Concluding remarks by A. Weber

Objectives This session will discuss the main options currently being considered in the preparation of the EU Retail Investment Strategy and identify the key priorities that this initiative should focus on, taking into account the potential benefits and unintended consequences for the different stakeholders concerned. The first part of the discussion will focus on the … Continued

Objectives The EU Parliament, the European Council and the EU Commission are progressively converging on the legislations known as CRD6/CRR3, that will implement the final Basel 3 framework in the EU. The challenge for the policy makers is to combine the positives of the international banking standards and a reasonable level of regulatory capital. In … Continued

Objectives This session will first discuss the current trends in the European investment product market, whether the main investment needs are appropriately covered with the existing EU and domestic product categories (including UCITS, AIFMD, ELTIF, PEPP…) and the improvements that can be expected from the amendments to the fund frameworks due to be implemented (e.g. … Continued

Objectives The major European banks have lost their competitiveness and remain generally less profitable and undervalued compared to their global counterparts. The session will first discuss the reasons of this significant gap between large EU banks and their American and Asian peers and the related consequences of such a gap. Then the panel will focus … Continued

Objectives This session will focus on the use and impact of blockchain related technology (including smart contracts, tokenisation…) and artificial intelligence (AI) in securities trading and post-trading processes. The first objective of this session is to take stock of the uptake of these new technologies in securities trading and post-trading processes and of on-going experiments … Continued