SAFE Finance Blog

Ignazio Angeloni: The central bank must maintain control of its balance sheet

New guidelines and standards to simplify reporting for credit services, data management in the derivatives market, and amendments on the identification of a group of connected clients

Katja Langenbucher: The EU is still struggling to find an appropriate regulation. The issues at stake go beyond current anti-discrimination law

Revised Consumer Credit Directive and amendments to various regulations to strengthen European central counterparties

The measures to develop the Eurogroup's banking union are a step forward but do not address important factor

Initial indication for companies on their sustainability reports, updated regulations for service providers of critical information and communications technologies, and new liquidity requirements for investment firms

Europe has reacted skeptically to the German government's multi-billion euro package to combat the energy price crisis. However, the so-called “double ka-boom” provides the right incentives to save energy

New regulation on crypto-assets, disclosure of taxonomy-aligned gas and nuclear activities, and uniform treatment of over-the counter derivatives data

Public finances play an eminently important role in shaping credit risk spillovers between Euro Area governments and their domestic corporations in the wake of a rare disaster

Finalized standards for the Securitisation Regulation, new guidelines for MiFID II, and additions to the Revised Payment Services Directive

Newly adopted standards for crowdfunding service providers, updates on MiFID II and IDD regulations, and different information disclosure under SFDR

Gerrit von Zedlitz-Neukirch: Climate change is a threat for financial stability and price stability. An overview of the latest actions by the European Central Bank (ECB) to better assess and incorporate climate risks