European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Lessons learned on macro-pru policies
Tools are proving their worth although use cases vary by country; role in over-arching frameworks remains a challenge
Svensson says house price metrics ‘unreliable and misleading’
Former Riksbank deputy governor says authorities are misjudging risks
European banks pass stress test’s 2023 adverse scenario
Tested banks had higher CET1 levels after adverse scenario than in 2021, EBA says
People: April to June 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about bank runs and emergency interventions, market and oversight failings, and the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance, crypto regulation and a ‘weak…
Olli Rehn selected as ESRB’s first vice-chair
Bank of Finland governor replaces former Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves
More reserve managers use ETFs
Debate around how investor and ETF behaviour interact during times of market stress continues
Eurozone needs macro-prudential tools for climate change, says ECB
Regulators are struggling to address climate change risks, joint ECB-ESRB report finds
ESRB calls for European cyber incident framework
Regulators must have joint response to systemic cyber incidents
ESRB calls for reform of MMF regulation
Body stresses Covid-19 exposed systemic vulnerabilities stemming from money market funds
Climate risks narrowly concentrated among EU banks, report finds
Only 25 EU banks bear most exposure to physical risks of climate change, ECB-ESRB report says
Insolvencies could jeopardise EU recovery – ESRB report
ESRB calls on governments and banks to plan a smooth phasing-out of support measures
ESRB warns governments not to withdraw stimulus prematurely
New report highlights how support measures face trade-offs between cliff effects and debt sustainability
EU’s 2021 stress test includes ‘very severe’ adverse scenario
Adverse scenario foresees unemployment rising sharply and massive asset shock
ECB testing banks’ ability to deal with a second wave of Covid-19 – Enria
ECB head of supervision stresses banks are reluctant to use buffers because of market reaction
ECB publishes framework for assessing prudential spillovers
Detailed paper aims to help regulators assess cross-border effects of macro-prudential policies
New body will share EU intelligence on cyber-threats
ECB, Europol and the EU Agency for Cybersecurity join forum to share cyber security information
‘Systemic cyber incidents’ could cause major damage – ESRB
EU body says cyber attacks could reach “tipping point” and freeze financial sector
DNB to tighten macro-pru over real estate fears
EBA says Dutch central bank fears overheating after house prices in large cities exceed previous peak
ESRB models long-lasting EU recession for stress tests
Tougher adverse scenario adopted because EU is “at an advanced stage of the financial cycle”
EU council may cut margin haircuts for CCP resolution
Proposals would close avenues for regulators to dip into non-defaulting members’ initial margin