Accounting for influence: how the Big Four are embedded in EU tax avoidance policy

In this blog article, Corporate Europe Observatory’s Vicky Cann summarizes the findings of their new report “Accounting for...

Representation of public interest in banking #2 – Who is challenging finance? Examining the diversity of voices in the design of financial regulation

Defining what is the public interest in the regulation of banking and financial markets is difficult, as this...

The insufficient role of EDIS in restoring trust in banks

Banks are uniquely prone to runs because they borrow short and lend long, creating a maturity mismatch in...

Monitoring derivatives trading books in the current context of financial markets turmoil

OUR ANALYSES OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: Managing derivatives positions in a controlled manner requires that a number of...

The stage is being set for another financial crisis

2008: A Crisis We Should Have Learned From In 2008, the world experienced the worst financial crisis since...

Caritas France joins the fight to re-regulate finance

Regulating finance is a necessity for all The power of financial markets in shaping our societies wouldn’t be...

The power of democracy against the power of finance

All over Europe, youth climate strikers are hitting the streets of cities and pushing to exit our brown,...

Grand Theft Europe scandal – one more reason to #ChangeFinance

A constant shower of damning reports on opacity and scandals in the financial sector is the result of...

You enjoyed the last financial crisis? You will love the next one, still more devastating…

Can you think of a motorway with no speed limit, where drinking alcohol is permitted, and even making...

10 Years after the Failure of Lehman Brothers: Once more unto the brink

The opportunity for a fundamental realignment of the global financial sector seems to have come and gone. Whatever...

New trade deals restrain governments on financial regulation

Ten years after the 2008 crisis, we are still not protected from new financial crises. Yet, the CETA...

Taking the state – solutions for a besieged democracy

Faced with the rise of populism in Europe, it’s all too convenient for national politicians  to lay the...

12 propositions for reforming our financial system

12 propositions for reforming our financial system (See also the original version in German) The importance of the...

#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform

The true cost of the 2008 crisis As authorities only just prevented a 2023 repeat of the 2008...

Representation of public interest in banking #1 – The major contribution of the workshops in the research

When we first started with the idea of our research project on the representation of public interest in...

From a health crisis to financial turmoil: Supervisors must make sure finance does not backfire

Our analyses of the coronavirus crisis: The crisis of 2007 – 2009 saw the financial sector infect society:...

Hiding in Plain View: Why economists can’t see the obvious coming

The meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was not a “Black Swan”. It was...

The last stretch: reaping the benefits of the sustainable finance framework

In 2018, as part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented an EU action plan on sustainable...

Brexit and financial services: What is at stake for citizens?

The current EU financial regulation is by no means perfect, and it certainly cannot afford any risk of...

Hypertrade Crypto: Democratizing Algorithmic Trading for the Digital Asset Era

The cryptocurrency market operates at a relentless pace, a 24/7 global arena where volatility is the only constant....

Financial Supervision and Regulation

Explore the role of financial supervision and regulation in maintaining market integrity and protecting consumers. Learn about compliance requirements, oversight mechanisms, and international standards that ensure transparency and accountability in the financial sector. Find resources to stay compliant.