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Verena Ross' Keynote speech at the Financial Services Ireland Annual Dinner, 20 November 2025

· Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (European Union)

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ContextAfter-dinner keynote by the ESMA Chair at the Financial Services Ireland Annual Dinner in Dublin.

Why it mattersThe ESMA Chair explains in Dublin why some firms would benefit from a single EU supervisor.

Problems raised
  1. Supervision of key firms is split among authorities.
  2. Geopolitics, technology and demographics create pressure.
  3. Fiscal and social pressures collide.
Solutions proposed
  1. Give significant firms a single central supervisor.
  2. Target centralisation where it improves efficiency.
  3. Build capital markets fit for future challenges.
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