Sustainable finance: what prospects in Europe?​

Objectives The EU has built one of the most comprehensive sustainable finance frameworks in the world — yet momentum has slowed, green investment growth is stalling, and the challenge is shifting from financing “pure green” assets to financing the harder transition of carbon-intensive sectors. This panel will examine possible gaps between climate objectives and actual … Continued

Objectives The notion of “emerging risks” has matured. It no longer refers primarily to new or unfamiliar threats, but to the combination of macroeconomic uncertainty, balance-sheet complexity and structural dependencies that may test the resilience of the insurance sector in new ways.  This roundtable aims to assess how supervisory priorities have evolved at global, EU … Continued

Objectives This session will examine the expected impact of the proposed Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) on the European asset management sector, in particular its potential to facilitate cross-border fund distribution, enhance supervisory convergence and support the development of integrated asset management groups.  It will also assess whether these measures are likely to strengthen … Continued

Objectives This session will examine whether the proposals put forward in the Market Integration and Supervision Package (MISP) regarding the supervision of trading venues and market infrastructures, the securities market supervisory toolkit and regulatory simplification can deliver a more effective and coherent framework for the regulation and supervision of EU capital markets, while also supporting … Continued

Objectives The panel will assess the current state of European securities markets in terms of liquidity, depth and efficiency, and discuss the potential impact of the MISP proposals on these dimensions. The discussion will primarily focus on the MISP proposals relating to trading, including the expansion of consolidated tapes, open access and interoperability provisions, and … Continued

Objectives This roundtable explores how sustainability risks are evolving and how both public and private actors can respond in a coherent, proportionate and forward-looking manner. The discussion will focus on how supervisory expectations, scenario analysis, stress testing and disclosure frameworks can be translated into effective risk management practices, while safeguarding financial stability and supporting an … Continued

Objectives This roundtable aims to assess whether the Commission’s proposal adequately addresses the shortcomings identified in the SFDR framework, and to discuss the relevance, operational feasibility and coherence of the proposed new fund classification, reporting simplifications and transition arrangements. Points of discussion Do the new product categories and their minimum criteria strike the right balance … Continued

Objectives This session will assess trends in retail investment and examine how the SIU proposals, particularly those related to financial literacy and savings and investment accounts, together with the Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) and market-driven digitalisation developments, may contribute to increasing retail participation in European capital markets and whether additional measures are needed. Points of … Continued

Objectives This session will examine whether EU banks are fully equipped to deliver the objectives of the Savings and Investment Union, notably by channelling European savings into productive investment through securitisation, market making, advisory services and support to SME and mid-cap access to capital markets. It will assess how far banks’ market intermediation capacity can … Continued