Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
ESMA has recently recommended notable amendments to the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive, which sets the standards for permissible investments by UCITS funds across Europe. These reforms could redefine permissible investment...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced the selection of Ediphy (fairCT), a fintech company, as the first consolidated tape provider for bonds in the EU. The decision marks a significant step...more
ESMA has published its final report on the CSA on the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures in the investment fund sector and a thematic note on sustainability-related claims focusing on ESG credentials. ...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (the European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and European Securities Markets Authority—the ESAs) have announced the signing of a multilateral...more
On 26 June 2025, ESMA published its keenly awaited technical advice to the Commission on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive 2007/16/EC (EAD). The report assesses EAD implementation across member states and...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the 2023-2024 common supervisory action (CSA) carried out with national competent authorities (NCAs)on the integration of sustainability...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has taken another step in its ongoing mission to combat greenwashing within the financial services sector. With the release of a new thematic note, ESMA aims to ensure that...more
On 25 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its first comprehensive review of the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Pilot Regime, a regulatory sandbox designed to test blockchain-based...more
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) has now been in full effect for six months. This landmark piece of legislation, which is designed to create a harmonized regulatory framework for cryptoassets across the EU,...more
On 1 July 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a thematic note on making clear, fair and not misleading sustainability-related claims, to address greenwashing risks (the “Thematic Note”)....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on the review of the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive (EAD) accompanied by a press release. The EAD...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two consultation papers (CP) proposing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) mandated under the review of European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a call for evidence (CfE) as part of its Data Strategy to gather feedback on how to simplify and streamline supervisory reporting. The aim is to reduce the...more
On 30 June 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on the 2023-2024 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) concerning the integration of sustainability risks and disclosures within the...more
Welcome to our EU crypto update - a roundup of key Irish and EU legislative and regulatory developments shaping the crypto-assets sector....more
The funds industry continues to wait for regulators and legislators to review and fix the multiple flaws in the existing SFDR regime. In the meantime, in July 2023, ESMA launched a “common supervisory action” ("CSA”)...more
Following its consultation, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report, including final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS), on the conditions of the Active Account Requirement...more
On 12 June 2025, ESMA published its principles on third-party risk supervision which are designed to assist supervisory authorities to identify, assess and supervise the third-party risks of EU entities operating across the...more
ESMA releases proposed rules for regulation of ESG ratings providers On May 2, ESG Today reported that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a comprehensive set of principles, accompanied by a press release, aimed at strengthening the supervision of third-party risks across the EU financial sector....more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two final reports providing technical advice to the European Commission (EC). The final report on prospectus regulation forms part of ESMA's technical advice...more
ESMA has recently provided some answers to questions from market participants on the new rules around incorporation by reference under the EU Prospectus Regulation. This follows the changes brought in under the EU Listing Act...more
Four industry associations—EFAMA, EACP, ISDA, and FIA—have published a letter addressed to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Commission (EC), raising concerns about the implementation of...more
A) BACKGROUND On October 8, 2024, the EU Council adopted the Listing Act – a regulation amending, among other things, the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129. Even though the Listing Act went into force on 4 December 2024,...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued written letters to several major social media and platform companies—including X, Meta, TikTok, Alphabet, Telegram, Snap, Amazon, Apple, Google and Reddit—urging...more