SAFE Finance Blog

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 rules to tackle shadow banking, improve consumer protection, and recommendations for addressing nature-related financial risks

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

Proposals for a digital euro, new rules for central securities depositories, and revisions for regulations on markets in financial instruments

Agreement on Basel III implementation, new Sustainable Finance Package, and first international disclosure standards

Jan Pieter Krahnen: A simplified division into green and brown securities is insufficient. The financial market can and must play a broader role in the transformation

Amendments for investment firm consolidations, agreement on a common European data space relevant for capital markets, and a new retail investment package

Adjustments on resolution and deposit insurance rules, new guidelines for product governance requirements, and amended anti-money laundering measures

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

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