - Extrapolation · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - Credit and currency adjustments · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - General questions · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA representative portfolios · Art. Technical documentation of the methodology to derive EIOPA’s risk-free interest rate term structures

EIOPA

Answered 2021-08-02

Strong customer authentication (SCA) Knowledge element: Place of Birth and Date of Birth

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 4

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Disclosure Templates

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-30

Soglia di materialità - Calendar Provisioning - Matheriality threshold - Calendar provisioning

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 47a

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Disclosure Templates

Guidelines on group solvency · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-30

Obligor level

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 178

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Clarification on where the creation of the authentication code with dynamic linking for strong customer authentication (SCA) for electronic remote payment needs to be done

Directive 2015/2366/EU (PSD2) · Art. 97

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

RWA formula for defaulted exposures where institutions use own estimates of LGDs

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 153

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Treatment of loans for LBO financing according to the GLs on high risk items

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 128

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Risk Free Rate (RFR)

Risk-Free Interest Rate - VA calculations · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-30

Applicability of Look through Approach to SPV (Article 132 CRR)

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 132

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Eligibility of Sovereign Guarantee for which Permanent Partial Use Applies against IRB Exposure

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 201

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-30

Scope of the Benchmark Regulation (ESMA70-145-114 Q&As BMR - Q&A 4.7)

Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) - Regulation 2016/1011

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-29

Redeemable debt securities

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Offers of Warrants

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Profit Estimate

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Interim Financial Information

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Restrictions on the transferability of shares (ESMA31-62-1258 Q&A14.14)

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Secondary issuance prospectus for issuers listed on SME Growth markets (ESMA31-62-1258 Q&A 14.15)

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Home Member State - Choice of the home Member State

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

Offer of securities to the public

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-27

DPM 3.0 - C80.00 - C84.00 - Inconsistent modelisation and validation rules v10127_m and v10143_m.

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-23

DPM 3.0 validation rules for C84 total RSF

Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR) · Art. 99

EBA Final Q&A

Answered 2021-07-23

MiFIR data reporting - LEI of the issuer

Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Regulation (EU) No 600/2014- MDP

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-19

Other

(EU) No 2009/138 - Solvency II Directive (Insurance and Reinsurance) · Art. Article 18(1)(a)

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-19

Other

(EU) No 2015/2450 - templates for the submission of information to the supervisory authorities · Art. N/A

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-19

Other

(EU) No 2015/35 - supplementing Dir 2009/138/EC - taking up & pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (SII) · Art. Article 184 of the Delegated Acts - Standard Formula 2018 review

EIOPA

Answered 2021-07-19

Application of Level 3 guidance to EU Recovery Prospectuses (Deleted 09/09/2026)

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Published Answer Updated

Answered 2021-07-16

Performance fees

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Directive 2011/61/EU · Art. Section XV: ESMA’s guidelines on performance fees in UCITS and certain types of AIFs

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-16

Application of Article 1(6b) (reverse acquistion)

Prospectus Regulation 2017/1129

ESMA Answer Published

Answered 2021-07-16

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