Early in December, in the context of the first edition of the “Invest Week” and in cooperation with Pensions Europe, ECMI staged an event on “Asset allocation in a low interest r
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 uncertain times, greater diversity in the financial system provides stability and the necessary funding sources for economic recovery and growth.
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
In the midst of the recent fall in oil prices and renewed unconventional monetary policy actions, ECMI organised a half-day conference to explore how commodity prices are once ag
A paradigm shift in finance legislation
This lunchtime seminar discussed the long standing question of whether there is one best practice in terms of corporate governance and what the implications for EU policy making
At the ECMI-CEPS event organised on September 25th, the discussants emphasized that China is currently facing formidable challenges with regard to the timing, speed and sequencin
The progress made in two paramount initiatives in post-trade infrastructure – the Target-2 Securities System and the Central Securities Depositories Regulation – was the focus of
In their first trip to Brussels since the adoption of new cross-border derivatives rules (June 25, 2014), U.S.
