Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – in particular those that are young, innovative and have risky projects – face minimal financing opportunities.
With the spread of COVID-19 across Europe, governments and central banks are mobilising resources to avoid a deep recession, growing unemployment and corporate failures.
After Brexit, the UK’s financial industry will lose its EU ‘passport’.
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 9 date back to the 2008 financial crisis and, in particular, the ensuing criticism about fair value accounting.
Until the financial crisis hit in 2008, taxation was rarely a matter of international discussion, as it was linked to sovereignty.
All investment firms are currently subject to the prudential requirements primarily designed for banks .
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU is likely to have significant market, political, and policy consequences for the UK financial system, for the single market and the euro area, and
Short-termism in financial markets has been a topic of discussion in academic and policy circles alike, particularly in the wake of the financial crisis.
MiFID II, with its sweeping reforms to financial markets and business practices, is revolutionising the way in which investment research is produced and distributed, with implica
The recent IMF report Global Financial Stability Report: Is Growth at Risk? was pre
By broadening the reach of the regulatory framework to the full product and service cycle, MiFID II emphasises the role of product governance (manufacturing and distribution) and
Since the financial crisis, banks have accumulated about a trillion euro’s worth of non-performing loans (NPLs) on their balance sheets.
