The President of the Management Board of Hanfa (Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency), Ante Žigman, has been elected as a member of the Management Board of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), with a term of office starting on 6 July 2025, osiguranje.hr writes.

It is noted that this appointment is a confirmation of his professional and continuous contribution to the work of ESMA, in ​​strengthening stability and efficiency of the European Union capital markets and developing regulatory policies in the context of digital finance, sustainable financing and data quality management. It is also a confirmation of Hanfa's professional work as an integrated financial market supervisor.

The Management Board of ESMA is chaired by Verena Ross, and the other six members are representatives of the national regulators of Germany, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Finland and Croatia.

ESMA is, along with the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA), one of the three European financial supervisory authorities and an independent advisory body to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

It is interesting to note that the President of the Management Board of Hanfa has also been a member of the Management Board of EIOPA for two years. Thus, from 6 July, Croatia will have the same representative in the highest management bodies of two European supervisory authorities at the same time, which is a unique case, the source added.