EU financial services News

EU Should Revisit Bank and Insurer Capital Rules: French President Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron called on Thursday for a revision of how Europe applies minimum capital rules to banks and insurers so that they are not too risk-averse and Europe is put at an economic disadvantage. The Basel Committee of …

Fragmented Europe to Make New Bid for US-Style Capital Market

After years of struggling to raise capital in European Union markets, Mews – a hospitality software firm with Czech roots – finally secured funding by registering as a Dutch company. For its next step, Mews is looking even further from …

Banks, Insurers Targeted as Climate Group Seeks EU Review of Deforestation Rule

Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation rule, in a move designed to preempt an official review of the regulation next year. UK-based nonprofit Global Canopy says …

Banks, Insurers Set to Lose Reprieve From EU’s Toughest ESG Rule

Financial firms in the European Union look set to be hit by a new ESG requirement that they lobbied hard to avoid. The European Parliament and the European Council are moving toward an agreement that banks, asset managers and insurers …

Banks, Insurers Temporarily Dodge Full Impact of EU’s Harshest ESG Law to Date

The finance industry will be shielded from the full scope of the European Union’s most consequential piece of ESG legislation to date, as the bloc settles on a compromise to help it get the bill over the finish line. Under …

Banks, Insurers May Escape EU’s Toughest ESG Regulation So Far

Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe’s most consequential ESG regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off. Spain, which holds the European Union’s rotating presidency, has proposed that financial …

EU Watchdog Cautions Against One-Size-Fits-All Rules for Non-Bank Financial Sector

Regulators should keep on open mind when writing rules for the world’s $239 trillion “non-bank” financial sector to avoid one-size fits all approaches, the EU’s top securities watchdog said. Non-banks, a sector which includes hedge funds, real estate funds, insurers …

UK’s Post-Brexit Access to EU Financial Markets Still Unclear, EU Official Says

It is too early to tell if Britain’s financial rules post-Brexit will diverge too far from European Union norms to consider giving it access to the bloc’s markets, a senior EU official said on Tuesday. Paulina Dejmek Hack, a director …

Britain and EU Sign Post-Brexit Cooperation Pact in Financial Services

Britain and the European Union signed a long-delayed post-Brexit cooperation pact in financial services on Tuesday, but the rapprochement is unlikely to restore EU access for the City of London anytime soon. The memorandum of understanding on regulatory cooperation was …

EU Sets Out Plans to Cut Price of Financial Products Offered by Banks, Insurers

The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to cut how much retail investors pay banks and insurers for financial products to encourage investment and make its capital market deeper and more efficient. The retail investment package toughens up existing …