ESMA appoints Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani and Christopher P. Buttigieg as the new members of its Management Board and renews Armi Taipale’s mandate

ESMA appoints Marie-Anne Barbat-Layani and Christopher P. Buttigieg as the new members of its Management Board and renews Armi Taipale’s mandate 11 December 2025 About ESMA Management Board The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has appointed Marie-Anne Barbat- Layani of Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (AMF), France […]

ESMA Chair Verena Ross to step down at the end of her current term

ESMA Chair Verena Ross to step down at the end of her current term 10 December 2025 About ESMA The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today announces that its Chair, Verena Ross, has decided to not renew her term as Chair for a second mandate. She will […]

ESMA announces supervisory expectations for the management body in the form of 12 high level principles

ESMA announces supervisory expectations for the management body in the form of 12 high level principles 10 December 2025 Credit Rating Agencies Supervision The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Final Report on the Supervisory Expectations for the Management Body, outlining ESMA’s expectations for the […]

ESAs publish key tips to help consumers detect, prevent, and act on online frauds and scams

ESAs publish key tips to help consumers detect, prevent, and act on online frauds and scams 15 December 2025 Investor protection Joint Committee Warnings and publications for investors The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) today published two factsheets designed to help consumers protect themselves from crypto and other online frauds […]

ESMA finalises technical standards on derivatives transparency and the OTC derivatives tape

ESMA finalises technical standards on derivatives transparency and the OTC derivatives tape 15 December 2025 MiFID – Secondary Markets Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today the Final Report covering mandates under the MiFIR Review on derivatives trade transparency, package orders and the over-the-counter (OTC) […]