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

Company announcement/regulation

EU market abuse sanctions reach €88 million in 2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its annual report on administrative and criminal sanctions, as well as other administrative measures, issued under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) in 2019.

21 December 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma identifies costs and performance and market data quality as supervisory priorities

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, using its new convergence powers, has identified costs and performance for retail investment products and market data quality as the Union Strategic Supervisory Priorities for national competent authorities (NCAs).

13 November 2020

News/regulation

German supervisory regime lambasted over Wirecard collapse

Europe's top regulatory body has issued a stinging indictment of the German financial supervisory regime which allowed bankrupt payment processor Wirecard to hoodwink investors for years.

03 November 2020

Company announcement/cloud

Each responds to Esma cloud consultation

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the ESMA Consultation Paper 'Draft Guidelines on Outsourcing to Cloud Service Providers'.

01 September 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma postpones introduction of CSDR Settlement Discipline

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a final report on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) definitively postponing the date of entry into force of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1229 (RTS on settlement discipline) until 1 February 2022.

28 August 2020

News/regulation

Wirecard scandal signals EU regulatory overhaul

European Union officials have suggested that there will be changes in the supervision of fintech firms in the wake of the £1.8bn accounting scandal at German payments firm Wirecard.

27 July 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma to probe BaFin actions in Wirecard collapse

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is to launch an assessment of the supervisory response in the financial reporting area by BaFin and the Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) to the events leading to the collapse of Wirecard AG.

15 July 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma responds to EC consultation on digital finance strategy

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has submitted a response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on a new digital finance strategy for the European Union (EU).

29 June 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma consults on cloud outsourcing guidelines

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a consultation paper on guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers.

11 June 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

European policymakers consult on new ESG standards

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) have today issued a Consultation Paper seeking input on proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure standards for financial market participants, advisers and products.

23 April 2020

News/sustainable

BofA global environmental exec: Addressing climate change goes beyond business-as-usual

Alex Liftman, global environmental executive, Bank of America (BofA), believes “significantly accelerating progress on addressing big global issues like climate change requires going beyond business-as-usual financing to find innovative approaches that can help attract a larger share of capital from a broader set of investors.”

08 April 2020

Company announcement/regulation

Esma relaxes deadlines for best execution reporting

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is issuing a Public Statement to clarify issues regarding the publication by execution venues and firms of the general best execution reports required under RTS 27 and 28 of MiFID II, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

01 April 2020