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Basel III: To what extent will it promote sustainable development?
Traditionally, banks have been the main pillar of financial intermediation and, consequently, a fundamental source of systemic risk, which in its worst form has resulted in financial crises. In times of economic downturns, financial institutions welcome governmental curative intervention, which in many cases have been misappropriated.
Reforming Over-the-Counter Markets: The role of central counterparts
The opacity, size, and complexity of over-the-counter (OTC) markets are under forensic examination by lawmakers, as they have led to the significant build-up of systemic risks across the global financial system and were at the heart of the 2007-2008 global financial crises.
Markets and Morals: Embedding values in the governance of the financial services sector
This paper focuses on those elements that allow for better control in this relationship. Regulatory reform can only be successful if it influences the elite sources of power and responsibility within the financial system
Financial Stability and Systemic Risk: Lenses and Clocks, June 2012
This paper, a collaborative effort of IISD, the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, and The Blended Capital Group, seeks to apply sustainable finance and responsible investment principles to inform the financial stability debate.