European Commission

Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for financial services. Photo: European Parliament.
Laws and Regulations
February 7, 2023

‘Divisive’ EU retail investor strategy set to ban kickbacks

The European Commission plans to stick to its plan to stop inducements for financial advisors, a…
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EU in no rush to address confusion over greenwashing
Laws and Regulations
October 10, 2022

EU Commission won't assess greenwashing before 2024

As fund managers and investors across the 27 countries in the European Union continue to question…
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European Commission HQ
August 2, 2022

MiFID II client sustainability preference rule comes into effect

From 2 August 2022, a European Commission regulation comes into force (Commission Delegated…
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John Berrigan, European Commission
Events
June 9, 2022

The EU’s Capital Markets Union: ready for the next push

It’s been nearly a decade since the European Commission set out its ambitious plans for a Capital…
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Verena Ross, chair of Esma
Laws and Regulations
June 8, 2022

EU regulators add details to sustainable finance rules

As the financial industry continues to call for more clarity and guidance to handle what even…
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EU flags at the European Commission building in Brussels. Photo via Unsplash.
Laws and Regulations
March 15, 2022

After false start, review sets up Eltifs for success

A comprehensive review by the European Commission has the potential to put the European long-term…
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uclear power plant in Doel, Belgium. Photo via Flickr CC BY 2.0.
February 2, 2022

Luxembourg, Austria set to challenge EU on gas, nuclear

The EU braces for a legal battle over plans to label nuclear energy and gas as sustainable…
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Benjamin Angel, Director for Direct Taxation at the European Commission
Laws and Regulations
January 20, 2022

Funds caught in EU’s “Unshell” plans

Unshell – the name given to the third anti tax-avoidance directive (ATAD III) – would have a “huge…
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Borssele nuclear power station
Laws and Regulations
January 5, 2022

Fuss over natural gas and nuclear power in EU taxonomy

On the last day of the year, the European Commission secretly circulated a plan to classify the…
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Charlotte Chopping, Clifford Chance
Laws and Regulations
December 9, 2021

ALFI: Industry pleased with limited AIFMD reform proposals

The reaction to recent European Commission proposals for AIFMD II reform from Luxembourg finance…
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Mairead McGuinness, European Commission
October 28, 2021

Towards global ESG reporting

SFDR and the green investing taxonomy have been broadly well received across Europe, but what if…
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European flags outside Berlaymont
Asset Managers
July 7, 2021

Brussels raises sustainable finance ambition

The European Commission has identified six key areas to raise its ambitions in the field of…
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Emilie Allaert, head of operations and projects at the LHoFT
Laws and Regulations
June 10, 2021

Regulatory breakthrough for DLT in Europe?

Could regulatory moves be underway that will help unlock the promise around blockchain and…
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October 29, 2020

Commission to announce ‘six-point plan’ on ESG

What will come next from the EU after the green taxonomy, SFDR and green labelling? Martin Spolc…
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