What is a bankers' paradise?

"Bankers' paradise" is, derisively, the ideal world for a banker where it is easy to earn money, often at the expense of customers or even society as a whole.

An example of this is the criticism of the European Commission's "Capital Markets Union", which is seen by some as a step towards a 'bankers' paradise' in which financial advantages are created for a small group at the expense of the rest of society.

This term emphasises the risks and inequalities that can arise in a financial market that is too focused on the benefit of banks, instead of on the interests of society as a whole.