Деофшоризация в финансах: как регуляторы ужесточают контроль за низконалоговыми юрисдикциями

В последние годы глобальные регуляторы ведут активную борьбу с уходом компаний в офшоры, стремясь вернуть налогооблагаемые активы в...

Plus de dérégulation de la finance ne soutiendra pas les PME

S’exprimant lors des « Conférences citoyennes » à Epinal le 17 avril dernier, Emmanuel Macron a réitéré sa proposition de...

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....

Representation of public interest in banking #0 – Introduction: A contribution to shaping a vision for the future of banking in Europe

The essential nature of some of the core functions of banks combined with the enormous potential costs of...

Bottom-up approaches to corporate governance in the financial sector

Interest of beneficiaries in responsible investment Europeans continue to experience the impact of the financial crisis, including unemployment,...

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...

About the decisions taken by European bank regulators and supervisors in the face of the coronavirus crisis

Our analyses of the coronavirus crisis: Bank regulators and supervisors have taken a number of important measures over...

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...

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...

Still Going Round in Circles: The Revolving Door Between Banks And Their Regulators

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is one of the most important organisations overseeing rules and setting technical standards...

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...

The Better Regulation restaurant

Setting the table for Better Regulation? When Frans Timmermans presented the Better Regulation Package in May, he used the analogy...

Better regulation: Why more stakeholder involvement benefits some more than others

The Better Regulation package proposed by the Commission on 15 May 2015 is a response to President Juncker’s...

Should we close financial markets?

Financial markets have had two main characteristics since the start of the coronavirus crisis: they have dropped sharply...

Finance Watch’s view on the COVID-19 Banking Package

OUR ANALYSES OF THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS: The COVID-19 Banking Package: More flexibility in the EU’s banking rules On...

The so-called “science” of economics could not care less about forecasting crises

A crisis is a sudden degradation: it becomes systemic when it affects an entire system – which system?...

Representation of public interest in banking #4 – The banks, the public and the secluded world of the BCBS: who has access?

Bank lobbying around this month’s meeting of the Basel Committee of Banking Supervision shows how far the pendulum...

Robert Jenkins’ partial list of bank misdeeds

Source: https://www.finance-watch.org/blog/robert-jenkins-partial-list-of-bank-misdeeds/

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...

Representation of public interest in banking #3 – What blocks public participation in banking?

The activities of Europe’s banks concern all of its citizens: almost everyone has a bank account (World Bank, 2014),...

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.