Launch of the new FSMA Portal
The ‘FSMA Portal’ will be available from 10 July 2026. This new digital platform will serve as the single point of access for the secure transmission of information to the FSMA by the entities under its supervision. In its first version, the Portal will include a module for the submission of corporate and financial documents and thus replace the external application eCorporate. The user logs in via a single, secure interface. Depending on his profile and rights, the Portal will automatically dis
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