Financial Markets

Can the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) deliver the scale, liquidity and efficiency that Europe needs in today’s economic and geopolitical environment?

Over the past decade, the idea of a Capital Markets Union (CMU) within the EU has been the subject of extensive discussions,...

Why did global inflation rise? How is inflation transmitted across countries? Do we need international monetary policy cooperation? Participants Luca Fornaro, Senior...

The price of energy in Europe has fluctuated and increased dramatically following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The crisis has exposed weaknesses in...

How do policy makers around the world plan to regulate cryptocurrencies? Can cryptocurrencies be used to avoid financial sanctions? Welcome to SNS/SHoF...

Anti-money laundering efforts could become more effective by introducing a European whistleblower reward program and possibly by more strictly monitoring the use of non-disclosure agreements for employees as well as longer cooling off periods during which staff members quitting regulatory agencies are not permitted to be recruited by any financial firm they have previously monitored. These are recommendations presented by the authors of the new SNS report Money Laundering and Whistleblowers.

Anti-money laundering efforts could become more effective by introducing a European whistleblower reward program and possibly by more strictly monitoring the use...

There are many controls on a listed firm. How could they fail in the case of the German fintech company Wirecard? Was...

Low interest rates have consequences for the cost of making investments, the return on savings, the profitability of financial corporations and many...

We discuss the limits of monetary policy. Can negative interest rates and other non-conventional tools kick-start the economy? What is the role...