UK finance sector perspective on EU financial regulation

On 15 March 2011, John Cooke, Chairman, Liberalisation of Trade in Services (LOTIS) Committee, TheCityUK, spoke at an UKSIF Analyst Seminar on EU Policy. The Seminar addressed relevant EU policy for responsible financial services - current and forthcoming consultations, key legislation as well as drivers for change. It aimed at giving insights on reconciling UK perspectives vs. continental European perspectives.

Penny Shepherd (Chief Executive, UKSIF) covered the UK perspective on EU policy and identified the areas where the UK and continental Europe tend to differ, and the reasons why, with much financial services regulation moving to the European level, UKSIF is trying to explore and reconcile these differences. Matt Christensen (EUROSIF) covered some of the recent EU policy consultations to which EUROSIF has responded, such as: the Single Market Act, the Securities Law Directive, Corporate Governance in Financial Institutions and Remuneration Policies, and others.

John Cooke's presentation, 'UK finance sector perspective on EU Regulation', can be read in full on our blog.