Equivalence in Financial Services: A Legal and Policy Analysis

Equivalence in Financial Services offers a comprehensive and cross-industry examination of the rules and procedures under EU financial legislation dedicated to third-country market actors. The equivalence regime has become particularly topical after Brexit, as the United Kingdom is now a third country from the perspective of the European Union. This book investigates whether the current equivalence system is fit for its purpose, namely facilitating cross-border finance while minimizing as extensively as possible financial risks.

After describing how the European Commission adopts equivalence measures, the book examines the implementation of the equivalence regime for the following entities: Credit Rating Agencies, Benchmarks, Trading Venues, Investment Firms, Investment Funds, Central Securities Depositories, Trade Repositories, and Central Counterparties. Addressing the most recent policy and legal developments, Equivalence in Financial Services provides aninsightful guide into this complex area of financial regulation for scholars of financial regulation, legal practitioners, and policy makers. 

Francesco Pennesi is a researcher at the Erasmus School of Law and an Italian qualified attorney specialized in financial regulation and supervision. He defended his Phd (Marie Curie Fellowship) at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His work has been published on Perspectives on Federalism, European Papers, and the Common Market Law Review.