European Capital Markets Institute

Time to re-energise the EU's capital markets

Seven years since the launch of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), EU capital markets have neither significantly developed nor become more integrated. Instead, European capital markets are highly fragmented, market financing is limited, while the competitiveness of the financial services sector (and the EU’s economy in general) has been battered.

A new CEPS-ECMI study now calls for a different approach to create a more balanced financial system, which draws more efficiently on market finance and prioritises local capital market development measures.

Formed in April 2022 to examine how to address these failings, a Round Table of eight industry leaders representing market operators and infrastructures, banks, an asset manager, and a corporate entity active in the beverage industry, came together over a period of six months. The study is the result of their discussions, deliberations and research.

“Going forward, we need a pragmatic, measurable, and implementable approach that is based on a mutually beneficial relationship between the EU and all its Member States.”, Lieve Mostrey, Chair of the Round Table and CEO of Euroclear Group

Recent Publications

Unleashing retail investors' potential - the key ingredient for enhancing the EU's investment funds and capital markets

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Policy Briefs

22.03.2023

The size of EU investment funds and capital markets lags well behind the US.

Clearing made easier and more resilient – but you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs

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Commentaries

17.02.2023

Further reform of the rules on market infrastructures under the European Market Infrastructures Regulation (EMIR) aims to bring more clearing (from the UK) to the EU.

Study on the Audit Directive and the Audit Regulation

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Research Reports

14.02.2023

In 2014, the European Union (EU) adopted an important reform of the EU Statutory Audit Market through two legislative instruments: Directive 2014/56/EU amending the first Audit D

2022 ECMI Statistical Package - Key findings

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Research Reports

03.02.2023

Offering a comprehensive collection of the most relevant data on various segments of European and global capital markets, the ECMI Statistical Package enables users to trace tren

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Harnessing high-quality data for climate resilience

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If we are to take a decisive step towards greater climate resilience, then alongside understanding the physical and transition risks posed by climate change we must also design a

Tackling offshore tax evasion and avoidance

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Over the past decade, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has led the development of pivotal tax transparency agreements in an effort to put an end t