Ekkehard Thümler

Ekkehard Thümler is Project Director at the Centre for Social Investment of the University of Heidelberg (Germany).

Financial watchdog: a move in the right direction

The formation of Finance Watch in Brussels may represent the first baby steps towards a body with the knowledge, reputation and muscle to hold the financial sector to account.

By Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler

/ 14 Apr 2011

A civil society watchdog for financial markets: where private foundations stand

One might have expected charitable foundations - the financial muscle behind many civil society initiatives - to be keen to support pressure groups or policy research bodies concerned with financial markets structures and players. But the authors have found only weak evidence that foundations real

By Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler

/ 24 Feb 2011

The financial sector needs a civil society watchdog

Non-profits have suffered in the financial crisis no less than their counterparts in the private and public sectors. But could this be a 'Greenpeace moment': might philanthropic foundations support the creation of a civil society conscience for international finance?

By Lorenzo Fioramonti and Ekkehard Thümler

/ 3 Aug 2010