SAFE Finance Blog

In July, the Capital Requirements Regulation was amended, through the so called CRR quick fix, and the European Central Bank as well as the European Securities and Markets Authority issued new guidelines

Ignazio Angeloni: European banking union should act as model

Jan Krahnen: Germany's 2020 EU Council Presidency is an opportunity for sustainable development towards a political union regarding capital market, banks and the budget

Large-scale household survey casts doubt on the effect of monetary gifts

Updated rules for non-EU clearing houses, guidelines on loan origination and monitoring in the EU and amendments to prudent valuation to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: A selection of financial regulatory developments from this month

A fully funded insurance solution in a public private partnership to be prepared for the next pandemic

Regulatory amendments in response to COVID-19 and new EBA guidelines: A selection of financial regulatory developments from last month

To protect private investors some European countries ban sales commissions. A recent study examines the real effects of not paying commissions on clients

Thomas Huertas: Some simple steps on how to prevent the coronavirus pandemic from causing a financial crisis

Ignazio Angeloni: The ruling on the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing appears to open up an irremediable conflict at the heart of the euro area, with potentially fatal consequences for the currency and its central bank. It may turn out differently

Debates about public sector debt management are a recurring theme, particularly in times of rising public debt levels. Quickly there is talk of interest bets and gambling tax officials. Is the criticism appropriate?

European initiative towards sustainable finance, new standards for the assessment of market risk, and guidelines on fees in investment funds: A selection of financial regulatory developments from this month