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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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37 PUBLICATIONS

Consultation response

Response to Commission consultation on the market risk prudential framework

Consultation response

IAIS progresses but must do more to capture climate risk in the ICP framework – Consultation

Position paper

Ensuring Consumer Protection in the Financial Data Access (FIDA) Regulation

Robust regulatory safeguards for responsible data use and governance
Consultation response

Addressing challenges in the securitisation framework – Finance Watch response to Commission Consultation

Joint statement

EU sustainability disclosures are no threat to competitiveness – Joint letter

Finance Watch alongside 90+ organisations urges EU leaders to refrain from gutting EU’s hard-won sustainability framework, an essential brick that is no less than a pre-condition to wiring EU finance to a...
Consultation response

Addressing systemic risks and regulatory gaps in non-banking financial institutions – Finance Watch response to Commission Consultation

Policy brief

Policy brief – Empower investors to drive the climate transition

Towards more credible and transparent transition plans
Position paper

A Revised Mortgage Credit Directive

A path towards affordability, fair access and debt relief in EU housing
Joint statement

Joint Statement – Public Money, Public Benefits: Clear social and environmental standards must determine businesses’ access to public finance in the EU

Public finance plays a critical role in shifting Europe’s economy towards quality jobs, decarbonisation, and circularity. To achieve this, public support for businesses must be dependent on a harmonised set of social...
Position paper

Can Securitisation Reboot the Capital Markets Union? The limits of recent policy proposals to ‘revive’ the market for asset-backed securities in Europe

Securitisation, which played a major role in the 2008-09 financial crisis, is being revisited as a potential tool to boost bank lending and deepen capital markets. Finance Watch’s latest position paper cautions...
Position paper

Introduction to Securitisation: Structures, regulation and market for asset-backed securities in the EU

As securitisation returns to the EU policy agenda, this position paper examines how it functions and its current role within the financial sector. This overview aims to provide a foundation for assessing...
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