SAFE Finance Blog

Enhancements to the CMDI framework, new compliance rules for banks considering capital requirements, and progress on the Capital Markets Union

Newly adopted EU label for green bonds, recommendations for incorporating environmental and social risks into capital requirements of credit institutions, and new standards for crowdfunding services

New proposals for asset management markets rules, new reporting standards for banks, and report on priorities for resolution authorities

Revised guidelines on deposit guarantee schemes, provisional agreement on European green bonds, and revised framework for long-term investment funds

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

Capital Markets Union Review: Launch of the European Single Access Point and consolidated tape, revised framework for alternative investment funds, and new rules for long-term investment

New rules to strengthen market abuse legislation, proposed adjustments to the Benchmarks Regulation to tackle the LIBOR phase-out, and a new Capital Markets Union Action Plan

Extended implementation deadlines to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, new rules for central counterparty colleges, and FSB evaluation of "too big to fail" reforms for systemically important banks

In August, the European Commission adopted an EU Capital Markets pandemic recovery package and proposed amendments to the Benchmark Regulation while the European Banking Authority published guidelines on disclosures and reporting

Katja Langenbucher: The case of the insolvent fintech company gives reason to rethink existing regulation

SAFE Pandemic Policy Team: The EU deal on the Coronavirus recovery package fails to reanimate entrepreneurial spirits that are needed for a lasting economic upswing

Ignazio Angeloni: European banking union should act as model