A recent study prepared for the EU Commiss
Europe needs a capital market that is sustainably integrated and as single as possible. This will not be achieved without a broad and solid foundation.
The Covid-19 pandemic has served as a brutal reminder of the urgency to strengthen societal resilience as a whole.
Creating an attractive framework for more market financing in Europe is proving to be an increasingly complex puzzle.
Over-the-counter markets are at the centre of the global reform of the financial system.
Retail investors need coherent and reliable narratives around capital markets. This requires moving away from reductive debates about products and providers.
Earlier this year, the Commission started consulting on a series of priority areas as part of its ongoing MIFID II/MiFIR review.
In the EU there are still 27 national capital markets, which do not function as one.
Amid the uncertainty of EU-UK negotiations, financial market access is sure to be marked by more friction.
The CMU Equity Market Index Family assessed in this study* covers 38 indices, including all share, ESG, SME Growth Market, sectoral, company size, and market size-based indices.
In recent years, sustainability has risen in scope and importance on the agenda of policymakers.
The resilience of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) funds is not completely new.