22/05/2019 Sustainable finance Report Making Finance Serve Nature – Report Finance Watch publishes landscape paper on natural capital and ecosystem services
09/05/2019 Lawmaking Open letter Open Letter for the Sibiu Summit 2019 on the Future of Europe Finance Watch has co-signed a letter with over 50 other civil society organisations from across Europe. The letter has been sent to the EU heads of state attending the Sibiu...
11/04/2019 Retail financial services Consultation response Consultation response on the Evaluation of the Consumer Credit Directive On 8 April 2019, Finance Watch responded to a public consultation of the European Commission that aims to gather views of all relevant stakeholders on the functioning of the 2008 Consumer Credit Directive (CCD).
10/04/2019 Sustainable finance Consultation response Feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard On 3rd April 2019 Finance Watch responded to a call for feedback on the Technical Expert Group preliminary report for an EU Green Bond Standard.
08/04/2019 Retail financial services Blueprint Towards inclusive, safe and sustainable financial services for consumers On 8 April 2019, Finance Watch published its blueprint on retail financial services with an assessment of the current market failures and key priorities for the next European Commission
27/03/2019 Sustainable finance Global Green Finance Index Global Green Finance Index 3 The third edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 3) was published on 27 March 2019. It is a ranking of international financial centres – such as Paris, New York,...
27/03/2019 Sustainable finance Open letter Open letter to European Parliamentarians on the Taxonomy regulation On 27 March 2019, one day before the European Parliament will vote on a Taxonomy Regulation, six NGOs published an open letter to urge Parliamentarians to ensure that the EU’s Taxonomy...
19/03/2019 Sustainable finance Consultation response ESMA consultation on Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Credit Ratings On 19 March 2019 Finance Watch responded to a consultation held by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Credit Ratings.
25/02/2019 Pensions and insurance Policy brief Insurance and discrimination: Guaranteeing full and equal access to basic insurance Finance Watch publishes new policy brief „Insurance and Discrimination – The importance of guaranteeing citizens full and equal access to the basic kinds of insurance“
22/02/2019 Financial supervision Open letter Reform of the European Supervisory Authorities and financial consumer protection Together with four other organisations, Finance Watch has sent an open letter to the Members of the Council of the European Union to express serious concerns over their proposal for reforming...
19/02/2019 Sustainable finance Consultation response Consultation on integrating sustainability risks and factors in MiFID II On 19 February 2019 Finance Watch responded to a consultation held by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on its draft technical advice regarding possible amendments to the delegated...
19/02/2019 Sustainable finance Consultation response Consultation on integrating sustainability risks and factors in the UCITS Directive and AIFMD On 19 February 2019, Finance Watch responded to a consultation held by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on its draft technical advice regarding possible amendments to the delegated...
