The European Securities and Markets
Authority (ESMA) has unveiled a new logo and visual identity it says embraces
its strategy for 2023-2028. The EU’s financial markets regulator also announced
on Monday that it is finishing up a new website that will be launched later
this month.
The group said in a statement on its website said the new
logo will be adopted on all its publications starting today. The visual change
has also been updated on all IT systems, ESMA said.
🥁 ESMA has the pleasure of introducing its new logo 👏.
Combining 🌍 #SustainableFinanceEU,🤖 innovation and our 🇪🇺 European roots, the new visual identity is user-friendly and more accessible to improve ESMA’s digital presence. #ESMAnewlogo@EU_Finance | @McGuinnessEU pic.twitter.com/kKNvoXh9Qq
— ESMA – EU Securities Markets Regulator 🇪🇺 (@ESMAComms) January 3, 2023
According to ESMA, the new strategy was
designed to guide the regulator, which was formed in January 2011, in its
second decade of pan-European regulation. The strategy prioritizes the key focus of the European Union in the
areas of financial services that it added.
The financial market supervisor further noted that the new strategy is targeted at addressing the most
significant risks linked to the EU financial markets. In addition, the regulator said the strategy is structured around five key areas. These include effective financial
markets and financial stability, supervision and supervisory convergence,
retail investor protection, sustainable finance and technological innovation
and increased use of data.
The group explained: “It [the new
ESMA strategy] builds on the successful development of ESMA since its
establishment and reflects the evolving environment in which it operates.
“ESMA plans to implement this strategy
step-by-step over the next years, focusing on the strategic priorities and
thematic drivers, while being mindful of market developments and emerging
risks, as well as new legal mandates and available resources both at ESMA and
National Competent Authorities (NCAs).”
Meanwhile, the group recently appointed Dr George Theocharides, the Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and
Exchange Commission (CySEC), as the first Chair of its Risk Standing Committee
(RSC). Theocharides’ tenure, which started on January 1, 2023, is to last
until December 31, 2024. CySEC’s Chairman has been serving as the Chair of
the standing committee since March 2022.
Finance Magnates reports that the RSC
is the successor of the Committee for Economic and Markets Analysis (CEMA).
The European Securities and Markets
Authority (ESMA) has unveiled a new logo and visual identity it says embraces
its strategy for 2023-2028. The EU’s financial markets regulator also announced
on Monday that it is finishing up a new website that will be launched later
this month.
The group said in a statement on its website said the new
logo will be adopted on all its publications starting today. The visual change
has also been updated on all IT systems, ESMA said.
🥁 ESMA has the pleasure of introducing its new logo 👏.
Combining 🌍 #SustainableFinanceEU,🤖 innovation and our 🇪🇺 European roots, the new visual identity is user-friendly and more accessible to improve ESMA’s digital presence. #ESMAnewlogo@EU_Finance | @McGuinnessEU pic.twitter.com/kKNvoXh9Qq
— ESMA – EU Securities Markets Regulator 🇪🇺 (@ESMAComms) January 3, 2023
According to ESMA, the new strategy was
designed to guide the regulator, which was formed in January 2011, in its
second decade of pan-European regulation. The strategy prioritizes the key focus of the European Union in the
areas of financial services that it added.
The financial market supervisor further noted that the new strategy is targeted at addressing the most
significant risks linked to the EU financial markets. In addition, the regulator said the strategy is structured around five key areas. These include effective financial
markets and financial stability, supervision and supervisory convergence,
retail investor protection, sustainable finance and technological innovation
and increased use of data.
The group explained: “It [the new
ESMA strategy] builds on the successful development of ESMA since its
establishment and reflects the evolving environment in which it operates.
“ESMA plans to implement this strategy
step-by-step over the next years, focusing on the strategic priorities and
thematic drivers, while being mindful of market developments and emerging
risks, as well as new legal mandates and available resources both at ESMA and
National Competent Authorities (NCAs).”
Meanwhile, the group recently appointed Dr George Theocharides, the Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and
Exchange Commission (CySEC), as the first Chair of its Risk Standing Committee
(RSC). Theocharides’ tenure, which started on January 1, 2023, is to last
until December 31, 2024. CySEC’s Chairman has been serving as the Chair of
the standing committee since March 2022.
Finance Magnates reports that the RSC
is the successor of the Committee for Economic and Markets Analysis (CEMA).
