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More risk, no reward? The strange revival of securitisation
Reviving securitisation won’t fix Europe’s investment gap. It recycles old loans instead of channelling new capital...
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The stage is being set for another financial crisis
The next financial crisis isn’t inevitable – it’s a choice. Policymakers can either resist financial lobby...
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Unprepared, the financial system will triple people’s bills for climate change
Climate impacts, uninsured costs, and failing banks: people will pay three times over for fossil finance....
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
Fifteen years after the global financial crisis, authorities are still forced to repeatedly syphon out hundreds...
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Bank Capital is Good for the Economy
The data from Basel III are in. Stronger, better capitalised banks are better for the EU’s...
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
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A Reaction to the Banking Crisis: Reinforce international prudential and resolution rules
Here we go again. Pouring public money onto the flames of the latest bank failure. Clearly,...
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Banks do best for society when they have more capital, not less
The European Parliament’s economics committee has decided not to require banks to hold one euro in...
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4 reasons why banks and insurers can’t withstand the climate crisis without extra loss-absorption capacity
The colossal financial risks arising from the climate crisis are not business as usual. Yet, systemic...
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