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Climate risk: strong Pillar II prudential measures are needed but not enough
A detailed look at ongoing prudential initiatives under Pillar II shows that they are needed, but...
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Basel III finalisation comes undone: A proposal that lets down citizens and backtracks on global agreements
Finance Watch regrets that the so-called “draft Banking Package 2021” (finalising the implementation of the Basel...
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Prudential regulation should not be instrumentalised to distort the banking competitive landscape
France’s move to make Basel III transitional arrangements permanent will not defend EU banks against US...
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Climate change: Are markets ready to finance the energy transition?
An overhaul of some economic fundamentals is necessary for finance to really integrate climate change. We...
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Personal insolvency: Europe needs harmonised procedures
Without fair and efficient debt relief mechanisms, the prison of over-indebtedness leads to mental and physical...
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#NoMoreCrises: Unkept Promises of Reform
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Facebook’s digital currency plans: frozen for good or merely on ice?
Worldwide regulatory scrutiny and fierce resistance from civil-society organisations may have dealt a major blow to...
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What the Squid Game reveals about the problem of over-indebtedness, and why we should have structural answers to it
What does the viral nature of Netflix series Squid Game say about the plight of indebted...
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Capital requirements: a “silver bullet” against the looming climate-induced financial crises
The tremendous macro-economic consequences of the looming climate crisis are forcing financial supervisors to acknowledge that...
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