ESMA is organising its high-level conference “Shaping the future of EU capital markets” on 5 February 2025 in Paris, France. The event aims to discuss priority areas for the coming years to ensure the success of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) for EU citizens and businesses. The conference will build on the ESMA Position Paper on “Building more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU”, where ESMA provided recommendations on broadening investments opportunities for EU citizens, enhancing the financing of EU companies, and improving regulatory agility, supervisory consistency and global competitiveness.

ESMA has published its Final Report providing the assessment of the shortening of the settlement cycle in the EU. The report highlights that the increased efficiency and resilience of post-trade processes that should be prompted by a move to T+1 would facilitate achieving the objective of further promoting settlement efficiency in the EU, contributing to market integration and to the Savings and Investment Union objectives.  

ESMA published its Position Paper on “Building more effective and attractive capital markets in the EU”. The Paper includes 20 recommendations to strengthen EU capital markets and address the needs of European citizens and businesses.

ESMA will focus on strengthening supervision, enhancing the protection of retail investors, fostering effective markets and financial stability, enabling sustainable finance, as well as facilitating technological innovation and effective use of data.