European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)

What Is the European Capital Markets Institute?

The European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) is an independent research institution that performs and disseminates research on European capital markets and related issues, with a focus on policy. The ECMI was founded in 1993. It is managed by the Centre For European Policy Studies (CEPS).

Understanding the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)

The European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) states its mission as being to inform policy on European capital markets. In pursuit of this, it conducts independent research and informs debate and policymaking on a broad range of issues relevant to capital markets. Its main research areas include:

• Financial integration and stability
• Capital markets efficiency and integrity
• Trading and post-trading market infrastructures
• Corporate financing
• Retail and institutional investment
• Asset management
• Financial technology (fintech)

ECMI publishes commentaries and briefs, as well as working papers and in-depth research reports. ECMI has also published a number of books. It also maintains a comprehensive statistical database on European and global capital markets.

It also aims to facilitate interaction among market participants, policymakers, and academics. Towards this goal, it regularly organizes workshops, seminars, and task forces on a variety of issues facing European capital markets.

Membership of ECMI is open to private companies/organizations, policy-makers/supervisory authorities, and academic institutions. Its members represent a wide variety of entities, including corporations, well-known financial institutions, rating agencies, stock exchanges, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and the European Central Bank (ECB).