ESMA publishes report on the activities of accounting enforcers and their findings within the EU in 2020

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06 Apr, 2021

The report provides an overview of the activities of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the accounting enforcers in the European Union (EU) when examining compliance of financial information provided by issuers listed on regulated markets with the applicable financial reporting framework in 2020.

European enforcers examined the financial statements of about 729 issuers representing an average examination rate of 17% of all IFRS issuers with securities listed on regulated markets. These examinations resulted in 265 actions taken to address material departures from IFRS.

Enforcers also assessed the non-financial information related to ESG for 737 issuers, covering approximately 37% of the total estimated number of issuers required to publish a non-financial statement, resulting in 39 enforcement measures.

In addition, 611 management reports were reviewed for evaluating compliance with ESMA’s guidelines on alternative performance measures, covering around 14% of all IFRS listed issuers in Europe against which were taken 93 corrective actions.

Please click to access the full report on the ESMA website.

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