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.
The current state of OTC derivatives trade reporting, central clearing and trade execution and the many challenges ahead were among the topics of discussion at a meeting at CEPS
Following up a major report published last year on price formation in commodities markets, on March 20th, ECMI and CEPS co-hosted a presentation by Professor Craig Pirrong’s of h
On February 17th, ECMI hosted the launch of the volume “Boards and Shareholders in European Listed Companies”, edited by Guido Ferrarini and Massimo Belcredi.
What future for socially responsible investing? This question guided the main debate at an event organised by ECMI on January 15th.
Ensuring proper access to finance for SMEs has been a topical issue in the European debate since the outbreak of the financial crisis and is seen as a way to promote innovation,
