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With Oscar Maffioletti, Deputy General Manager Staff, Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), explore how SGSS supports Europe’s digital finance transformation through DLT, MiCA Regulation and the European Central Bank’s digital euro strategy.

Oscar Maffioletti, Deputy General Manager Staff at Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), explores how digital assets and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) are transforming operational standards, financial infrastructures and regulatory frameworks.

With Oscar Maffioletti, Deputy General Manager Staff at Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), discover how SGSS is navigating the transformation of securities services through digital assets and DLT, with insights into European regulations and innovative projects.

Europe’s urgent push to rearm has shone a light on the continent’s defense companies and their shares.

Throughout history, transformative technologies—from the steam engine to electricity and the internet—have reshaped economies and redefined productivity limits.

The geopolitical shift towards the return of force as a structuring element of international relations did not begin with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. However, it finally made it understandable to Europeans, who are painfully emerging from denial.

Europe today stands at a pivotal moment in its post-war history.

Europe’s financial markets remain divided by post-trade fragmentation. At Euroclear, we believe that an optimal market structure should provide seamless connectivity across the member states. It should support rather than stifle local infrastructure while also promoting innovation and supporting financial stability. It is only through openness, fair...

The transposition process of the Directive on alternative investment funds managers EU 2024/927 (AIFMD 2) into Luxembourg law started on 3rd October 2025 with the bill of law 8628 provided to the Luxembourg Parliament. At European level AIFMD 2 must be transposed by each Member State before April 2026 at the latest.

Until now, the implementation of a settlement one day after the execution date (the “T+1”) for stock market transactions within the scope was a project mainly driven by the industry, under the responsibility of the Industry Committee.

By 2050, 68%* of the global population will reside in urban areas. Cities are set to become pivotal drivers of success—or failure—in key contemporary transitions (environmental, digital, energy and social), as rapid urbanisation, climate change, aging infrastructure and social inequalities converge to strain the systems on which urban life depends.

Anti ESG rhetoric and headlines from the US have been dominant in both mainstream and sustainability focused media in recent months. But the challenges started more than two years ago. After strong momentum in the years following the Paris Agreement in late-2015, fuelled further by extensive regulatory developments such as the launch of SFDR in Europe,...