Constâncio says ECB needs new tools to tackle shadow banking risks

Ideal toolkit would draw inspiration from US and UK

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Vítor Constâncio

The European Central Bank (ECB) needs to be equipped with new tools to cope with risks originating in the shadow banking sector, Vítor Constâncio, the ECB's vice-president, said today.

The ECB lacks certain instruments that some other central banks – notably the Federal Reserve – have in their toolkits, Constâncio said during a speech at Chatham House.

Constâncio stressed the term ‘shadow bank' should not be seen as pejorative, but instead indicated these institutions conducted operations that

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