EU Capital Markets Union and Investor Protection
Relaunched in 2025 as the Savings and Investments Union, the deepening and integration of capital markets remains a core policy objective to strengthen EU competitiveness. Advancing this regulatory agenda is therefore the central focus of EU research and advocacy work at CFA Institute.
Market Integrity Insights
EU Financial Sector Rules: from Simplification to Agility
A new report calls for simpler, more agile EU financial sector regulation to strengthen capital markets, reduce fragmentation, support innovation, and improve investor protection. The report underlines how the rulemaking process now holds back market deepening and proposes some wide-ranging reforms, writes Alex Lehmann .
Market Integrity Insights
European Union Revisits Securitization Rules to Bolster Capital Markets
EU reforms aim to revive securitization markets—explore how regulatory changes could unlock capital and reshape Europe’s financial system.
Response to EU Consultation on Venture and Growth Capital Funds Reform
European Equity Markets: A Crisis in Listings and a New Scheme for Private Capital Exchanges