NCAs

  • Non-MiCA-Compliant ARTs and EMTs: ESMA’s Three-Month Ceiling

    On 8 October 2026 ESMA published an opinion, reference ESMA75-113276571-1742, telling national competent authorities (NCAs) that crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) should not provide crypto-asset services in relation to non-MiCA-compliant ARTs and EMTs: asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens for which the conditions of Title III or Title IV of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) are not met….

  • ESMA Risk Management Function CSA: The 2026-2027 Supervisory Review

    On 3 July 2026, ESMA told every UCITS management company and alternative investment fund manager in the European Union that their risk management function is next in line for coordinated scrutiny. The announcement launched a Common Supervisory Action, an exercise ESMA will run with national competent authorities throughout 2026 and 2027, with a final report…