Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of integration of securities market infrastructure in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – Given the lack of quantitative and price-based measures, this paper adopts a rather qualitative approach to evaluating the degree and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the state of integration of securities market infrastructure in Europe. Design/methodology/approach – Given the lack of quantitative and price‐based measures, this paper adopts a rather qualitative approach to evaluating the degree and...

The ECB has an obligation to provide statistical information of the highest quality to the public and this third edition of the publication u0093Bond markets and long-term interest rates in non-euro area Member States of the European Union and in accession countriesu0094 serves to contribute to...

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) sharply increased over the last two decades. It is often pointed out that cross-border capital reallocation is partly the result of financial liberalization policies, government policies and regional agreements. In this paper, we identify some of the...