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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 3h

The EU’s sustainable finance rules must tackle greenwashing, not give fossil fuels a green light! The #SFDR must: 🛢️ Keep fossil fuel expansion out of transition funds 🌍 Ensure credibility of transition plans 📊 Make sustainability disclosures transparent & comparable Read more 👉 bit.ly/4yRlRhu

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

From our Senior Policy Officer Peter Norwood at the recent Baltic Digital Euro Conference, "The digital euro will benefit consumers who until now were excluded from digital payment systems. Our appeal is to make sure it provides ambitious privacy & accessibility features."

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today, Finance Watch has launched its latest research report on how financial institutions and social media influencers mislead EU retail investors. Read it here: www.finance-watch.org/policy-porta...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

EU financial rules in 2026: what does “sustainable” really mean? When you choose an investment fund, pension product or another financial product labelled as sustainable, how can you know what that actually means? 🧵 1/6

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Finance is stuck in a political rollercoaster 🎢 💸Govts loosen rules & weaken supervision as credit expands 💥When the financial crisis hits, taxpayers pick up the bill 🏛️This leads to tighter rules & supervisory bodies 🎢 But protections can get delayed or rolled back once memory fades again 1/2

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

More than half of global financial assets are now held outside regular banks. 💼 Finance Watch’s report “Systemic risk from shadow banking” mapped how stress in non-bank finance can spread to banks and the wider economy.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

There's growing pressure in the EU to simplify banking rules. Our position: simpler rules, yes. Weaker safeguards, no. 🎯 Why it matters: strong banks are better able to keep lending to the real economy and absorb shocks without shifting losses to society. 🔗 www.finance-watch.org/policy-porta...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Young people shouldn't have to navigate a digital environment too often designed to manipulate them into buying unsuitable financial products. That's why this #YouthDay, Finance Watch is calling for a safe & fair digital financial marketplace! 1/2

Digital finance should be fair by design

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🌱 Greener pensions 💶 Keeping cash alive 💳 A digital euro 🏦 Transparent banks ... kinda chic, if you ask us!

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📑 EU financial rules in 2026: climate risk Climate change is not only an environmental issue. It's also a financial stability issue. 🧵 1/4

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

New #euros are on the way 💶✨ Cash is universal & available to all. But in the digital age, protecting cash isn’t enough. Now, most day-to-day payments in the EU are made without cash. That's why we advocate for universal access to cash & its digital equivalent, the #digitaleuro.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The European Parliament has adopted its position on the digital euro. 💼 Finance Watch has advocated for free basic use, wide acceptance, easy access and stronger privacy protections. These issues are now part of the debate ahead of trilogue negotiations. 🧵1/2

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📢 We’re hiring a Grants Administration Intern in Brussels! Want to help finance serve society and the planet? Join Finance Watch and support our Operations & Projects team. 💼 Learn more & apply 👉 www.finance-watch.org/job/job-offe...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📢 #JobAlert: We're hiring a (Senior) Research & Advocacy Officer – Public Finance! Work on EU fiscal rules, debt sustainability, climate risks, policy research and advocacy. 💼 Join us in Brussels to make finance serve society. Apply now 🔗 www.finance-watch.org/job/senior-r...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📢 We’re hiring a Head of Operations & Finance in Brussels. Oversee finance, HR, grants, governance, compliance, IT, and internal operations. Send your CV & motivation letter to 📩 recruitment@finance-watch.org. Subject: Head of Operations & Finance - Vacancy www.finance-watch.org/job/job-offe...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

If only financial crises came with #heatwave alerts... 🥵 Extreme weather disrupts businesses, damages infrastructure, drives up insurance losses and puts pressure on the economy. The climate is changing. So should financial regulation!

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Alongside civil society including @triodosuk.bsky.social, @febeaethicalfin.bsky.social, & @germanwatch.bsky.social, we affirm that #simplification must not mean lower capital requirements, weaker buffers or a rollback of the safeguards introduced after the 2008 financial crisis. Read the letter 👇

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us for #FWConference2026! 15 years after Finance Watch was founded in the wake of the global financial crisis, the conversations in Brussels demonstrated that the need for robust, forward-looking financial regulation remains as important as ever.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Maria Luís Albuquerque noted that EU banks stand in competition with their US peers, but warns against blindly following the US regulatory agenda: "We should look at our own capacity to compete (...) but it does not mean that we will follow the US in the race to the bottom." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our secretary general @ibuscke.bsky.social joins commissioner for financial services and the savings & investments union Maria Luís Albuquerque for a fireside chat during the #FWConference2026 at the national bank of Belgium.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Rebecca Christie reminds us that Europe was already deemed not compliant with #Basel. Responding to the current competitiveness mandate, she argues that "Europe needs strong & credible regulators that we can believe in - this will make the EU banking sector more competitive." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Verena Ross states that although there is money in the EU (investments to be mobilised), there remains market fragmentation: "We need to have a proper viable alternative system to mobilise capital in the EU (...) this requires the removal of fragmentation in the single market." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

MEP Jonás Ferandez from @socialistsanddemocrats.eu thinks of resilience as closely related to robustness & the potential to increase economic growth in the future. "With the uncertain times we are living in (...)we don't know if the resilience we have is enough for the future." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

During our panel session, Verena Ross from ESMA, MEP Jonás Fernández from @socialistsanddemocrats.eu & Rebecca Christie from @bruegel.org debate the topic of financial resilience in uncertain times. #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

At the #FWConference2026, Géraldine Thiry states that a stable financial system underpins the functioning of our economy. "Financial stability cannot be treated as an impediment to growth. It is not a constraint on the economy, but its foundation (...) and serves a vital societal role."

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Géraldine Thiry, director at the National Bank of Belgium, addresses the debate around simplification during her speech: "We must recast the conversation as one of robustness over fragility." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Our secretary general @ibuscke.bsky.social just opened Finance Watch’s 15th anniversary conference at the National Bank of Belgium to discuss the future of financial regulation in uncertain times. She asserts that "resilient banks are a life insurance for our way of life." #FWConference2026

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📣 TODAY: Finance Watch is kicking off its 15th anniversary conference at the National Bank of Belgium. We'll talk about how the EU can ensure that its financial system supports European long-term objectives. Stay tuned for the sharpest insights & most memorable quotes as the conversations unfold!

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌍 🚨 Big banks like JP Morgan are increasingly concerned about the irreversible impacts of #ClimateChange... yet they’re still financing fossil fuel expansion! That’s why regulators must step in to make sure banks capture the scale of climate disruption & stop fueling a climate financial crisis.

Misleading climate risk forecasts give financial markets a false sense of security

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

100+ members. 20+ European countries. One shared goal: making finance serve society. 📑 Finance Watch’s 2025 Annual Report reflects both the work we do and the network that makes it possible. 🔗 Discover the full report 👇 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Trust in the #DigitalEuro requires clear information on its design. That’s why public debate matters. Online payments work like today’s. Offline payments keep transaction details private. Cash stays. The digital euro adds choice, not replacement. Learn more 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/the-dig...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Gen Zifying the digital euro wasn’t on our bingo card, but here we are! 🫡 The #DigitalEuro could let people across the eurozone pay electronically with greater accessibility, control & peace of mind. Learn more about what the digital euro could change (or not) 👉 bit.ly/49Uj7Fs

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

How can financial regulation support EU strategic autonomy in an unstable world?🏦 Join Finance Watch for its 15th anniversary high-level conference in Brussels! 📅 10 June | 17:00 - 19:00 (followed by a networking reception) Programme & registration👇 www.finance-watch.org/event/confer...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Digital payments are routine across Europe. But they don’t work equally for everyone. The #DigitalEuro could add another payment option alongside cash and existing services, making payments more accessible. 🔗 Read more in our blog: www.finance-watch.org/blog/the-dig...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Why is everyone suddenly talking about #PrivateCredit? 👀 Since 2008, the new model has exploded in size, but without the same rules, transparency, or safety buffers that banks have. A 🧵 on what’s actually inside these funds and why they pose a risk to the global financial system… 1/3

Why the exponential growth of private credit is a looming threat.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Conference: How should financial regulation evolve to support Europe’s strategic objectives? 🏛️ Book your seat now to hear from an exceptional line up of leading policymakers and experts. 🗓️ 10 June | Brussels 🔗 Registration: www.finance-watch.org/event/confer... #15yearsOfFinanceWatch

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Much of finance today consists of non-bank financial institutions (or #NBFIs) constantly lending to each other & banks - but regulation hasn't caught up. That’s why we need: 🏦 Stronger EU supervision of NBFIs 🔍 Better tools for systemically important NBFIs 🌡️ System-wide stress tests to locate risk

Shadow banking poses a risk to global financial stability.

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

📣 This #MayDay, protecting workers starts with *preventing* financial crises, not just responding to them. To ensure that financial regulation is the first line of defense for workers, Finance Watch is calling for safeguards like higher capital requirements, and limits on excessive risk-taking!

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

What if there was another approach? European lawmakers are discussing a payment system based on public money. The #DigitalEuro would be usable by all. Like cash, but digital. How it could work in practice.👇

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Most electronic payments today rely on private money. With key votes on the #DigitalEuro coming up in the European Parliament, a public alternative could change how everyday payments work. What’s at stake.👇

How does the money you use every day actually work when you pay?

When you're paying digitally, you're using private money

If access depends on private providers, it's not guaranteed for everyone

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

For 15 years, Finance Watch has worked to make finance serve society. As financial rules help shape protection from crises, fair and accessible services and whether finance supports the real economy, that mission matters more than ever 👉 www.finance-watch.org/about/

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

On #EarthDay, we are reminded of how fragile & valuable our planet is. It’s time to ensure enforceable sustainable finance rules with: 🌍 Stronger supervision across Europe 🌍 Clear, harmonised sanctions 🌍 Real consequences for misleading ‘green’ claims Read more 👉 bit.ly/41OJ30Q

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

In a report by @carbontracker.bsky.social & @exeter.ac.uk more than 60 climate scientists say financial models don’t account for the economic shocks of climate change. Finance Watch calls for: 🌱 Stronger capital requirements for fossil fuel exposures 🌱 Qualitative scenarios aligned with science

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵7/7 Planning for a low carbon transition 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵6/7 Climate related risks in financial supervision 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵5/7 Artificial intelligence in finance 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report: www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵4/7 Digital euro 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵3/7 Financial stability and efforts to ease rules on transferring loan risk 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

🧵2/7 The greenwashing of financial products and services 💡 Why it mattered in practice 🔗 Read the full Annual Report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance...

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Finance Watch @financewatch.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

What do financial rules have to do with everyday life Financial policy may seem technical, but it affects households, businesses and society as a whole. 📄 Our latest Annual Report explains why key debates in 2025 mattered in practice. 🔗Read the report 👉 www.finance-watch.org/blog/finance... 🧵1/7

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