ESMA’s mission is to enhance the protection of investors and reinforce stable and well functioning financial markets in the European Union. As an independent institution ESMA achieves this mission by building a single rule book for EU financial markets and ensuring its consistent application and supervision across the EU. ESMA contributes to the supervision of financial services firms with a pan-European reach, either through direct supervision or through the active co-ordination of national supervisory activity.
Key ongoing work
17/05/2013 | ESMA will be closed on Monday 20 May for a public holiday
ESMA will be closed for business on Monday 20 May for a public holiday, it will re-open at 8a.m...See more
16/05/2013 | ESMA’s report — Data on Prospectuses Approved and Passported — has been updated
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15/05/2013 | Vacancy notice — Senior Officer (Supervisory Convergence) — deadline 23 June 2013
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08/05/2013 | Vacancy notice — Business Analyst Expert — deadline 20 June 2013
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