EU financial watchdog highlights stricter corporate reporting oversight

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Thursday published its report on 2025 corporate reporting enforcement and regulatory activities, outlining how national regulators and ESMA supervised corporate reporting practices across the European Economic Area (EEA) during 2025.

The report provides an overview of enforcement actions and supervisory work related to financial reporting, sustainability reporting and digital reporting, while also assessing issuers’ compliance with...