Mag. Dr. Othmar Karas, President of the European Forum Alpbach, MEP from 1999 to 2024 and its First Vice-President from 2022 to 2024, spoke at today’s meeting of the TSI Advisory Board on the topic of ‘Savings and Investment Union – Prospects for Europe’. In his view, the EU is right to focus on ambitious
Capital Markets Union (CMU)
Reflections on a savings and investment union are becoming more concrete – securitisations are still under-exposed
The European Commission is proposing a European Savings and Investments Union (SIU) to integrate banking and capital markets. This it to build on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and Banking Union (BU). The idea seems simple: mobilize private savings into equity investments and support strategic EU objectives, including better savings opportunities, fostering capital for innovation,
EU Parliament think tank analyses recommendations on the Capital Markets Union
The Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit (EGOV) of the European Parliament published the report “How to achieve CMU, after all?” on 10 January. The EGOV paper analyses the recommendations on the Capital Markets Union (CMU) and emphasises the central role of securitisations in releasing capital and strengthening the supply of financing. Therefore, it draws
Risk Control supports debate on reforms regarding the securitisation regulatory framework
Risk Control Limited, with the support of renowned co-authors, has published a paper that contributes to the current debate on the reform of the securitisation regulatory framework (see also our TSIkompakt article from31 July 2024). Risk Control proposes reform of supervisory structures Risk Control focusses, with regards to the usual proposals for the revision of
A French-German roadmap for the CAPITAL MARKETS UNION
The most recent paper dated 13th September 2023 outlines a joint initiative by France and Germany to enhance the Capital Markets Union (CMU) in the European Union (EU). The primary focus is on mobilizing private capital for financing the transition and improving the role of capital markets in funding businesses. It is especially worth to




