Director of Financial Markets, FISMA

European Commission's Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services

Ugo Bassi is Director of Financial Markets at FISMA, the European Commission's Directorate General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union since 2012. Lawyer by profession, Mr Bassi has worked as a ‘référendaire’ at the European Court of Justice from 1990 to 1997. In the last years, he held several management positions at the European Commission and was responsible for various post-crisis measures in the area of financial services and markets such as Post-trade, Securities, Asset Management, Audit, Accounting, and Credit Rating Agencies. He also launched the Capital Markets Union (CMU) project, including the Sustainable Finance component. He represents European Commission at high-level fora and events worldwide and providing contributions on Brexit strategies.