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 Better Regulation restaurant

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Should we close financial markets?

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

A Paradise for the 0.1%

We should not be surprised at the scale of tax evasion revealed by the Paradise Papers. As the name...

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...

Robert Jenkins’ partial list of bank misdeeds

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

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...

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...

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?...

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...

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:...

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...

Financial regulation: Small victories on revolving doors

In an unprecedented move to avoid conflicts of interest, the European Parliament rejected the nomination of an ex-lobbyist,...

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.