ESMA Supervision: The Wrong Fix for the Right Problem
6 EU finance ministers want ESMA to supervise European capital markets. Luxembourg and Ireland resist. Both miss the harder question about what really fragments EU markets.
The Simplification Paradox: EU Regulation in 2026
The EU promised regulatory simplification. Instead, 2026 delivers DORA supervision, MiFID changes, ESG ratings oversight and the AI Act - all at once.
The Freelance Premium in Finance
Freelance financial consultants in Europe are now out-earning many of their employed peers. Here is what the data says — and why the gap keeps widening.
CSSF 25/901 impact: why fund managers will struggle to execute, not to comply
CSSF 25/901 impact on Luxembourg fund managers: why execution capacity, not formal compliance, is now the real regulatory challenge