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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: A surprisingly light week for EU financial regulation but – entering the UK’s election year – Brexit comments seems to be building up. The week was also marked by many tributes to Jacques Delors and control of the EU’s agenda could even be handed to Putin’s friend – Orban – in July if Council President Michel is elected to the Parliament and steps down. SRB Chair Laboureix defended the new crisis management framework – even before it has come into force – as ESMA sounded an alarm about real estate risk exposure in the securities area. The SFDR came in for further criticism on the detailed implementation while the G20’s road map for faster payments was criticised as also being a road map for faster financial crime. The US may have opened the floodgates to mainstream Bitcoin as the ECB cranks up preparations for “ECBitcoin”. Opening polls for 2024 now put “Remain” at 60% versus only 40% for “out” as the British electorate finds out the full details of the Brexit it recklessly voted for as the consequences percolate into the “nooks and crannies” of national life. The Conservative Party – the champions of Brexit – may be teetering on the brink of a political earthquake.
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