ESMA News and Updates
ESMA cross-border investment services grow across EU/EEA
Cross-border investment activity across the EU/EEA continues to expand in 2025, with more firms serving retail clients from other member states. The latest annual review covers 30 jurisdictions ...
European Supervisory Authorities set 2027 priorities for EU financial oversight
As the European Union pushes to tighten financial coordination across sectors, the European Supervisory Authorities set out a 2027 work programme centered on shared supervisory risks. The plan ...
ESMA sets 2026 reporting enforcement priorities for listed issuers in Europe
European listed companies are preparing for tighter scrutiny of their 2026 annual reports as regulators sharpen their focus on financial statements, sustainability disclosures and digital filings. ...
ESMA issues sustainability claims guidance for funds and bonds in Europe
European regulators are increasing scrutiny of how sustainability products are presented to investors as concerns about greenwashing remain high across financial markets. ESMA is now publishing ...
EU agrees financial market supervision overhaul to deepen capital markets integration
Brussels is pushing to tighten oversight of the bloc’s market plumbing as it tries to make European capital markets more effective and competitive. EU finance ministers on Friday agree a reform ...
ESMA names Carlo Comporti as next chair from November 2026
Europe's securities regulator is preparing for a leadership change after the Council of the European Union confirmed Carlo Comporti as the next chair of the European Securities and Markets ...
ESMA appoints CNMV official to management board ahead of November leadership change
Europe's securities regulator is reshaping its top governance structure before a leadership transition takes effect next month. Carlos San Basilio of Spain's CNMV joins the Management Board as ...
ESMA launches tokenised collateral review for EU central clearing
European market oversight is turning to how digital assets could be integrated into core post-trade functions as tokenisation moves closer to mainstream financial use. ESMA is asking stakeholders ...
ESMA gives firms three months to drop noncompliant stablecoins
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has urged crypto companies in the European Union to stop providing services involving stablecoins that do not comply with the Markets in ...
ESMA orders EU crypto firms to phase out non-compliant stablecoin services
European Union crypto providers face a new compliance deadline as regulators tighten enforcement of the bloc’s Markets in Crypto-Assets framework for stablecoins. The measure gives firms three ...
ESMA clarifies access to third-country CSD services for EU market participants
Ahead of a key January 2027 deadline, EU capital markets participants are receiving greater certainty over continued access to some third-country post-trade services. The clarification addresses ...
Groq deal lawsuit raises risks for Nvidia's $20bn AI licensing transaction
A Delaware court challenge is putting fresh scrutiny on how major AI talent and technology deals are structured in Silicon Valley. Two former Groq engineers allege Nvidia's 2025 licensing ...
Bitpanda says MiCA boosts trust in regulated crypto platforms across Europe
European crypto users are showing stronger confidence in regulated service providers as the European Union's MiCA framework takes effect across the market. The shift, described by Bitpanda co-CEO ...
ESMA seeks stronger crypto enforcement powers in EU MiCA review
European Union crypto oversight is entering a new phase as regulators assess how to tighten enforcement under the bloc's MiCA framework. The European Securities and Markets Authority says faster ...
ESMA seeks MiCA changes to tighten crypto safeguards and cover DeFi services
Europe's crypto rulebook is moving into a new phase as regulators assess whether MiCA is broad enough to address newer digital-asset services and investor risks. ESMA is urging changes that would ...
Esma warns EU market integration risks dilution in supervisory reform
EU efforts to build more integrated capital markets are reaching a critical stage as member states negotiate how far centralised financial supervision should extend. Verena Ross, the outgoing ...
ESMA shifts MiCA supervision focus to crypto operational resilience in 2027
As the European Union moves deeper into implementing its crypto market rules, supervisory priorities are becoming more central for regulators across the bloc. ESMA says its 2027 agenda under MiCA ...
ESMA sets 2027 capital markets agenda for simpler rules and broader EU supervision
The EU securities regulator is moving from policy preparation to implementation as its 2027 work plan centers on market integration, supervisory expansion and regulatory simplification. The ...
Euribor panel changes as Cecabank exits in September 2026
Euro benchmark oversight remains in focus as Spain's Cecabank prepares to leave the Euribor panel at the end of September 2026. Regulators say the move does not threaten the benchmark's ...
UK banks complete first interbank tokenized sterling deposit transactions
UK lenders are moving bank-issued digital money beyond internal pilots by completing interbank customer transactions with tokenized sterling deposits. The tests cover remortgage payments and a ...
ESMA sets EU-wide AI and tokenization oversight as 2027 supervisory priority
European Union regulators are preparing a coordinated review of how financial firms deploy artificial intelligence and tokenization in investor-facing products and processes from 2027. The new ...
