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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters remain at the top of the EU agenda. In the coming months, EU institutions are expected to work on several legislative files related to sustainable finance. Regulators are currently discussing the… READ MORE ›
Although recent European Commission report on corporate bonds is welcome, CFA Institute believes it missed an opportunity to emphasize other recommendations for improving demand for corporate bonds.
Is shadow banking a way to get SMEs the funding they need? The EU’s policy environment, the conundrum European banks are caught in — these are issues Josina Kamerling discusses in a recent interview.
The new regulation, once agreed on, will aim at harmonizing the rules across Europe and will be directly applicable in all 28 EU Member States.
Challenges to cross-border financial services can be overcome with the developments in digitalisation and in the fintech sector. In particular, we believe the financial services industry will increasingly use so-called “robo-advisers.”
Whether the changes will be cosmetic or profoundly far-reaching will depend on the ambitiousness of the policy-makers in the European Commission, Parliament, and the Council (representing EU Member States).
Report reveals 36 barriers to the development of a truly pan-European CMU; findings complement CFA Institute member survey results.
Cybersecurity is now a concern for everyone working in finance, from investment managers to regulators, not just CIOs. In the EU, cybersecurity is gaining more and more attention from policymakers.
The uneven application of the prospectus regime across Member States has posed several challenges not only to issuers, but also to investors and national regulators alike.
With 2015 slowly drawing to an end, it is time to have a look at what the New Year will bring in European financial services legislation.
EU CMU Action Plan broadly addresses investor concerns, but how will it tackle key challenges?
CFA Institute supports making information on European SMEs more accessible to cross-border investors.