ESMA finalises its advice on the CSDR Penalty Mechanism

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published its Final Report on the Technical Advice for the European Commission on the Penalty Mechanism under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR). The advice aims at incentivising all actors in the settlement chain to improve settlement efficiency, also in view of the potential move to T+1 in the EU.