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This policy portal provides a public interest perspective on the issues at stake and ongoing legislative debates in the field of financial regulation.

As major rules for financial institutions are set at the EU rather than national level, EU legislators play the key role. Adequate rules are of crucial importance, as the size, complexity and influence of the financial system have reached unprecedented levels. Challenges like digitalisation or accelerating climate change need to be addressed too. There is a long way to go to make finance truly serve the economy and society.

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16 PUBLICATIONS

Report

24/09/2025

Sustainable finance

Report – A trillion dollars of climate risk: the case for a systemic risk buffer

Position paper

25/06/2026

Sustainable finance

The intensifying impact of climate change on the financial system

Consultation response

19/05/2026

Sustainable finance

An efficient use of systemic risk buffers for climate risk

Consultation response

17/03/2026

Stability & supervision

Finance Watch response to Commission call for evidence on competitiveness in the single banking market

The Commission’s review of competitiveness in the Single Banking Market should assess where changes to prudential rules improve banks’ ability to support productive investment and sustainable lending in the real economy. Simplification...

Position paper

15/12/2025

Sustainable finance

A prudent approach to climate risk

Evidence-based metrics and prudent capital requirement tools to strengthen bank supervision for transition and physical risks

Position paper

06/05/2025

Sustainable finance

A safer use of climate scenario analysis by banks

Key recommendations for a robust assessment of climate-related financial risk

Position paper

24/03/2025

Sustainable finance

Bridging the gaps in climate scenarios

Prudential approaches to compensate for underestimated climate costs

Consultation response

11/03/2025

Stability & supervision

Finance Watch responds to Commission’s call for evidence – Communication on European Savings and Investments Union

Report

24/09/2024

Stability & supervision

Report – Lost Momentum: The Evolution and Challenges of Basel III

Finance Watch examines the progress and challenges of the Basel III framework and addresses the looming risks to global financial stability. The report urges policymakers not to withdraw from international cooperation, but...

Consultation response

12/07/2024

Sustainable finance

Progress on climate scenario analysis is necessary but not sufficient – Feedback to BCBS on the use of CSA in supervision and risk management

Report

31/10/2023

Sustainable finance

Report – Finance in a hot house world

Climate risk is growing to disruptive levels throughout the financial system and the guardians of financial stability urgently need to adapt their tools to regain control. Finance Watch’s new report calls for...

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