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.  

The ESAs (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA) have published their third annual Report on disclosures of principal adverse impacts under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). The Report assesses both entity and product-level Principal Adverse Impact (PAI) disclosures under the SFDR. These disclosures aim at showing the negative impact of financial institutions’ investments on the environment and people and the actions taken by asset managers, insurers, investment firms, banks and pension funds to mitigate them. 

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.