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.
At present, capital markets have attained different stages of development throughout Europe, and matching of supply and demand on a cross-border basis is still uneven.
The increased reach of MiFID II compared to MiFID I will pose a significant data collection and analysis challenge, not only to market participants themselves, but also to the re
The failure of Lehman Brothers almost a decade ago showed the shock-absorbing capacity of CCPs.
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is often described as one of the most disruptive innovations of the last decade, with the potential to bring a number of benefits to financial
