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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes an article on the development of key retail risk indicators (RRIs) for the EU single market.
This development of RRIs is based on the new mandate ESMA recently received in this regard. ESMA is building on existing consumer analysis and indicators from the Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Reports to propose a conceptual framework that:
Within this framework, RRIs should aim to reflect market developments, especially the rise of online- or mobile-based retail trading.
Next steps
ESMA will continue to refine and develop RRIs to enhance its risk monitoring in this area. The article sets out several possible extensions to the analysis, including broadening the coverage in terms of the products and markets covered, and enhancing the evidence base on investor characteristics.