Use the ESEF-Manager to quickly and easily convert your annual financial reports to the new ESEF reporting format!
The new required ESEF reporting format will project annual financial reporting into the digital era by changing the the issuers’ compilation methods and auditors’ auditing processes. A technical solution to meeting the new regulatory requirements is advisable. The ESEF-Manager allows compilation and auditing of annual financial reports in the ESEF reporting format. Please refer to our FAQs for more information on the ESEF-Manager functions and for the statutory and technical requirements.
For issuers
For auditors
What are the benefits in terms of compilation the ESEF-Manager will offer issuers?
- Legally conformant
The Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH ESEF application is compatible and compliant with the OAM (Officially Appointed Mechanism) (in Germany, the Company Register) requirements pursuant to the Transparency Directive 2013/50/EU and the ESEF taxonomy developed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Autority), according to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/815 of 17 December 2018 supplementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format, wich contains the regulatory technical standards (RTS) - Convenient
Will import and take over your existing data from previous years - User friendly
Reduced effort due to semi-automated tagging of subsequent years, using automated learning - Easy
Retention of formats by keeping your layout unchanged (e.g. glossy format) - Practical
Taxonomies will be kept updated - Matching your specific needs
ESEF-Manager as an online solution or local installation
Refer to our FAQs for more ESEF-Manager advantages.
This is how the ESEF-Manager will in just a few steps assist you in your compilation:
- Manual input of your data or importing from legacy systems
- Tagging your reports compliant with ESEF taxonomy by simple marking and assignment of tags
- Converting your data to XHTML format
- Direct transmission to the OAM where the interface is available
This is how the ESEF-Manager supports you in converting your annual financial report into the XHTML format:
- Upload your initial file to the ESEF Manager
- Your source file will be automatically converted into XHTML format by our ESEF-Manager in just a few minutes
- Your new annual financial report in XHTML format is ready to download
What are the advantages the ESEF-Manager will offer auditors?
- Legally conformant
The Bundesanzeiger Verlag GmbH ESEF application is compatible and compliant with the OAM (Officially Appointed Mechanism) (in Germany, the Company Register) requirements pursuant to the Transparency Directive 2013/50/EU and the ESEF taxonomy developed by ESMA (European Securities and Markets Autority), according to the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/815 of 17 December 2018 supplementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format, wich contains the regulatory technical standards (RTS) - Convenient
Assured compliance with regulatory requirements - Reduced effort
Functionality adapted to the specific requirements of auditors - ESEF-Manager implementation of new ESEF requirements
- Matching your specific needs
ESEF-Manager as an online solution or local installation
This is how the ESEF-Manager will in just a few steps assist you in your audit:
- Importing the ESEF report file for auditing
- Checking for ESEF conformity
- Integration of requisite documentation, such as audit opinions
- Data conversion to XHTML format
- Creating the reporting package (zip file) for submission to the Bundesanzeiger or company register
- Direct transmission to the OAM where the interface is available
Refer to our FAQs for more ESEF-Manager functionalities.
The ESEF-Manager at a glance
We have summarised cardinal ESEF-Manager information for you in an information sheet.
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