You also think that people have lost confidence in banking and finance? Read a s...

May 15, 2013 12:02 PM

You also think that people have lost confidence in banking and finance? Read a short Finance Watch article in the OECD yearbook 2013 on "fixing finance"


OECD Forum - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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There are good reasons why the public has lost confidence in banking and finance. Two issues in particular must be addressed before it can be restored– moral hazard and conflict of interest. Reforms should ensure that banks and bankers–not taxpayers–pay the price of failure and are held fully accoun...

For those who missed the Transforming Finance conference in London, here is an a...

May 12, 2013 3:44 PM

For those who missed the Transforming Finance conference in London, here is an article on "How can we create a more diverse banking industry?" (focus on the UK case) by Tony Greenham (NEF).


Transforming finance: a ‘how to’ guide forged in the public interest
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If you missed it, here is Finance Watch and Réseau Financement Alternatif positi...

May 8, 2013 2:46 PM

If you missed it, here is Finance Watch and Réseau Financement Alternatif positions about banks.


Finance Watch and Réseau Financement Alternatif @ European Parliament
On April 25th, Harald Schumann came to the European Parliament to present his movie "The Secret Bank Bailout". Anouchka Nicolet presented Finance Watch's pos...

Prof. Anat Admati (Stanford) will be at the Université Libre de Bruxelles on the...

May 7, 2013 5:52 PM

Prof. Anat Admati (Stanford) will be at the Université Libre de Bruxelles on the 15th of May! She is the author of the book "The Bankers' New Clothes" . Here is the event page. https://www.facebook.com/events/648111981872827/


Anat Admati: The Bankers' New Clothes
Anat Admati exposes the flaws in the banking system that could trigger another financial collapse, and lays out a plan to fix it in her new book "The Bankers...

The Secret Bank Bailout? Watch Harald Schumann ( Tagesspiegel.de) at the Europea...

May 1, 2013 12:07 PM

The Secret Bank Bailout? Watch Harald Schumann ( Tagesspiegel.de) at the European Parliament and hear Finance Watch position. Have a good day! http://youtu.be/V0Lfab527AQ

We'll broadcast very soon what Harald Schumann said at the European Parliament a...

April 30, 2013 10:56 AM

We'll broadcast very soon what Harald Schumann said at the European Parliament about banks. For now, here is a picture of the day. Stay tuned!

New Finance Watch interactive video - All what you need to know about Long Term...

April 28, 2013 10:26 AM

New Finance Watch interactive video - All what you need to know about Long Term Financing (series of short 1 minute interviews with the speakers who attended our conference last week: Philippe Maystadt - European Investment Bank, Olivier Guersent - Head of Commissioner Barnier's cabinet, Jean-Louis Bancel - Crédit Coopératif Group, Gérard Rameix - Autorité des Marchés Financiers, among many others)


Long Term Financing (interactive video) - Finance Watch

Follow us on Twitter today for a live tweet of the conference on 'long term fina...

April 23, 2013 9:09 AM

Follow us on Twitter today for a live tweet of the conference on 'long term financing'!
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We're getting ready in Finance Watch office for tomorrow's big conference on 'lo...

April 22, 2013 7:26 PM

We're getting ready in Finance Watch office for tomorrow's big conference on 'long term financing'... Going to be really interesting! Stay tuned :)


Conference: Funding the real economy today and tomorrow | Finance Watch
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Finance Watch conference "Funding the real economy today and tomorrow" - How could financial regulation facilitate investment in SMEs now and transform our economic and social infrastructure for the future?

Ever wonder how financial legislation is done in Brussels? Here is a visual summ...

April 21, 2013 9:30 AM

Ever wonder how financial legislation is done in Brussels? Here is a visual summary by Finance Watch. Stay tuned as we'll soon send you more text to explain this key process every citizen should know in a democratic society.

How decisions are taken @ Finance Watch? Here it is! All key decisions are appr...

April 19, 2013 4:10 PM

How decisions are taken @ Finance Watch? Here it is! All key decisions are approved by a large base of more than 70 members (General Assembly). In transparency we trust ;) Have a good Friday evening! To become a Friend of Finance Watch, click here: http://www.finance-watch.org/friends-newsletter/?%2F

Finance Watch is looking for a stagaire in its Public Affairs team for a two to...

April 19, 2013 11:25 AM

Finance Watch is looking for a stagaire in its Public Affairs team for a two to five month internship in our Brussels office.

Details on our vacancies page: http://www.finance-watch.org/about-us/job-vacancies/590-public-affairs-intern-april-2013