Author: Karel Lannoo / Topic: Markets

Author:: Karel Lannoo
Publication Date:: 11-2013
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for European Policy Studies
Abstract:: It is still an unresolved question whether a process for financial services regulatory cooperation and convergence will be included in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).From a n end-user's perspective, it could be argued that its inclusion could be an opportunity not only as regards product choice, but also to improve the consumer or investor protection regulatory environment on both sides of the Atlantic. The inclusion would also be in line with the assessments made by both the EU and the US that the G-20 agenda has been incorporated in local legislation and that both regimes are thus 'equivalent'.
Topic:: Economics, International Trade and Finance, and Markets
Political Geography:: United States and Europe

Author:: Karel Lannoo
Publication Date:: 07-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for European Policy Studies
Abstract:: Meeting Europe's 2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth is even more of a challenge for the financial sector than for the EU as a whole. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth is just the opposite of what the financial sector stood for, and how it continues to be perceived by the public. The huge regulatory agenda that is on the table should tame the financial sector, but whether it will help it to meet the Europe 2020 objectives is an open question (see European Commission, 2010a).
Topic:: International Trade and Finance, Markets, Regional Cooperation, and Financial Crisis
Political Geography:: Europe

Author:: Karel Lannoo
Publication Date:: 04-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for European Policy Studies
Abstract:: The European asset management industry is feeling squeezed from all sides, as a result of growing prudential, product and conduct regulation. A new Directive, UCITS IV, has only just been enacted, and already new challenges are emerging in the regulation of hedge and venture capital funds, the review of the regulatory regime for depositaries (or financial custodians) and amendments to the MiFID Directive.2 In addition, a new European supervisory framework is in the making, which implies much stricter controls on enforcement. These changes are taking place in the context of one of the largest declines suffered by the industry in the last two decades, from which many fund managers have not yet recovered. The era of light regulation is thus definitely over.
Topic:: Markets, Monetary Policy, and Financial Crisis
Political Geography:: Europe

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