European Securities and Markets Authority

European Securities and Markets Authority
ESMA Logo since January 2023[1]

Ibox building in Paris, seat of ESMA since 2019[2]
Agency overview
Formed1 January 2011 (2011-01-01)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionEuropean Union
Headquarters201-203 rue de Bercy
75589 Paris
France
Agency executives
  • Verena Ross, Chairperson
  • Natasha Cazenave, Executive Director
Key document
Websitewww.esma.europa.eu

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is an agency of the European Union located in Paris.[3]

ESMA replaced the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on 1 January 2011. It is one of three European Supervisory Authorities set up within the European System of Financial Supervision, together with the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA).

  1. ^ "A new look for ESMA". ESMA. 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "ESMA moves to new premises". ESMA. 22 November 2019.
  3. ^ "European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)". Thomson Reuters Practical Law. Retrieved 29 October 2021.