(a) pricing policies and procedures as set out in Article 2; (b) fee data for credit ratings activities provided under the issuer-pays model as set out in Article 3(1); (c) fee data for credit rating activities provided under the subscriber- or investor-pays model as set out in Article 3(2).
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/1 of 30 September 2014 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the periodic reporting on fees charged by credit rating agencies for the purpose of ongoing supervision by the European Securities and Markets Authority Text with EEA relevance
(a) the names of the persons responsible for the approval and maintenance of the pricing policies, fee schedules and/or fee programmes, including those responsible for setting fees, the internal identifier, the function and internal department to which the persons belong; (b) any internal guidelines for application of the pricing criteria in the pricing policies, fee schedules and/or fee programmes relating to the setting of individual fees; (c) a detailed description of the fee range or fee schedule and criteria applicable to the different types of fees, including those provided for in the fee schedules; (d) a detailed description of any fee programme, including a relationship programme, frequency of use programme, loyalty programme or other programme, and including the criteria of application and fee range, from which individual credit ratings or set of ratings may benefit in fee terms; (e) where applicable, the pricing principles and rules to be employed whenever there is a relationship or link between the fees charged for credit rating services and ancillary services or any other services provided to the client, within the meaning of the second subparagraph of point 2 of Part II of Section E of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 (client), by the credit rating agency and/or any of the entities belonging to the credit rating agency’s group within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of Council Directive 83/349/EEC Seventh Council Directive 83/349/EEC of 13 June 1983 based on the Article 54(3)(g) of the Treaty on consolidated accounts (OJ L 193, 18.7.1983, p. 1 ).(f) the geographical scope of application of the pricing policy, fee schedule or fee programme in terms of the location of the clients and the credit rating agency or agencies applying the pricing policy, fee schedule or fee programme; (g) the names of the persons authorised to set fees and other charges under the respective pricing policy, fee schedule or fee programme, including those responsible for setting fees, the internal identifier, the function and internal department to which the persons belong.
(a) the names of the persons responsible for the approval and maintenance of the procedures implementing the pricing policies, including those responsible for setting fees, the internal identifier, the function and internal department to which the persons belong; (b) a detailed description of the procedures and controls in place to ensure and monitor strict compliance with the pricing policies; (c) a detailed description of the procedures in place for the lowering fees or for otherwise departing from the fee schedule or fee programmes; (d) the names of the persons directly responsible for monitoring the application of the pricing policies to individual fees, including the internal identifier, the function and internal department to which the persons belong; (e) the names of the persons directly responsible for ensuring compliance of individual fees with pricing policies, including the internal identifier, the function and internal department to which the persons belongs; (f) a detailed description of the measures to be adopted in the event of a breach of pricing policies, fee schedules, fee programmes and procedures; (g) a detailed description of the procedure for reporting to ESMA any material breach of pricing policies or procedures which may result in a breach of point 3c of Section B of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009.
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory | |
| 2 | CRA scope | Identification of the CRAs applying the pricing policy. | Mandatory | ISO 17442 |
| 3 | Pricing policy identifier | Unique identifier of the pricing policy that shall be maintained. All changes other than the scope of the rating types covered by the pricing policy should maintain the same unique identifier. Changes in the scope require a new pricing policy identifier. | Mandatory | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" |
| 4 | Pricing policy validity date | The date from which the pricing policy is valid. | Mandatory | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| 5 | Pricing policy end date | The end validity date of the pricing policy. | Mandatory | ISO 8601 date dormat (YYYY-MM-DD) or 9999-01-01 |
| 6 | Indication of model | Indication of whether the pricing policy relates to issuer-pays ratings or investor-pays or subscriber-pays model. ESMA understands that CRAs may operate services under more than one model and therefore it is possible that a pricing policy may be used for both types of models. In such cases I and S may both be chosen. | Mandatory |
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| 7 | Scope of the pricing policy | Description of the type of ratings or ancillary services included or covered by the pricing policy. | Mandatory |
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| 8 | Industry segment of the pricing policy | When reporting corporate ratings indication whether the pricing policy applies to ratings within one of these industry segments: (i) financial; (ii) insurance; (iii) other corporates. |
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| 9 | Asset class of the pricing policy | When reporting structured finance ratings indication whether the pricing policy applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) RMBS; (ii) ABS; (iii) CMBS; (iv) CDO; (v) ABCP; (vi) other. |
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| 10 | Sector | When reporting sovereign and public finance ratings indication whether the pricing policy applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) State rating; (ii) regional or local authority rating; (iii) supranational organisations (other than international financial institutions); (iv) public entities; (v) international financial institutions. |
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| 11 | Previous pricing policy | The identification of the prior pricing policy which the current policy replaces. | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" | |
| 12 | Pricing policy file name | Pricing policy file name. Shall be reported in a zip format | Mandatory |
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory | |
| 2 | CRA scope | Identification of the CRAs applying the fee schedule. | Mandatory | ISO 17442 |
| 3 | Fee schedule identifier | Unique identifier of the fee schedule that shall be maintained over time. All changes other than the scope of the rating types covered by the fee schedule should maintain the same unique identifier. Changes in the scope require a new fee schedule identifier. | Mandatory | Fee schedule identifier in format "FS_[internal fee schedule identifier]" |
| 4 | Pricing policy identifier | Identification of the pricing policy which the fee schedule is meant to implement. This pricing policy identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 1 of Annex I. | Mandatory | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" |
| 5 | Fee schedule validity date | The date from which the fee schedule is valid. | Mandatory | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| 6 | Fee schedule end date | The end validity date of the fee schedule. | Mandatory | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) or 9999-01-01 |
| 7 | Indication of model | Indication of whether fee schedule relates to issuer-pays ratings or investor-pays model. | Mandatory |
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| 8 | Rating type scope of the fee schedule | Description of the type of ratings or ancillary services included in the fee schedule. | Mandatory |
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| 9 | Industry segment of the fee schedule | When reporting corporate ratings indication whether the fee schedule applies to ratings within one of these industry segments: (i) financial; (ii) insurance; (iii) other corporates. |
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| 10 | Asset class of the fee schedule | When reporting structured finance ratings indication whether the fee schedule applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) RMBS; (ii) ABS; (iii) CMBS; (iv) CDO; (v) ABCP; (vi) other. |
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| 11 | Sector of the fee schedule | When reporting sovereign and public finance ratings indication whether the fee schedule applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) State rating; (ii) regional or local authority rating; (iii) supranational organisations (other than international financial institutions); (iv) public entities; (v) international financial institutions. |
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| 12 | Sub-asset of the fee schedule | Defines the sub-asset classes for structured finance ratings. |
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| 13 | Previous fee schedule | The identification of the prior fee schedule which the current fee schedule replaces. | Applicable if the current fee schedule changes the scope of application of a previous fee schedule | Fee schedule identifier in format "FS_[internal fee schedule identifier]" |
| 14 | Fee schedule file name | Fee schedule file name. Shall be reported in a zip format | Mandatory |
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory | |
| 2 | CRA scope | Identification of the CRAs applying the fee programme. | Mandatory | ISO 17442 |
| 3 | Fee programme identifier | Unique identifier of the fee programme that shall be maintained over time. All changes other than the scope of the rating types or type of programme covered by the fee programme should maintain the same unique identifier. Changes in the scope require a new fee programme identifier. | Mandatory | Fee programme identifier in format "FP_[internal fee programme identifier]" |
| 4 | Pricing policy identifier | Identification of the pricing policy which the fee programme is meant to implement. This pricing policy identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 1 of Annex I. | Mandatory | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" |
| 5 | Fee programme validity date | The date from which the fee programme is valid. | Mandatory | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| 6 | Fee programme end date | The end validity date of the fee programme. | Mandatory | |
| 7 | Indication of model | Indication of whether fee programme relates to issuer-pays ratings or investor-pays or subscriber-pays model. | Mandatory |
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| 8 | Rating type scope of the fee programme | Description of the type of ratings or ancillary services included in the fee programme. | Mandatory |
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| 9 | Industry segment of the fee programme | When reporting corporate ratings indication whether the fee programme applies to ratings within one of these industry segments: (i) financial; (ii) insurance; (iii) other corporates. |
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| 10 | Asset class of the fee programme | When reporting structured finance ratings indication whether the fee programme applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) RMBS; (ii) ABS; (iii) CMBS; (iv) CDO; (v) ABCP; (vi) other. |
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| 11 | Sector of the fee programme | When reporting sovereign and public finance ratings indication whether the fee programme applies to ratings within one of these segments: (i) State rating; (ii) regional or local authority rating; (iii) supranational organisations (other than international financial institutions); (iv) public entities; (v) international financial institutions. |
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| 12 | Sub-asset of the fee programme | Defines the sub-asset classes for structured finance ratings. |
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| 13 | Type of programme included | Description of the type of programme included in the fee programme, such as whether it relates to and/or includes a frequency of use programme, loyalty programme, multi-issuance programmes, purchase of a package of credit ratings or other types of programmes. |
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| 14 | Previous fee programme | The identification of the prior fee programme which the current fee programme replaces. | Fee programme identifier in format "FP_[internal fee programme identifier]" | |
| 15 | Fee schedule(s) | Unique identification number of any fee schedule(s) applicable or linked to the fee programme. This fee schedule identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 2 of Annex I. | Fee schedule identifier in format "FS_[internal fee schedule identifier]" | |
| 16 | Fee programme file name | Fee programme policy file name. Shall be reported in a zip format | Mandatory |
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory. | |
| 2 | CRA scope | Identification of the CRAs applying the pricing procedure. | Mandatory. | ISO 17442 |
| 3 | Procedure identifier | Unique identifier of the pricing procedure that shall be maintained over time. | Mandatory. | |
| 4 | Pricing policy identifier | Identification of the pricing policy or policies which the pricing procedure is meant to implement. This pricing policy identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 2 of Annex I. | Mandatory. | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" |
| 5 | Fee schedule identifier | Identification of the schedule(s) which the pricing procedure is meant to implement. This fee schedule identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 2 of Annex I. | Fee schedule identifier in format "FS_[internal fee schedule identifier]" | |
| 6 | Fee programme identifier | Identification of the fee programme(s) which the pricing procedure is meant to implement. This fee programme identifier must correspond to the identifier(s) set out under Table 3 of Annex I. | Fee programme identifier in format "FP_[internal fee programme identifier]" | |
| 7 | Pricing procedure validity date | The date from which the pricing procedure is valid. | Mandatory. | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) |
| 8 | Pricing procedure end date | End date of validity of the pricing procedure | Mandatory. | ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD) or 9999-01-01 |
| 9 | Pricing procedure file name | Pricing procedure file name. Shall be reported in a zip format | Mandatory. |
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory. | |
| 2 | Reporting year | The calendar year to which the reporting period refers. | Mandatory. | Format: YYYY |
| 3 | Rating identifier | Unique identifier of the rating. It shall be maintained unchanged over time and correspond to identifier reported under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2. | Mandatory. | — |
| 4 | Contract rating start date | Date of the initial contract for the rating service. Typically would correspond to the date on which the fees for the credit rating service are set. | Mandatory. | ISO 8601 extended date time format: YYYY-MM-DD |
| 5 | Fee schedule used | Mandatory. | ||
| 6 | Person(s) responsible for pricing | Internal identifier assigned by the CRA to the person(s) responsible for setting the fees relating to the rating, either by applying the applicable fee schedule and/or fee programme or the person approving exceptions or discounts to the fee schedule and/or fee programme. | Mandatory. | The internal identifier of the person responsible |
| 7 | Client Identifier | Unique code assigned by the CRA to identify the Client. Typically this should correspond to the issuer of the instrument or entity, however in no cases shall it be an SPV. For Structured Finance instruments the unique code should identify the originator or other entity that from an economic point of view (e.g. arranger), directly or indirectly via an SPV or SIV, effectively negotiates the fees with the credit rating agency. This shall correspond to one Client Identifier identified in Table 2 of Annex II. | Mandatory. | |
| 8 | Indication of whether the individual rating benefited from fee exemption or reduction | Certain credit ratings might not pay an individual direct fee/or might benefit from a reduction as the Client might have paid for a set of ratings, an annual (or other set period) nominal issuance amount, flat fee or be part of a "package" of ratings ("Group Fee"). This field identifies whether the individual rating is covered by such an arrangement with the Client. | Mandatory. |
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| 9 | Total amount of fees charged | Identifies the total amount of fees billed for the rating during the prior calendar reporting year. Where no fee was paid for the individual credit rating the amount should be 0 for all but one of the ratings benefitting from the Group Fee. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 10 | Amount of initial fees paid | Identifies the amount of up-front/initial fees billed during the prior calendar reporting year. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 11 | Surveillance fees paid | Identifies the annual surveillance/monitoring fees billed in prior calendar year. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 12 | Other fees charged for rating service | Identifies total of other fees or compensation billed in prior calendar year. | If applicable. | Amount in EUR |
| 13 | Description of other fees | Indication of whether the fees billed included any consideration or fees for a rapid turnaround request by the Client for the rating service. |
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| 14 | Negotiation links with other ratings | Identifies whether the rating fee negotiations was linked to other existing ratings of the Client and that led to variations in the final fees applied and paid for by the Client. This would include credit rating services provided in relation to vehicles set up to facilitate issuance, such as an MTN programme. | Mandatory. |
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| 15 | Identification of the linked rating(s) | Unique identifier of the rating(s) linked to the rating being reported (e.g., in the case of structured finance a master trust structure and its series) | ||
| 16 | Fee programme | Indication of whether the Client benefits in lower individual fees from a frequency or other fee programme. | Mandatory. |
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| 17 | Identification of fee programme | Identification of the fee programme under which the rating is priced. Should identify the fee programme which must match with the identifier set out in the applicable fee programme set out under Table 3 of Annex I. | Mandatory if "Y" was reported in field 16. |
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory. | |
| 2 | Client identifier | Unique code assigned by the CRA to identify the Client. Clients may be issuers, rated entities and/or originators, and/or include entities that from an economic point of view, directly or indirectly via an SPV or SIV, negotiates the fees with the credit rating agency in the context of credit rating arrangements. For clarification purposes it should be noted that in no instances shall a Client be an SPV or SIV. The Client shall retain the same unique identifier in all these cases. | Mandatory. | |
| 3 | Legal entities | List of legal entities that are included in the Client Identifier field. | Mandatory. | List of names of legal entities |
| 4 | Total overall fees billed | Total fees billed from the Client in the prior calendar year for issuer-pays rating services. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 5 | Client ratings | Identifies how many credit ratings the Client has with the credit rating agency at 31 December of the prior calendar year. | Mandatory. | Number of ratings |
| 6 | Total fees for programmes | Total fees billed from the Client in the prior calendar year for rating services not derived from an individual rating but from a frequency issuance, relationship or other type of flat fee programme and excess issuance fees, which may cover one or more ratings. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 7 | Identification of ratings | Identification of ratings issued under or covered by fees programmes in the prior calendar year. | Mandatory. | List of ratings identifier |
| 8 | Fees received for ancillary services | Total fees billed by the CRA group of companies from the Client for ancillary services in the previous calendar year. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 9 | Main ancillary services | Identification of the three main services provided by the CRA group to the Client in the prior calendar year, in revenue terms. | Mandatory. If more than 0 answered to field 8 "fees received for ancillary services". | List of ancillary services |
| 10 | Ranking of ancillary services | Ranking of the ancillary services for the top three main services identified in field 9 "main ancillary services", in revenue terms. | Mandatory. If more than 0 answered to field 8 "fees received for ancillary services" | Ranking of ancillary services |
| 11 | Other services | Indication of whether account was taken for the setting of fees for the credit rating services provided to the Client of any services provided by any entities belonging to the credit rating agency’s group within the meaning of Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 83/349/EEC as well as any entity linked to the credit rating agency or other company of the credit rating agency’s group by a relationship within the meaning of Article 12(1) of Directive 83/349/EEC. | Mandatory. |
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(i) the top 100 Clients in revenue terms for this type of credit rating service; (ii) as well as all other Clients who are subscribers or pay for ratings as an investor and are also rated by the credit rating agency group.
| No. | Field name | Description | Type | Standard |
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| 1 | CRA identifier | Code used to identify the reporting credit rating agency. It is provided by ESMA upon registration. | Mandatory. | |
| 2 | Client identifier | Code used internally by the system to identify the client who is paying, being invoiced or otherwise negotiating rates with the credit rating agency to receive the credit rating service. | Mandatory. | |
| 3 | Fees per client | Total fees billed from the Client for subscription based rating services provided in prior calendar year. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |
| 4 | Identification of pricing policy | Identification of the pricing policy under which the CRA charged its Client. The pricing policy identifier must match with the identifier set out in the applicable pricing policy set out under Table 1 of Annex I to this RTS. | Pricing policy identifier in format "PP_[internal pricing policy identifier]" | |
| 5 | Identification of fee schedule | Identification of the three main fee schedules under which the CRA charged its Client. The fee schedule identifier must match with the identifier set out in the applicable fee schedule part of the pricing policy set out under Table 3 of Annex I to this RTS. | Fee schedule identifier in format "FS_[internal fee schedule identifier]" | |
| 6 | Identification of fee programme | Identification of the three main fee programmes under which the CRA charged its Client. The fee programme identifier must match with the identifier set out in the applicable fee programme part of the pricing policy set out under Table 4 of Annex I to this RTS. | Fee programme identifier in format "FP_[internal fee programme identifier]" | |
| 7 | Issuer or rated entity | Indication of whether the Client is also an issuer, rated entity, or otherwise a Client under Table 2 of Annex II. | Mandatory. |
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| 8 | Top client indication | Indication of whether the Client was one of top 100 subscription clients in revenue terms in the prior calendar year. | Mandatory. |
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| 9 | Fees received for ancillary services | Total fees billed by the CRA group of companies from the client for ancillary services in the prior calendar year. | Mandatory. | Amount in EUR |