Open letter
Our letter to the EBA on top official’s alleged move to lobbying organisation
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The Finance Watch team
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Consultation response
Feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard
On 3rd April 2019 Finance Watch responded to a call for...
Open letter
Reform of the European Supervisory Authorities and financial consumer protection
Together with four other organisations, Finance Watch has sent an...
Report
Financial Regulation challenged by European Trade Policy
On 2 October 2018, the Veblen Institute and Finance Watch published a...
Joint statement
Joint Statement: ECON’s draft report on the review of the European Financial Supervisors
Joint Statement by Finance Watch, Better Finance, Beuc, Coface Families...
Policy brief
Finance Watch Blueprint on the European System of Financial Supervision
In order to ensure that the European financial system operates...
Open letter
Proposal for the EU financial supervisory reform – Open letter
Brussels, 27 November 2017 Finance Watch has co-signed a letter to the...
Position paper
Comment on the final report of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Corporate Bonds
Finance Watch and BETTER FINANCE comment on the final report...
Consultation response
Consultation response on transparency and fees in cross-border transactions in the EU
Brussels, 30 October 2017 – Finance Watch has published its...
Consultation response
Consultation response on the REFIT review of the EU Directive on motor insurance
Brussels, 20 October 2017 – Finance Watch has published its...
Consultation response
Consultation response on secondary markets for non-performing loans
Brussels, 20 October 2017 – Finance Watch has published its...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to the public consultation on the Europe 2020 strategy
On 31 October 2014, Finance Watch published its response to...
Position paper
Finance Watch note “Too-big-to-fail in the EU”
Finance Watch has published a note (pdf, 12 pages – this note...
Consultation response
Finance Watch responses to the ESMA MiFID II/MiFIR Level 2 Consultation and Discussion Papers
On 7 July 2014, Finance Watch has published its responses...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to the Consultation on the review of the European System of Financial Supervision
Financial supervision in Europe is carried out by three European...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to EC Consultation on Banking Structure
11 July 2013 – Finance Watch today published its response...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to the consultation on Long-term Financing
26 June 2013 – Finance Watch has published today its...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to ECON coherence questionnaire
13 June 2013 – Finance Watch responded to the Parliament...
Position paper
Position paper on German bank reform
Finance Watch position paper on German bill proposal to separate risks...
Position paper
Discussion paper on product rules for retail investment products
Finance Watch published a discussion paper comparing different national product...
Report
The importance of being separated
(This publication also exists in French) Finance Watch policy note...
Consultation response
Finance Watch response to the questionnaire on long-term investment funds
Finance Watch response to the European Commission questionnaire on a...
Participated in these articles
Finance Watch publishes its Annual Report 2025
Finance Watch’s 2025 Annual Report outlines the organisation’s key activities...
Financial regulation: Small victories on revolving doors
The independence of supervisory authorities is crucial for public interest....
The fascination with the ogre – and how to loosen the stranglehold of finance
Review of our member Laurence Scialom’s latest book “La fascination...
Finance Watch publishes Annual Report 2017
Brussels, 04 May 2018 – Finance Watch, the public interest group...
A Paradise for the 0.1%
Tax avoidance is no longer the occasional failure of an...
Financial policy for future generations
What will future generations of EU citizens make of today’s...
ENLIGHTEN: European legitimacy in governing through hard times
The ‘European Legitimacy in Governing through Hard Times: the role of European...
The insufficient role of EDIS in restoring trust in banks
Financial stability is impossible if depositors do not trust their...
So-called “Basel IV” would help restore trust in the health of the European banking sector
Current bank prudential regulation allows large banks to use their internal...
Better regulation: Why more stakeholder involvement benefits some more than others
This article is part of a series of blogs on...
Help us voice society’s concerns to avoid a further deregulation of the banking sector
Right after the financial crisis, the need to increase the...
Beware of the impact assessment
Why apple pie is not always good for you
Better Regulation – an introduction
Welcome to a new series of blogs on “Better Regulation”. ...
Liquidity – a double-edged sword
Financial industry lobbyists are using concerns about market liquidity to...
Broad support for CMU… from the financial industry
The European Commission is very confident about the level of...
Bank structure reform in danger
This blog article is part of a series of articles on...
Questions to European Commissioner-designate Jonathan Hill – Answers by Finance Watch
Lord Hill, the UK’s Commissioner-designate for financial services, has been...
In memoriam
Ieke van den Burg, former Chair of Finance Watch, passed away...
TTIP – a consultation that misses the key question
A year ago, the EU Member States gave a mandate...
Annual Report 2013
Brussels, 23 May 2014 – Finance Watch, the public interest advocacy...
Why do we think the EC proposal has the “right objectives but a fragile mechanism”?
Governments have to stand behind retail banks: there would be...
MiFID: the counter-lobby makes a difference
Lawmakers this month reached a long-awaited agreement on regulating financial markets. The...
Banking Union: An unfinished project
The banking union is an ambitious project. It aims to...
Call for Action – Join our demand for a strong EU Bank Reform Proposal
Shouldn’t banks stand on their own feet?
A misleading argument on bank separation – the “client facing” criterion
For believers in the good of the market, the arguments...
Annual report 2011 and 2012
The first Finance Watch Annual Report, covering the period from our launch...
Airlines and energy companies must disclose their derivatives trading too
Big corporates must play by the rules on derivatives trading...
Buying complex retail investment products
In the butcher’s shop you see two options: one says...
One year on …what has Finance Watch achieved?
Finance Watch was “born” at its first AGM, on a hot...
Who are the senior bankers calling for separation?
Here is a list of senior bankers and key industry...
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