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European Securities and Markets Authority

Regulatory and Standard-Setting Bodies

The European Securities and Markets Authority is an agency of the European Union based in Paris that replaced the Committee of European Securities Regulators on January 1, 2011, becoming one of three European Supervisory Authorities in the European System of Financial Supervision alongside its counterparts for banking and insurance. Its mandate is to protect the public interest by contributing to the short, medium, and long-term stability and effectiveness of the EU financial system, improving how markets function, safeguarding market integrity, and strengthening investor protection.

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Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account
2011 1
Founding DateSourced to the subject's own account
2011-01-01 1
HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account
Paris, France 1
Geography
Country or Jurisdiction Served
France 2
Wikidata Q769112, property P17 (country).
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Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own account
Regulatory Agency 1
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Source European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Wikipedia)

Member Of

European Securities and Markets Authority is an associate member, listed in the IOSCO members table as European Union: European Securities and Markets Authority, Capital Market Regulator (Supra-National) of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, whose membership regulates more than 99 percent of the world's financial markets across more than 130 jurisdictions.

Source Wikipedia
Additional Source International Organization of Securities Commissions (Wikipedia)International Organization of Securities Commissions, Members section
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1. European Securities and Markets Authority (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • lead paragraph, second sentence
    ESMA replaced the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on 1 January 2011.
  • lead paragraph, first sentence
    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is an agency of the European Union located in Paris.
  • Introduction, institution-subtype-p2
    ESMA replaced the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) on 1 January 2011.
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2. Wikidata
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Wikidata: European Securities and Markets Authority
Wikidata Q769112, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, Wikipedia EIOPA article, European System of Financial Supervision section
Quote, Associated With: European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, Wikipedia EIOPA article, European System of Financial Supervision section
EIOPA is one of the three European Supervisory Authorities responsible for microprudential oversight at the European Union level within the European System of Financial Supervision, together with the European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).
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International Organization of Securities Commissions (Wikipedia)
WikipediaMember Of: International Organization of Securities Commissions, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Members section
Quote, Member Of: International Organization of Securities Commissions, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Members section
IOSCO membership regulates more than 99% of the world's financial markets in more than 130 jurisdictions.
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