Network for Sustainable Financial Markets

Given the inherent risks of downward spirals in regulatory competence – not least the way financial sector firms can “rent” politicalinfluence -  how can we design the system to prevent the race to the bottom and regulatory arbitrage? Clearly, we need somecreative thinking here, not least because those who are being evaluated are unlikely to [...]

We’ve noticed a few surveys recently that are looking at attitudes to the financial crisis from within the industry (see Norton Rose) http://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/pdf/file25916.pdf, Greenwich did a survey about the Tobin tax http://www.greenwich.com/WMA/in_the_news/news_details/1,1637,1862,00.html?vgnvisitor=eKOZmqOJnJw=)A group of us in the NSFM (Hugh Wheelan, Raj Thamotheram et al.) did a survey late last year, covering some of these themes [...]

NSFM participant Prof Michael Mainelli is pushing forward ideas very compatible with NSFM core beliefs in a new project called the “Long Finance” Movement – see http://www.longfinance.net for more details. The activities include blue-sky research, public policy work and even a book and film! Ultrahedge™ is a Long Finance Production of a McDowell/Mainelli Film in [...]

NSFM participant Hugh Wheelan, editor of Responsible-Investor.com, argues for ESG trade bodies to take a bolder, more strategic approach to the post Global Financial Crisis reforms. http://www.responsible-investor.com/home/article/sust/

Call for papers – World’s first journal for responsible investment Press Release: London, 4th February 2010 The world’s first journal for responsible investment, The Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment has been announced and will be launched in 2011 comprising of four editions per year. The publication will be the first journal to provide a [...]