Objective

This summer course will provide an introduction to the regulation and supervision of financial markets in the European Union. Participants will learn about the main challenges faced and the approaches adopted by EU regulators and supervisors in the post-crisis environment.

Key topics

• The role of the EU supervisory authorities
• The EU rules on capital requirements for banks
• Crisis management in the banking sector
• Deposit guarantee schemes
• The impact of PSD2
• Supervisory aspects of MiFID II
• Regulation of investment funds
• Transnational supervision and enforcement of EU financial services legislation
• The EU legal framework on market abuse
• FinTech-related challenges for supervisors

Speakers:

Eleftheria Apostolidou, Director of Research, Hellenic Capital Markets Commission, Athens

Dr Christopher Buttigieg, Lecturer, University of Malta, Msida

Prof Christos Gortsos, Professor of Public Economic Law, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Michel Jurgens, Judge, Amsterdam Court of Appeal

Markus Lange, Partner, KPMG Law, Frankfurt

Nikoletta Kleftouri, Manager Risk Advisory, Deloitte LLP, London

Andreas Witte, Principal Legal Counsel, European Central Bank, Frankfurt

Who should attend?

The course is aimed at legal practitioners seeking an introduction to the regulation and supervision of financial markets in the EU.