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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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Report

Report: Breaking down barriers to basic payment accounts in the EU

Finance Watch releases a new study identifying the barriers to basic payment accounts for vulnerable consumers in Germany, Spain and Romania, and calls on EU policymakers to update the EU Payment Accounts...
Open letter

Agreement on fiscal rules stands in the way of EU strategic autonomy – Joint letter

In a joint letter to the European Council signed by more 60 civil Society organisations, trade unions, think tanks and academics, the Fiscal Matters coalition, of which Finance Watch is a member,...
Report

Report – Transition Planning for Insurers: A supervisory tool to improve climate risk resilience

As climate chaos seals the fate of usual economic models in the insurance sector, transition plans are poised to become lifelines for insurers and for the whole economy. This report highlights the...
Consultation response

IAIS work on climate scenario analysis needs a reality check (Consultation response)

Open letter

Open letter calling on the BCBS to enshrine the principle of “full transparency” in disclosures of climate-related financial risk

In an open-letter signed by 30+ experts, practitioners and global stakeholders, Finance Watch called on the Basel Committee to enshrine the principle of “full transparency” in disclosures of climate-related financial risk in...
Consultation response

Banks should also disclose the results of capital adequacy assessment (BCBS consultation on climate risk disclosure)

Joint statement

Joint statement – Fiscal Follies: How new EU rules miss the mark on climate and prosperity

In the joint statement below, co-signed by 8 organisations, Finance Watch warns that fiscal adjustment requirements under the new EU spending rules are incompatible with solving Europe’s challenges and calls on EU...
Consultation response

EIOPA’s report shows it takes climate risk seriously (Consultation response)

Open letter

Joint Statement on the EU Retail Investment Strategy

On Monday 18 March, Finance Watch, BETTER FINANCE, and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) issued a joint statement in reaction to the compromise text for the EU Retail Investment Strategy (RIS) currently...
Consultation response

Response to the EC consultation on the implementation of SFDR

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