[author: Heidi Wardle]
On October 23, the European Commission published a communication outlining its work program for 2019. There are a number of priority-pending financial services legislative proposals which the Commission wants the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to take swift action on. The proposals include:
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Sustainable finance
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Cross-border investment funds
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Crowdfunding services
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The pan-European pension product (“PEPP“)
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Banking
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Recovery and resolution on central counterparties (“CPPs“)
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The European deposit insurance schemes (“EDIS“)
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Anti-money laundering
The full communication can be found here. The Annexes were published separately, alongside a Q&As document and a factsheet.