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Finance Watch believes that :
Finance has a strong public interest dimension
The purpose of finance is to serve the real economy
The transfer of credit risk to society at large is not acceptable
The only way for capital to fulfil a meaningful social role is to be allocated to productive use in a sustainable and transparent manner
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ECON evidence on High Frequency Trading and MiFID 5 Dec 2011
Finance Watch today gave evidence at a European Parliament hearing on the planned update to MiFID, the EU’s rules governing markets for financial instruments, and on high frequency trading.
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Finance Watch is a public interest association dedicated to making finance work for the good of society. Our mission is to strengthen the voice of society in the reform of financial regulation by conducting advocacy and presenting public interest arguments to lawmakers and the public as a counterweight to the private interest lobbying of the financial industry.




