Financial Regulation and Human Rights - Survey
Survey:
1. Is the collective/group on whose behalf you are answering a) a civil society organization/ Non-governmental organization, b) a grassroots organization, c) a social movement or d) a research institution (e.g. university unit, or think tank for an association)? (If you can, please further the description with a few words about the specific constituency of concern: e.g. labor, gender, indigenous, etc)
2. In a scale of 1 (least knowledgeable) to 10 (most knowledgeable) where would you say your organization falls when it comes to knowledge about and capacity to engage in matters of financial regulation.
3. Do you feel government financial regulations, policies and measures are relevant to (or have a bearing on) the issues, groups or constituencies you intend to serve with your work? If so, briefly explain how and to what extent.
4. Have you/your organization ever have a concrete demand to work on an issue of financial regulation as part of fulfilling your mission or the interests of target groups you serve? If so, could you fulfill it adequately? If you could not, why not?
5. If you ever had to work on an issue of financial regulation, in which thematic area would you say it fell (feel free to choose more than one thematic area if this happened more than once or the issue covered more than one area):
Fiscal (spending, or budget analysis)
Fiscal (taxation, or revenue-raising)
Monetary measures
Banking sector regulation (including regulations to ensure credit in priority areas)
Regulation of foreign investment in the financial sector
Hedge funds/ private equity funds regulation
Credit rating agencies regulation
Capital flows of unidentified source
Economic stimulus packages as prevention of, or response to, a financial crisis
Central Bank accountability and transparency
Central Bank’s responsibilities to battle income inequities and stabilize peoples’ employment and means of livelihood
Specific recommendation(s) by the IMF or another clearly identified international financial institution (e.g. Financial Stability Board)
Transparency, participation and accountability in design, adoption or implementation of financial regulations
Governance reforms in international financial institutions
Regulation of commodity derivatives markets
Other (in this case please say a few words that describe the thematic area)
6. To the extent that financial regulation might be relevant to the issues, groups or constituencies you intend to serve with your work, which area would you say should be prioritized ? (Please choose no more than 3, assigning a ranking of 1,2 and 3 to indicate decreasing order of priority)
Fiscal (spending, or budget analysis)
Fiscal (Taxation, or revenue-raising)
Monetary measures
Banking sector regulation (including regulations to ensure credit in priority areas)
Regulation of foreign investment in the financial sector
Hedge funds/ private equity funds regulation
Credit rating agencies regulation
Capital flows of unidentified source
Economic stimulus package as prevention of, or response to, a financial crisis
Central Bank accountability and transparency
Central Bank’s responsibilities to battle income inequities and stabilize peoples’ employment and means of livelihood
Specific recommendation(s) by the IMF or another clearly identified international financial institution (e.g. Financial Stability Board)
Transparency, participation and accountability in design, adoption or implementation of financial regulations
Governance reforms in international financial institutions
Regulation of commodity derivatives markets
None of the above (in this case please say a few words that describe the thematic area)
7. What type of work have you or your collective engaged in around financial regulation—a) research, b) community mobilization, c) capacity-building, d) litigation, e) policy advocacy or f) other? Please clarify.
8. Given your context, what are the best entry points for groups with little involvement on financial regulation issues for influencing the regulatory debate in your country ? Give several suggestions if necessary.
9. What are, in your view, the main obstacles to greater participation by civil society in the financial regulatory debate?
10. Do you think an analysis of the gender dimensions and implications of financial regulation is relevant in your context? Why or why not? Please explain briefly. What do you think are the needs of organizations so that they are able to undertake a gender analysis of financial and investments regulations?
11. Please send us any materials you or your organization have developed in this context, especially those which include concrete legal, policy or other recommendations you/your organization has made to your government, regional or international agencies related to financial regulation?
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