Current topics
Content produced on the main themes currently addressed by Eurofi:
policy notes, working session summaries and views expressed by public and private sector representatives
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Banking Union
Conditions and priorities for achieving the Banking Union
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EU banking policy and regulatory issues
Challenges faced by the EU banking sector; taking advantage of banking diversity in Europe; implementing the Basel framework in Europe; EU bank crisis management framework
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Insurance Regulation
Solvency II review; global issues in the insurance sector
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Capital Markets Union
Priorities, challenges and way forward for implementing the CMU (CMU action plan)
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Developing equity funding
Funding challenges of EU corporates and policy measures proposed for developing equity funding
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Retail investment strategy
Opportunities and challenges associated with the development of retail investment and policy priorities
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Asset Management framework
AIFMD and ELTIF reviews, cross-border distribution
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MiFIR Review
Proposals to enhance transparency (Consolidated Tape, review of waivers and deferrals) and review the structure of EU securities markets
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Securities clearing and settlement
Strengthening of the EU clearing ecosystem, harmonization and improvement of the post-trading framework, digitalization of post-trading activities (DLT pilot regime, wCBDC)
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Relaunching securitisation in the EU
STS securitisation prospects and rules needed
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Digital Finance Strategy
Implications of digitalisation for the EU financial sector; Digital Finance Strategy
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Artificial intelligence (AI) Act
AI use in the financial sector; policy proposals (EU AI and data strategies)
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Digital Operational and Cyber-Resilience
Conditions and requirements (cyber-security, DORA)
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Cryptoassets
Opportunities and challenges associated with cryptoassets and their underlying technology; regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins and related activities
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Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
Opportunities and challenges associated with DeFi; possible regulatory and supervisory approach to DeFi
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Payments and AML
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Cloud services
Cloud adoption in the financial sector; policy proposals (DORA, data strategy…)
Current topics
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Covid crisis : impacts and responses
Impacts on EU growth and financial risk profiles; post-Covid Recovery package
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Economic and Monetary Union
Benefits, conditions and next steps for deepening the EMU (risk sharing, fiscal capacity…)
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Monetary policy impacts
Impacts on EU investment, asset prices and profitability; conditions for a normalisation
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Financial stability
Risks and vulnerabilities in the current macro-economic, monetary and Covid context
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Indebtedness
Sustainability of public & private debt, excessive indebtedness impacts, measures needed
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EU financial autonomy
Objectives and measures needed for reinforcing the EU’s autonomy in the financial area
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CEE region growth challenges
Funding needs; capital markets development in CEE