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1 week ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( April 15, 2025, 15:17 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission launched a consultation on April 15 to gather feedback on obstacles to capital markets integration across the EU. Insights from financial sector participants are intended to help shape a series of legal texts to be presented in the fourth quarter of 2025, as part of the EU Savings and Investment Union plan. This includes a legal text on EU-level financial supervision.
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1 week ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( April 15, 2025, 13:35 GMT | Comment) -- National measures — such as tax incentives and pension system reforms — are the key to encouraging retail savers to invest in capital markets, a senior Swedish official told MLex.
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1 week ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( April 14, 2025, 09:24 GMT | Insight) -- EU finance chief Maria Luis Albuquerque said that the European Commission remains committed to its timeline for the "Savings and Investment Plan," despite current geopolitical uncertainties and market volatility.
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2 weeks ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( April 8, 2025, 16:41 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmakers discussed Tuesday a non-binding report aimed at enhancing the functioning of European capital markets and channeling more private investment toward EU political priorities, such as competitiveness, defense, and the green transition. The parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee is scheduled to vote on the report on June 23 or 24.
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3 weeks ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( April 2, 2025, 15:37 GMT | Insight) -- The European Parliament and the Council of the EU have asked the European Commission to simplify its financial data access proposal, known as FIDA, before resuming discussions on it.
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1 month ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( March 25, 2025, 13:21 GMT | Insight) -- The European Parliament and the Council of the EU will not resume their negotiation on the retail investment strategy until the European Commission comes forward with proposals to simplify the text, which aims at increasing retail investors’ participation in EU capital markets, MLex understands.The Council of the EU and the European Parliament want the European Commission to present ideas that would simplify its proposed retail...
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1 month ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( March 21, 2025, 18:36 GMT | Comment) -- Regulatory changes to EU financial services are needed to “create truly integrated and deeper European capital markets, by achieving the Capital Markets Union as a matter of urgency,” EU leaders concluded at their summit this week. They are still divided on strengthening EU-level financial oversight, but some welcomed a long debate held yesterday as a positive step towards completing the Capital Markets Union.
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1 month ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( March 19, 2025, 16:53 GMT | Comment) -- Strengthening EU-wide supervision of financial services is back on the agenda for the European Commission, which today put forward proposals as part of its “Savings and Investment Union.” Some EU member states remain skeptical, suggesting that debate might be heated at an EU leaders' summit tomorrow.
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1 month ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( March 11, 2025, 16:25 GMT | Insight) -- MLex summary: The Council of the EU, representing member states, and the EU Parliament are meeting this week to start in-depth negotiations on a legislative package to improve the resolution process for small and medium-sized banks.
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1 month ago | 
mlex.com | Fanny Roux
By Fanny Roux ( March 4, 2025, 16:33 GMT | Insight) -- The EU Parliament committee for economic affairs approved the nominations of Miguel Carcaño Saenz De Cenzano, Radek Urban and Slavka Eley for the Single Resolution Board on March 3. Those nominations still need to be confirmed by the full assembly and by EU member states.
