Finance Watch

Brussels, 17 May 2012: To follow up on our cartoon version of Basel III, Finance Watch has written a new publication, “Basel 3 in 5 questions”, to explain the ideas from the cartoon in a bit more detail. Download “Basel 3 in 5 questions”

Download position paper (3.33MB) Press release Key Points Recommendations     24 April 2012: Finance Watch, the Brussels-based public interest advocacy group, today publishes a position paper “Investing not betting” on MiFID 2, the EU’s revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The paper calls on the EU to maintain a tough stance on: • high frequency [...]

1 April 2012: Finance Watch presents an ironic and provocative cartoon illustration of Basel III. Disclaimer: this is a lighthearted attempt to explain certain issues with Basel III. The text is purely illustrative. For a fuller analysis, see our recent position paper on CRD IV, “To end all crises?”. 16 May 2012: As a follow up to [...]

Download position paper 2 February 2012: Finance Watch has published its position paper on CRD IV, the European legislation implementing Basel III bank capital reforms. Key recommendations include: - higher capital requirements to accommodate maximum harmonisation - a flexible leverage ratio that measures gross derivatives exposure - more capital against securitisations - measures to encourage lending to businesses without [...]