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Opinion
Supervision & policy
Opinion Geert Gielens: Capital market elephants
In this opinion, Geert Gielens, Chief Economist Febelfin, explains why it is right and absolutely necessary to make the capital markets in Europe work better, together with policies aimed at not only making the whole supply side of the economy work better, but also promoting financial education so that investors also have the necessary knowledge.
Sustainable banking
Opinie: 2050 lijkt veraf, maar de financiering van duurzaam wonen en rijden begint nu
Febelfin benadrukt het belang van een open dialoog tussen de overheid en de financiële sector, om aangepaste kredietformules te kunnen ontwikkelen voor gezinnen. In dit opiniestuk legt de Beroepsvereniging van het krediet (BVK) i.s.m. met Embuild, FEBIAC en Febelfin uit welke cruciale maatregelen onmisbaar zijn, met de nadruk op bewustwording en de financiering van deze transitie.
Supervision & policy
Banking: a complex system that needs nuance instead of populism
The debate on the minimum interest rate on savings accounts has dominated the public and political debate for several days now. Understandable, everyone would like to receive a little more interest on their savings. This would be a nice bonus, especially in a period of high inflation in which life has become more expensive. Read the opinion of Karel Baert, CEO of Febelfin.
Supervision & policy
Opinion: Febelfin & Assuralia on the introduction of European legislation on sustainability preferences in investments and purchases of financial products
Opinion piece by the CEOs of Febelfin and Assuralia in response to the introduction of the MiFID legislation and the request for sustainability preferences.
Financing the economy
Opinion: no economic recovery without a thorough makeover
At the beginning of March it will be one year since our lives and our economy were put under a bell. Economically, this is the biggest crisis since the Second World War. The economy shrank almost unprecedentedly last year and the recovery was and continues to be blocked by the flare-ups of the pandemic.
