News for investors

Enhancing investor protection is a key ESMA objective. More specifically, ESMA is required to take a leading role in promoting transparency, simplicity and fairness in the market for consumer financial products and services.

On this page you will find the warnings that ESMA issues, as well as documents published to the attention of retail investors.

For further useful information, please see the Investor Corner

22/02/2012 | Publication of a list of prospectuses and supplements on ESMA’s website

Further to the different information requirements allocated to ESMA by the Directive 2010/78/EU...See more

02/02/2012 | ESMA makes available data on past performances of credit rating agencies

Launch of a Central Repository of credit ratings. ESMA launches today a Central Rating...See more

05/12/2011 | Investing in foreign exchange (forex)

ESMA warns investors against dealing with unauthorised firms and individuals offering foreign...See more

24/11/2011 | Warning concerning company MRC markets

MRC Markets: www.mrcmarkets.comThis company...See more

Retail investor information

ESMA publishes useful documents for retail investors, such as a guide to MiFID, specific consultation papers and warnings.  You can access the documents by clicking here.