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Brussels NGO: Lobbyists have a huge influence on the new legislation about financial regulation

Constanze TressNovember 13, 2009

Politicians throughout Europe agree that financial markets need better regulation. Europe's big banks and hedge funds are lobbying to prevent bureaucratic oversight from getting too heavy handed. Now a Brussels NGO claims the lobbyists aren't just influencing the new legislation - they're even writing it.

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