EU Financial Regulation and Supervision

Introduction to the regulation and supervision of financial markets in the EU. Key topics Overview of EU financial regulation and supervision EU financial lawmaking The European supervisory architecture (EBA, ESMA & EIOPA), the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and the role of the ECB Basel Capital Accords and the CRD/CRR bank capital adequacy requirements Bank crisis management: Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM), bank resolution and insolvency MiFID II/MiFIR and financial services regulation Market abuse regime, MAD/MAR Market transparency, prospectus requirements Climate finance: sustainable investments, ESG disclosure, green bonds, climate taxonomy Payments, clearing and settlement (PSD2, CBPR, EMIR, CSDR) FinTech, RegTech, SupTech, AI, cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets

Course leader

Jens Hillebrand Pohl

Target group

The course is aimed at legal practitioners seeking a comprehensive introduction to the regulation and supervision of financial markets in the EU, including national regulators/supervisors, in-house lawyers at credit institutions, investment firms, fund managers, depositaries, payments systems providers and other related financial institutions, and lawyers in private practice.