SAFE Finance Blog

Delegated Regulation establishing rules for retail investment products, revised guidance on the stress tests conducted by national deposit guarantee schemes, and new guidelines on dealing with the breaches of the large exposure limits

Ignazio Angeloni: The demise of Monte dei Paschi di Siena tolls a bell for EU, not just Italy

New European sustainable finance strategy, introduction of a green bond standard and a carbon border tax, and the ECB’s latest monetary policy decisions

Different measuring methods and a lack of consensus of sustainability, social, and governance criteria could misallocate a huge amount of savings. Thus, it is necessary to train tomorrow's managers to deal with the risks and opportunities associated with ESG issues

Updated rules to strengthen non-financial reporting framework and to facilitate sustainable investment

Detailed rules for central counterparties extending their businesses, new standards for prudential consolidation, and draft law on the oversight framework in Germany after Wirecard scandal

Updated rules for the ESG disclosures, key information documents for retail and insurance-based investment products, and new standards for the remuneration of investment firms' material "risk-takers"

Thomas Mosk: The discretionary power of national authorities can effectively undermine well-intentioned supranational regulations in practice

Ongoing activities on the EU framework on selling NPLs, ECB’s supervisory approach to consolidation in the banking sector, and new reporting standards under the EMIR REFIT

Amended framework for securitizations of non-performing loans, proposed adjustments for central counterparties following Brexit, and new guidance on climate-related and environmental risks

Ignazio Angeloni: Digital currencies put central banks to the test in their essential function

Revised rules for global systemically important institutions, proposed adjustments for covered bond issuers, and a new guidance on CCP resolution