The Eurofi Financial Forum

Thursday 22 October 2020 EUROFI Visit source website

EDITORIALS & OPENING INTERVIEWS

I. POST-COVID PRIORITIES

What way forward for the EU following the Covid crisis? ............................................................................................................. 20
Priorities for the financial sector in the post-Covid era ................................................................................................................ 24
Is the EU response to the Covid economic crisis fit for purpose ................................................................................................ 28

II. CHALLENGES AND CONDITIONS FOR RELAUNCHING GROWTH

Is current monetary policy doing more harm than good and are there alternatives? .......................................................... 36
Conditions for relaunching growth in the EU ................................................................................................................................. 44
Should we be concerned about post-Covid financial stability? ................................................................................................. 50
Way forward to address unsustainable sovereign debt in the EU ............................................................................................... 56
Should financial sovereignty be a key objective for the EU? ....................................................................................................... 64

III. BANKING AND INSURANCE REGULATION

How should the banking framework evolve in the context of the economic crisis? ............................................................ 72
Does the Covid crisis reinforce the case for Banking Union? ..................................................................................................... 80
What does the Covid crisis mean for insurance companies and their regulation? ............................................................... 88

IV. FUTURE STEPS OF THE CMU CMU:

is the High Level Forum report the right way forward? ................................................................................................... 96
Can the EU manage without the City? ......................................................................................................................................... 106
How to maximize the role of investment funds in the post-Covid recovery? .................................................................... 114
How to develop retail investment in the EU? .............................................................................................................................. 120
What more needs to be done to strengthen equity funding .................................................................................................. 126
How to relaunch securitisation? ..................................................................................................................................................... 132 Improving EU securities market transparency and infrastructure ......................................................................................... 136
How to address CCP outstanding issues? ..................................................................................................................................... 142

V. NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND PAYMENTS

How to support effective digitalisation of EU finance and ensure sufficient technological sovereignty? ................. 150
Is the EU policy approach on cloud and data up to the digital challenges? ....................................................................... 158
Will AI be a game changer in the financial sector and under what conditions ................................................................. 164
Key success factors for delivering an effective and viable retail payments area .............................................................. 166
Does the EU need to build its own payment system? ............................................................................................................... 171

VI. ESG AND SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT

Have the prospects of global and EU ESG policies changed with the Covid crisis? ......................................................... 178
Will tackling climate risk still be a major priority post-Covid? ............................................................................................... 186
Sustainability disclosures ................................................................................................................................................................. 190