European Securities and Markets Authority

Legacy Treasury Management Systems Ill-Equipped as Markets Enter Real-Time Era
Legacy Treasury Management Systems Ill-Equipped as Markets Enter Real-Time Era
August 08, 2024  |  B2B Payments

When it comes to contemporary business operations, complexity is nearly unavoidable. The bigger a business gets, the more borders it crosses and peers it acquires,...

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EU Regulator: AI Poses Risks to Retail Investment Services
EU Regulator: AI Poses Risks to Retail Investment Services
May 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Europe’s markets regulator is warning about potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) use by investment firms. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued guidance...

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EU Regulator Proposes New Rules For Foreign Crypto Firms
EU Regulator Proposes New Rules For Foreign Crypto Firms
January 29, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

A European regulator has proposed new rules for cryptocurrency companies headquartered outside of the bloc. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) introduced regulations Monday (Jan. 29) that...

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France Vies to Host EU’s New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
France Vies to Host EU’s New Anti-Money Laundering Agency
November 17, 2023  |  AML

France is vying to host the European Union’s anti-money laundering (AML) agency, with French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire presenting Paris as an ideal location...

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ESG Regulation at the Heart of EU Investment Landscape
ESG Regulation at the Heart of EU Investment Landscape
August 25, 2022  |  Investments

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly central to fund managers’ investment strategies, and ESG investment has been on the rise for several years....

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EU Commissioner Urges Parliament to Adopt Crypto Rules to Protect Consumers 
EU Commissioner Urges Parliament to Adopt Crypto Rules to Protect Consumers 
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Mairead McGuinness, EU’s Commissioner for financial services, told members of the European Parliament (MEP) on Tuesday 14 that given the recent developments in the crypto...

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EU’s ‘DLT Pilot’ to Trade Tokenized Securities Wins Political, Regulatory Support
EU’s ‘DLT Pilot’ to Trade Tokenized Securities Wins Political, Regulatory Support
April 13, 2022  |  Blockchain

The European Parliament (EP), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the industry are backing the EU’s efforts to create a pilot regime for...

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EU Securities Regulator Sees Competitive Advantage from Blockchain in Financial Markets
EU Securities Regulator Sees Competitive Advantage from Blockchain in Financial Markets
January 06, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority launched a consultation on January 4 seeking feedback from stakeholders about the need to amend the regulatory technical standards...

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EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
EU To Examine German Regulators’ Oversight Of Wirecard
July 15, 2020  |  Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union’s (EU) financial watchdog, plans to examine how German regulators handled oversight of Wirecard AG, the collapsed...

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