SAFE Finance Blog

The European Central Bank recently communicated its new monetary policy strategy. The first strategic realignment since May 2003, however, disappoints expectations on several fronts

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 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"

Ignazio Angeloni: The European Central Bank must deliver but not send the wrong signals. Overly ambitious inflation targets must be reconsidered, as must hardened strategies in monetary policy

Jan Krahnen: The ban on dividend payouts by the Eurozone's supervisory authority is a discretionary action that clouds market expectations with regard to the equity of credit institutions

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

Helmut Gründl: In the short term, a strong and rapid increase of interest rates can be problematic for insurance companies