Objective

This summer course will provide a compact overview of 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 financial regulators and />  

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

Who should attend?

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.

Interactive Online Course

The summer course will be hosted on ERA’s own online training platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-quality speakers and other participants, break out into working groups and work collaboratively on case studies. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive training experience. As the platform is hosted on our own server, the highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in a high-quality training environment.