Capital Markets Union in Europe

Capital Markets Union in Europe analyses the legal and economic implications of the European Commission's plans to form a Capital Markets Union (CMU) in Europe, which will have a major impact on financial markets and institutions both in the region and beyond.

A detailed introductory chapter provides a broad overview of the various aspects and challenges of the CMU proposals, whilst thematically grouped chapters cover the following areas: (i) general aspects, (ii) Brexit, (iii) financing innovation, (iv) raising capital on the capital markets, (v) fostering retail and institutional investment, (vi) leveraging banking capacity to support the wider economy, (vii) facilitating cross-border investing, and (viii) comparative aspects of capital market integration.

Written by world renowned experts in the fields of banking and capital markets, including respected academics, with broad practical experience, and leading practitioners, Capital Markets Union in Europe provides high-quality analysis of the legal and economic issues in a practical context.

Danny Busch, Professor of Financial Law, Radboud University, Nijmegen,Guido Ferrarini, Professor of Business Law, University of Genoa,Emilios Avgouleas, Chair in International Banking Law and Finance, University of Edinburgh

Professor Danny Busch holds the Chair for Financial Law and is Director of the Institute for Financial Law (IFL), University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is also a Visiting Professor at Universita degli Studi di Genova, Visiting Professor at Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Milano, and a Member of the Dutch Banking Disciplinary Committee (Tuchtcommissie Banken). Professor Busch has written extensively for OUP, most recently Busch and Ferrarini: Regulation of the EU Financial Markets - MiFID II and MiFIR (OUP, 2017), Busch and Ferrarini: European Banking Union (OUP, 2015) and Van Setten and Busch: Alternative Investment Funds in Europe - Law and Practice (OUP, 2014).

Professor Emilios Avgouleas holds the Chair in International Banking Law and Finance at the University of Edinburgh and is Director of the Edinburgh Commercial Law Centre. He has served as a visiting professor in leading universities and is a Member the Stakeholder Group of the European Banking Authority. His recent publications include Principles of Banking Law (OUP, 2018), Reconceptualising Global Finance (CUP, 2016) and Governance of Global Financial Markets: The Law, the Economics, the Politics (CUP, 2012).

Guido Ferrarini is Professor of Business Law and Capital Markets Law at the University of Genoa, and Director of the Centre for Law and Finance. Professor Ferrarini's most recent publications include Wymeersch, Hopt, and Ferrarini: Financial Regulation and Supervision - A Post-crisis Analysis (OUP, 2012) and Belcredi and Ferrarini: Boards and Shareholders in European Listed Companies (CUP, 2013).