The Future of Finance
The Future of Finance Project is dedicated to reshaping the financial system
- In accordance with the principles of 1) Equity 2) Stability3) Sustainability 4) Accountability and 5) Transparency.
- As part of the Future of Finance program, Re-Define is helps Governments, International Agencies, Parliaments, Central Banks, Consumer Groups, NGOs, Trade Unions, Political Parties and Academics think through what sort of financial system would best deliver sustainable, equitable and growth enhancing outcomes. While most the advice we offer is by necessity confidential we are dedicated to involving the broader public in helping understand the financial system and the financial reform process and help hold it accountable. We are the premier independent Think Tank with expertise on Financial Regulation in Europe.
As part of our dedicated effort to broaden the understanding of the financial system and help make it accountable to those it most impacts, we at Re-Define originated the idea for and helped found the Europeans for Financial Reform Campaign. We have also been closely involved in the launch of the call for setting up Finance Watch, as a counterweight to lobbying by the financial sector. This idea derives from our Finance Market Watch initiative.
You can download our books, policy briefs, policy papers and policy maker briefs here
Financing the Real Economy in the EU (Mar 2011)
A new global monetary system? (Jan 2011)
This is our most recent policy maker brief and was written for the European Parliament.
The financial crisis - causes and cures (Our E-Book)
This short book seeks to provide some comprehensible, though not comprehensive, answers to the questions of how the crisis came about and what can be done to ensure that it does not happen again that are increasingly dominating public debate and of continuing concern to politicians, other policy makers and bankers around the world.
Re-Define, has teamed up with three distinguished public service organizations to bring you the first in the series of Re-Define Books that will seek to provide resources for and stimulate discussions of key public policy challenges facing us in the years ahead.
Below you will find our testimony to the German Bundestag on the subject of Financial Transaction Taxes
FTTs: Prudential, Regulatory, Information and Fiscal Tools for the Future (English)
FTTs: Prudential, Regulatory, Information and Fiscal Tools for the Future (German)
This policy brief shows how a differentiated regime of financial transaction taxes can be used for rasing highly progressive tax revenues, reducing excessive short-termism and addressing systemic risk
Financial Transaction Taxes: Tools for Progressive Taxation and Improving Market Behaviour
This policy paper sketches out what a good bank and a good banking system should like. It then reflects on policy options can can help us get from the banking systems we have to the ones we need
What should the banking system look like
This recent policy brief from Re-Define is a very important contribution to the curent policy discussions on financial sector reform. It lists, discusses and critiques the proposals put forward by governments in the US and Europe.
A stock-take of the ongoing financial reform discussions
This policy brief written in April 2009 discusses what financial sector reforms are needed in order to bring about a system that is more stable, more competitive, fairer and that better serves the need of the real economy
What financial reforms are needed
This note talks about how Financial Transaction Taxes can help meet some of the fiscal costs of the ongoing financial bailouts and enable a fairer burden sharing accross society
Using Financial Transaction Taxes for Fairer Burden Sharing
This note on Hedge Fund Regulation is a Response to the European Comission Consultation Written on Behalf of the European Parliament
This note on Private Equity Regulation is a Response to the European Comission Consultation Written on Behalf of the European Parliament