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EU wants to supercharge its top financial regulator

Financial services firms could end up having to pay more to help Esma get its work done

Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission
Valdis Dombrovskis, vice president of the European Commission Photo: Getty Images

Europe's top financial regulator will be handed vast new powers in the coming years under proposals that will see the industry pay more to help it get its work done.

The European Commission has today recommended that the European Securities and Markets Authority be allowed to establish itself as an "investigatory hub" for market abuse cases across borders.

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