Charles Gottlieb argues in this commentary that the mopping up of excess liquidity induced by monetary tightening should push investors to more carefully discriminate their inves
Charles Gottlieb argues that the emergence of EMU prompted most European countries to modify their legislation governing capital markets, which aimed at laying down a strong basi
Non-equity financial markets used to be "hidden" in Europe, in the sense that relative to their size, they traditionally received less attention from ordinary investors and the m
European corporate bond issuance has picked up significantly in the last month, in anticipation of future interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank.
The EU is well advanced in (re-)shaping the regulatory structure for securities markets.
This paper by Charles Goldfinger, Managing Director of Global Electronic Finance Management, presents the findings and preliminary conclusions of a study carried by GEF between M
After the adoption of the EU pension funds directive, the regulatory framework for asset management in the EU is complete.
In November 2000, the European Commission announced its intention to undertake a review of the Investment Services Directive (ISD).
Since the 1960s, the EU has tried to forge a legal regime for investment services.
The enforcement of the ban on insider trading requires an evaluation of the disgorgement, i.e.
The Lamfalussy Process seeks to reduce barriers to integration in the single market for financial services.
