The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has outlined its 2027 priorities around making EU capital markets stronger, simpler and more integrated. The agenda focuses on strengthening supervisory convergence, improving the functioning of capital markets and reducing unnecessary regulatory complexity while maintaining investor protection and market integrity.
ESMA’s priorities include work on effective supervision, data and technology, market resilience, investor protection and regulatory simplification. The regulator is also placing greater emphasis on ensuring that its supervisory approach keeps pace with developments in digital finance and increasingly interconnected markets. Simplification is intended to make regulatory requirements more proportionate and easier for market participants to apply without weakening core safeguards.
The 2027 agenda highlights the need to balance market competitiveness, resilience and investor protection. For financial institutions and risk professionals, the focus on integrated supervision and technology-driven risks reinforces the importance of strong governance, reliable regulatory data and effective controls across increasingly interconnected financial markets.
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