This paper serves as a brief discussion on the current international financial architecture, and the power aff orded to private actors in capital markets. When the term ‘private surveillance' is used, it denotes the activities of supervisory bodies which are privately owned, unelected and...

Much contemporary analysis has concluded that the recent financial crisis and bank failures were, inter alia, the result of a breakdown in corporate governance regimes and market discipline. New EU regulations strongly advocate market-based remedies such as tighter investor monitoring and...

The EU is making progress in reducing its carbon footprint. The creation of a High-Level Group on Sustainable Finance has supplemented recent market-led initiatives and provided some recommendations for future reform. This article argues that more remains to be achieved. In particular, in light...