SAFE Finance Blog

New EU guidance on crypto-asset supervision, rules for combating financial crime, and updated standards for resolution planning

Revised timelines for sustainability reporting and supervisory updates on securitization and ESG benchmarks in the EU

Alexander Hillert, Elena Munteanu: Analyzing the earnings calls of companies listed in Germany reveals what makes top executives optimistic and what keeps them cautious

Elke König: The EU’s new push is a step in the right direction, but real progress will require national reforms and European supervision

Alexander Hillert, Vincent Lindner, Elena Munteanu: Listed companies in Germany follow government formation with optimism – and expectations

Peter Andre: Even the best-intended individual efforts to curb harmful consumption are weakened by market forces, making institutional action essential

New tasks for the EU’s Chief Risk Officer and updated technical standards regarding internal model authorization under the Capital Requirements Regulation

Katja Langenbucher and Kevin Bauer: The European Court of Justice strengthens consumer rights in credit scoring, but does its ruling truly enhance transparency?

Florian Heider and Vincent Lindner: The Commission communication for a Savings and Investment Union conveys a much-needed sense of urgency, but radical change remains unlikely without decisive action

Florian Heider and Jonas Schlegel: Germany takes on new debt for defense and infrastructure - more German government bonds could also stabilize the European financial markets

Omnibus Directive, Central Securities Depositories Regulation Refit updates, Pillar 3 Data Hub development, and ECB decision on non-bank payment providers

Nikolai Badenhoop, Tatiana Farina, Florian Heeb, and Loriana Pelizzon: The regulation prioritizes transparency, but its contribution to the net-zero transition remains uncertain