ESMA has responded to the European Commission’s consultations on the Prospective Directive and Securitization, recommending, in relation to prospectuses, an approach that would facilitate access to capital, while stressing the need for maintaining a robust level of investor protection.  It argues that the prospectus should be more comprehensible, focusing on the actual purpose of the prospectus while reducing the burden on issuers where possible. On securitization, ESMA emphasized the need to assess the full impact of ongoing reforms, and to provide investors with incentives to conduct adequate risk surveillance, monitor ongoing risks and perform thorough due diligence of their securitization investments.