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Planet 17.05.2023

ESG ratings must disaggregate ESG parameters to repair sustainable investors’ trust

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Finance Watch Illustrating the complexity of EU transition plan requirements in the context of the EU sustainable finance legislative framework

Planet 03.04.2023

Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements

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Stability 22.03.2023

A Reaction to the Banking Crisis: Reinforce international prudential and resolution rules

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30/05/2023 Sustainable finance

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Consultation response: IAIS public consultation on climate risk supervisory guidance

Finance Watch calls for increased ambition from the the IAIS to address climate risk in the Insurance Core Principles.

17/05/2023 Sustainable finance

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Policy brief – Regulating ESG ratings to strengthen sustainable investors

In a policy brief published on May 17, Finance Watch proposes concrete policy measures to make ESG ratings reliable and meet the needs of ESG investors and other stakeholders, including...

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01/06/2023

Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament plenary vote on CSDDD

24/05/2023

Finance Watch Reacts to European Commission’s New Retail Investment Strategy

17/05/2023

Better rules and supervision will make ESG ratings reliable

26/04/2023

European Commission proposes reform of European economic governance framework

25/04/2023

Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament JURI committee vote on CSDDD

19/04/2023

Finance Watch reaction on the EU crisis management framework for banks

28/03/2023

Finance Watch Calls on EU Policymakers to Ban Finfluencer Promotion of Risky Financial Services

16/03/2023

Credit Suisse: When Trust Disappears

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31/05/2023 Table Media

‘In the ESG rating process, apples and oranges are added together’

06/04/2023 Euractiv

Make banks safe again

23/03/2023 Newstalk

Big banking needs to be governed by stricter rules

21/03/2023 B Smart

Crise bancaire, les premières leçons

07/10/2022 The Financial Times

Why Europe’s green drive is making waves in Kuala Lumpur

05/10/2022 Euractiv

Große EU-Banken halten massiv klimaschädliche Kredite

04/10/2022 El Independiente

La elevada exposición de la banca a combustibles fósiles amenaza con una crisis como la de Lehman Brothers

04/10/2022 Le Journal de Dimanche

Finance mondiale : « Les banques sous-estiment le risque posé par le réchauffement climatique »

Understanding finance

This infographic describes the various legislative initiatives undertaken at EU level and shows how complex and overlapping transition plan requirements for financial institutions risk creating legal uncertainty and regulatory burden, as opposed to one unified transition plan requirement as advocated by Finance Watch

Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements (infographic)

Transition plan requirements feature in several EU laws under discussion. Policymakers should harmonize these overlapping rules into a single, consistent requirement for all financial institutions to avoid legal uncertainty and...

Banking is on public lifelines once more: Time to reinforce banking rules (Cartoon)

Here we go again. Pouring public money onto the flames of the latest bank failure. Clearly, the international rules adopted since 2008 are not sufficient to make for a stable...

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ESG ratings must disaggregate ESG parameters to repair sustainable investors’ trust

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Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements

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A Reaction to the Banking Crisis: Reinforce international prudential and resolution rules

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Consultation response: IAIS public consultation on climate risk supervisory guidance

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Policy brief – Regulating ESG ratings to strengthen sustainable investors

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Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament plenary vote on CSDDD

Finance Watch Reacts to European Commission’s New Retail Investment Strategy

Better rules and supervision will make ESG ratings reliable

European Commission proposes reform of European economic governance framework

Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament JURI committee vote on CSDDD

Finance Watch reaction on the EU crisis management framework for banks

Finance Watch Calls on EU Policymakers to Ban Finfluencer Promotion of Risky Financial Services

Credit Suisse: When Trust Disappears

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Understanding finance

Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements (infographic)

Banking is on public lifelines once more: Time to reinforce banking rules (Cartoon)

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ESG ratings must disaggregate ESG parameters to repair sustainable investors’ trust

Europe must harmonise its patchwork of transition plan requirements

A Reaction to the Banking Crisis: Reinforce international prudential and resolution rules

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Consultation response: IAIS public consultation on climate risk supervisory guidance

Policy brief – Regulating ESG ratings to strengthen sustainable investors

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Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament plenary vote on CSDDD

Finance Watch Reacts to European Commission’s New Retail Investment Strategy

Better rules and supervision will make ESG ratings reliable

European Commission proposes reform of European economic governance framework

Finance Watch reacts to European Parliament JURI committee vote on CSDDD

Finance Watch reaction on the EU crisis management framework for banks

Finance Watch Calls on EU Policymakers to Ban Finfluencer Promotion of Risky Financial Services

Credit Suisse: When Trust Disappears

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