12/07/2021 Fiscal policy Report Fiscal Mythology Unmasked Debunking eight tales about European public debt and fiscal rules
08/07/2021 Sustainable finance Report Insuring the uninsurable A Finance Watch report on how to tackle the link between climate change and financial instability in the insurance sector
21/06/2021 Sustainable finance Civil society briefing NGO Policy Briefing on Sustainable Corporate Governance Finance Watch co-signs today a joint policy briefing on how to better embed sustainability into corporate governance in the context of the forthcoming European Commission initiative
08/06/2021 Sustainable finance Consultation response Consultation Response on the Draft Delegated Act on Art. 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation An appropriate calibration of Art. 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation (TR) related disclosures is of great importance. Together with Art. 5 and 6 TR disclosures, they will define the taxonomy-related...
26/05/2021 Financial supervision Consultation response Consultation Response on the Supervisory Convergence and the Single Rule Book Finance Watch supports convergence of supervisory practices and European law application in the Member States and recognises the achievements made by the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). A number of...
18/05/2021 Banking Consultation response Consultation response on the Review of the Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance framework (CMDI) Finance Watch calls upon EU policymakers and regulators to concentrate their efforts on the rigorous and consistent implementation of the existing bank recovery and resolution rulebook. The proposed review should...
12/05/2021 Sustainable finance Consultation response Response to the ESAs consultation on EU taxonomy-related sustainability product-level disclosures Our response to the ESAs consultation on EU taxonomy-related sustainability product-level disclosures has been submitted and is now public. Some of our key messages are listed below.
04/05/2021 Banking Open letter Letter to EU policymakers to close ‘climate-finance doom loop’ through CRR, Solvency II upgrades Finance Watch called on EU leaders not to miss the opportunity of the upcoming review of banking and insurance prudential legislation to properly integrate climate risk. The letter was sent...
27/04/2021 Sustainable finance Joint statement Joint NGO statement on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (formerly NFRD) Finance Watch has signed the following joint statement on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which is the European Commission’s legislative proposal to reform the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD)....
14/04/2021 Banking Consultation response Consultation Response on “Preparedness and Resilience to Climate-Related Risks” for the OSFI, Canada Finance Watch urges the OSFI to make use of its capital framework – namely its Pillar I measures – to promote financial institution preparedness and resilience to climate-related risks.
08/04/2021 Retail & financial inclusion Report A Wrinkle in the Process: Financial Inclusion Barriers in an Ageing Europe – Report A groundbreaking look at vulnerability among older people in the European Union and the barriers they face that limit their access to basic, mainstream-market financial services and products appropriate to...
19/03/2021 Fiscal policy Policy brief One Framework to Rule Them All The European fiscal framework in five questions
