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Single Resolution Board: Work on a challenging Banking Union task started, but still a long way to go

19 December 2017

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In a special report the European Court of Auditors pointed to critical weaknesses and shortcomings in the build-up and work of the Single Resolution Board thus far. The auditors identified…

REPORT Financial Stability Conference 2017

16 November 2017

financial stability, publications, reports

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The Financial Stability Conference 2017 was held October 18 in Berlin. A comprehensive report was compiled containing summaries of all speeches, impulses and discussions as well as three accompanying policy…

Feedback and Discussion – Financial Stability Conference 2017

26 October 2017

blog, opinion

The 5th Financial Stability Conference has been held 18 October 2017 in Berlin. Discussion topics of the event entitled “EU at Crossroads: How to respond to Misalignments in Bank Regulation…

Results of the EBA stress test

1 August 2016

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Although there was no threshold, the exercise revealed capital weaknesses in some banks. Amongst the more weaker banks have been Monte Dei Paschi, Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Banco Popular, Allied Irish Bank,…

Italy tackles non performing loans problems with bad bank fund

12 April 2016

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The 5 billion Euro “Atlante” fund intends to amplify its effect on local banks’ efforts to sell bad debts by using some funds to buy the riskiest soured loans, writes…

BIS says to complete regulatory reform agenda in 2016

5 April 2016

regulation, speeches

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Secretary General William Coen in a speech said that one of the main goals is to address excessive variability in risk-weighted assets modelled by banks. He also said that the BCBS defines…

BCBS report on risk-weighted assets in the banking book

1 April 2016

documents, regulation, reports

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The report finds a reasonable relationship between estimates of probabilities of default and actual default rates. It also evaluates the variability in estimates of exposure at default for all asset…

ECB annual report on supervisory activities

23 March 2016

reports, supervision

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The European Central Bank published its’ second report on supervisiory activities, giving an overview on the organisational set-up, financial stability issues, proceedings and the Single Supervisory Mechanism as well as legal…

Uneasy calm gives way to turbulence

6 March 2016

analysis, reports

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In its’ quarterly review the Bank for International Settlements analyses international banking and financial market developments, warning that there is a gathering storm in the global economy, in part caused by…

The end of big banks: a reply to Neel Kashkari

29 February 2016

blog, opinion

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Simon Johnson, professor at MIT Sloan and a former chief economist of the IMF, says that Kashkari is proposing exactly the right approach with his initiative: to hold public conferences…

Systemic risks and banks´capital: a well-meaning illusion?

26 February 2016

blog, opinion, regulation

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Are the capital requirements high enough and a sufficient buffer in a next crisis? No one can seriously answer the question how much and which capital is exactly necessary. But looking…

SSM SREP methodology booklet – ICAAP and ILAAP expectations

19 February 2016

documents, supervision

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The ECB published a SSM SREP methodology booklet describing the supervisory review and evaluation process. General purpose is to set a level playing field, high standards of supervision and sound risk assessment. Before,…

Neel Kashkari calls to break the biggest U.S. banks

16 February 2016

blog, financial stability, opinion, regulation, speeches

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According to FED of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari, former U.S. state secretary and vice president at Goldman Sachs, new rules and banking regulation are not sufficient for the biggest banks in…

Response: German banks association criticises regulatory burden

12 February 2016

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The German Banking Industry Committee says that the costs generated by implementing the regulatory requirements pose a significant challenge, especially for small banks. In deed, regulation should not aim at ever rising…

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Single Resolution Board: Work on a challenging Banking Union task started, but still a long way to go

REPORT Financial Stability Conference 2017

Feedback and Discussion – Financial Stability Conference 2017

Results of the EBA stress test

Italy tackles non performing loans problems with bad bank fund

BIS says to complete regulatory reform agenda in 2016

BCBS report on risk-weighted assets in the banking book

ECB annual report on supervisory activities

Uneasy calm gives way to turbulence

The end of big banks: a reply to Neel Kashkari

Systemic risks and banks´capital: a well-meaning illusion?

SSM SREP methodology booklet – ICAAP and ILAAP expectations

Neel Kashkari calls to break the biggest U.S. banks

Response: German banks association criticises regulatory burden

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