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Commissioner’s corner

Ms McGuinness talks about the EU’s financial services strategy in keynote address at CityWeek 2021.

 
LIBOR game over

What are the implications now that the most widely used benchmark will soon no longer be useable?

 
European small businesses

Expert group’s final report recommends measures to further promote SMEs’ access to EU capital markets.

 
Commissioner’s corner

Ms McGuinness gives a speech on anti-money laundering and offers a preview of what can be expected in the July AML package.

 
Sustainable finance

Amendments to delegated acts will help ensure sustainability is considered in financial advice and financial products.

 
Financial literacy

The EU is working to ensure that people throughout Europe have the knowledge and skills they need to make good financial decisions.

 
EU asset management

AIFMD review shows that overall, the rules are working well, but that some areas could benefit from targeted improvements.

 
European supervisory authorities

Targeted consultation forms part of Commission efforts to take stock of progress on supervisory convergence and the ‘single rulebook’.

 
Instant payments

The Commission is launching two consultations as part of its ongoing work towards developing instant payments in the EU.

 
Commissioner’s corner

Ms McGuinness gives a speech on the importance of making financial services work for EU citizens at the Florence School of Banking and Finance.

 
EU Finance news in brief

The European Commission adopts package of measures to help increase the amount of money being channelled towards sustainable activities.

 
Interview with Michel Barnier

The former European Commissioner for financial services looks back at his experience of Brexit and shares his vision of the future of Europe and financial services.

 
EU Sanctions

Due Diligence Helpdesk is helping companies navigate remaining EU restrictive measures when doing business with Iran.

 
EU Finance news in brief

The Platform on Sustainable Finance submits advice to the Commission on the role of the EU taxonomy in financing the green transition.

 
Commissioner’s corner

Ms McGuinness gives the opening remarks at conference on strengthening the EU’s bank crisis management and deposit insurance framework.

 
A new EU-U.S. agenda in Finance

Antoine Begasse, EU finance counsellor in Washington, on how EU-U.S. cooperation on financial regulation may look under Biden administration.

 
Sustainable finance

How the EU taxonomy can be an important tool for the transition to a greener economy.