European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) - News, Articles & Research

EU reaches agreement on landmark MiCA regulation for crypto

The Council Presidency and European Parliament have settled on the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) proposal; ruling that crypto-asset service providers will require authorisation to operate in the EU, not including NFTs or media-related digital assets.

01 July 2022

News/regulation

Regulators seek legal ground for revoking licences of firms who breach AML rules

European regulators are pushing for new laws that would give them the power to revoke licences for firms in serious breaches of anti-money laundering rules.

01 June 2022

News/regulation

EU Digital Finance Platform launches

The European Commission has launched the EU Digital Finance Platform, a website designed to build dialogue between fintech players and supervisors.

11 April 2022

News/regulation

Regis-TR fined €186,000 by Esma for catalogue of reporting failures

The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has fined trade repository Regis-TR €186,000 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

24 March 2022

Company announcement/regulation

Esma takes on responsibility for supervising market data providers

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, on 1 January 2022 took on its new mandate as direct supervisor of the largest EU Data Reporting Service Providers (DRSPs).

07 February 2022

Company announcement/sustainable

Esma consults on new sustainability rules under MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is consulting on certain aspects of suitability requirements under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), in order to update its guidelines following amendments to MiFID II relating to sustainability.

31 January 2022

News/regulation

Esma consults on rule changes to accommodate tokenized securities

Europe's top securities regulator is seeking submissions on the need for amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on reporting and transparency requirements in order to accommodate growing use of blockchain technology in financial markets.

04 January 2022

Company announcement/regulation

Esma recommends delay to buy-in rules

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has written to the European Commission (EC) regarding the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), urging it to consider a delay of the mandatory buy-in regime.

22 November 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Sustainable finance, crypto and blockchain on Esma agenda for 2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its 2022 Annual Work Programme (AWP), setting out its priority work areas for the next 12 months to deliver on its mission to enhance investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial markets.

28 September 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Esma fines UnaVista €238,500 for trade reporting failures

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined trade repository UnaVista Limited €238,500 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

23 September 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Esma publishes report on use of fintech and DLT by depositories

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its Report on the use of FinTech by Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).

06 August 2021

Company announcement/regulation

Esma advocates co-ordinated approach to Spacs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today issued a Public Statement on the prospectus disclosure and investor protection issues raised by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

15 July 2021