With the major parties outlining their spending plans, some politicians and commentators have expressed concern about the level of public …
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Securitisation is back, and green finance must stray far away
Securitisation played a central role in the 2008 crisis. Yet it’s been making a comeback, and green finance is getting involved. Here’s why …
Tackling gender inequality through investment in social infrastructure
The UK government’s response to the financial crisis brought disastrous economic consequences and unnecessary hardship. Austerity policies …
Making RBS work in the public interest
This blog originally appeared on Left Foot Forward. As RBS bosses yesterday sat down to their AGM with a plan to speed up the bank’s …
Financial regulators finally act on climate change but must go further, faster
The UK’s financial regulators are finally taking action to address the profound risks that climate change poses to the firms they supervise, …
Should credit be guided? (IIPP)
This blog was originally posted on the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose blog, hosted on Medium. In academic and policy …
New Bank of England research adds to the case against loanable funds
Understanding banks hasn’t always caused such difficulty for economists. In the first half of the twentieth century, theorists like Joseph …
UK government found wanting on financial disclosure
The Green Finance inquiry carried out by the Environmental Audit Committee at the beginning of this year made crucial headway in raising …