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Graham Bishop is renowned for his vision and the courage to propose radical ideas, yet ground them in a mastery of the technical details of the financial system. He has been referred to as a one-man think tank.
European Commission: His influence at the meeting point of politics, economics and finance has been recognised on many occasions - most recently when the European Commission asked him to study the attitudes of investors toward the euro area sovereign bond markets. In particular, he explored attitudes towards the potential for a “common euro area safe asset”: what characteristics should it possess and whether it would ameliorate any of the concerns expressed about the features of existing bond markets.
Graham's many pro bono activities illuminate and reinforce his Consultancy Services. His deep knowledge of Europe’s financial system is integrated with his understanding of EU economic and budgetary policy-making – whilst set within the necessary framework of democratic accountability.
He was a member of the Commission's Consultative Group on the Impact of the Euro on Capital Markets; of the Commission's Strategy Group on Financial Services; and of the Committee of Independent Experts on the preparation of the changeover to the single currency (1994/5).
This Website, as well as Graham's Consultancy Service, is designed to bring clients the direct insights that flow from Graham’s position as a leading technical analyst of economic and structural developments in the financial markets of Europe.
"Institutional investors and major financial firms now face a huge commercial challenge in Europe. The vision of political integration has entered a critical phase: ...."
"..analysis of obscure bureaucratic manoeuvrings towards fiscal union, labour mobility and tax co-ordination etc. is quite outside the comfort zone of many..."
"It is now entirely foreseeable that governments may make potentially far-reaching changes that would impact the valuation of European financial assets, as well as reforming the nature of the regulations governing key parts of the financial sector’s business".
"..So the consequences of this crisis will be historic – and will reverberate around global financial markets. The stakes for participants in European financial markets could not be higher.."
Consultancy services can take many forms: face-to-face meetings, telephone discussions, written comments, speeches, special articles, customised research projects, etc.
Highlights of my week: The rush of New Year articles has subsided so a light week! Eurogroup’s Donohoe made the powerful point that the EU is well placed to provide `sustainability’ leadership and the euro as the currency of `sustainability’. ECB data showed bank capital ratios slip a notch – but from high levels and EU bank shares continue to soar (up by a quarter in three months). The EFR issued a ringing call to fix “securitisation” rules to enable EU capital markets to play a full and proper role. The FDX implosion continues to reverberate as the FT reports that rule makers are now wondering if MICA (Markets in Crypto Assets) rules are up to the now-apparent task while the CFA published a wide-ranging study on how investment managers should cope with all aspects of crypto assets. The Commission’s leading economists issued a CEPR paper to hit back at the gathering commentaries on the new fiscal framework proposals. The first chinks of light in the Brexit impasse have begun to appear as the EU agreed to use the UK’s database on good flowing to Northern Ireland and PM Sunak has agreed to meet President Macron. Perhaps the growing evidence of the Brexit business hit ( with this week’s comments on the City and science/technology) is sinking in. Later this afternoon, I will publish my new video with Federal Trust on the UK Government’s “Edinburgh reforms” that attempt to benefit the City from Brexit.
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