In an effort to revive securitisation markets, the European Commission proposed a special ‘STS’ label and related capital charge reductions.
Following the success of two previous editions in Singapore (2014) and
In his assessment of the latest draft prospectus Regulation, Karel Lannoo argues that the text goes somewhat further than the European Commission has previously entertained, but
The European asset management sector remains highly fragmented, resulting in a suboptimal size of funds and higher costs for investors.
In uncertain times, greater diversity in the financial system provides stability and the necessary funding sources for economic recovery and growth.
In the aftermath of the great financial crisis, the lack of risk diversification in the European financial system, i.e.
In December 2014, ECMI and CEPS formed the European Capital Markets Expert Group (ECMEG) with the aim of providing a long-term contribution to the debate on the Capital Markets U
This question served as the basis of discussion at an ECMI-CEPS lunchtime meeting, held on November 20th, at which PwC presented the main findings of their recent Global financia
High-frequency traders (HFTs) can trigger cascades and spirals, due to their highly correlated algorithmic trading strategies, thereby exacerbating market shocks, particularly in
Capital markets are needed to improve the funding of European corporates.
The financial and economic crises have led to an enormous plumbing exercise, involving a fundamental re-design of the global and European regulatory and supervisory system.
The European Commission’s new Action Plan for Capital Markets Union, unveiled on September 30th, consists in a nutshell of a short list of technical proposals and a longer one of
