Vítor Constâncio
European and Asian central bankers meet to discuss monetary policy spillovers
East Asian governors hosted ‘high level dialogue' with Eurosystem counterparts, and appointed RBNZ deputy Spencer to chair financial markets working group
Macro-prudential research builds ‘analytical foundation’ for EU policy
A European System of Central Bank’s research network reports on four years of work; Vitor Constâncio says policy-makers will still need ‘trial-and-error approaches’
Constâncio calls for centralised deposit insurance scheme
European Central Bank’s Vítor Constâncio welcomes legislators deal on deposit guarantees but insists they are ‘only a little part’ of what is necessary
Constancio hails Banking Union's ‘remarkable sharing of sovereignty'
ECB vice-president Vitor Constancio says Banking Union with no common recapitalisation tool requires EU's biggest economies to surrender their advantage
ECB says forward guidance a success
European Central bank annual report for 2013 finds forward guidance helped to stabilise money market conditions and anchor market expectations
ECB reshuffles executive board
Benoît Coeuré takes over international and European relations; Yves Mersch inherits payments and market infrastructure; Vítor Constâncio gets macro-prudential policy
ECB releases AQR framework
Danièle Nouy and Vítor Constâncio outline the ‘building blocks’ of the asset quality review; say recruitment for the SSM is progressing ‘at full steam’
Governor of the year: Mario Draghi
Unflappable conviction and outstanding leadership has enabled ECB president Mario Draghi to decisively restore confidence in crisis-hit Europe
Constâncio predicts ‘gradual decline’ in size of eurozone banking sector
European Central Bank vice-president says companies will increasingly turn to capital markets instead of banks for their financing needs
Constâncio insists private sector will play ‘major’ role in filling capital shortfalls
The ECB’s vice-president says banks will be able to fill any capital holes turned up in the central bank’s comprehensive assessment at least partly through private funds
Constâncio and Issing fear ‘zombie' bank dependency on central bank liquidity
Former ECB chief economist joins current vice-president in warning over weak banks becoming dependent on central bank money - but Constâncio says ECB is ‘exiting quietly and smoothly'
ECB's Constâncio welcomes SRM authority with no national veto
European Central Bank vice-president tells Singapore audience that banking union and European financial stability have important implications for the world economy
Weak eurozone data add weight to ECB rate cut talk
Expectations of a rate cut mount as unemployment and inflation figures disappoint, although many question whether lower interest rates would have a significant impact
ECB says ‘difficult to do more’ as pressure mounts for more action
Further deterioration in eurozone data leads some to predict ECB rate cut at May meeting and possible SME ‘support package’; ECB executives signal action still unlikely
Constâncio sets out ECB's priority tasks in European banking union
European Central Bank vice-president aware of reputational risks from single supervisory mechanism; says ECB must work with EBA to develop a manual of supervisory practices
Constâncio concerned about credibility in wake of SSM
ECB vice-president says problem in banking industry could damage the central bank’s reputation; denies any conflict of interest between monetary and supervisory functions
ECB’s Constâncio advocates sovereignty transfer
The vice-president says some aspects of decision-making should be moved from a national to a European level
Constâncio: EU macro research needs greater engagement
The vice-president of the European Central Bank says macro-prudential research has yielded excellent empirical tools; needs greater support from academics and policy-makers
ECB’s Constâncio downplays impact of single supervisory mechanism
Vítor Constâncio says banking supervision will not be significantly altered when ECB starts new supervisory role; attempts to allay fears over internal conflicts and role of national supervisors
ECB’s Constâncio stresses need for banking union
ECB vice-president says banking union will help tackle increasing divide of markets along national borders; could guide intervention in market risk
Constâncio calls for euro-wide database of repo trades
European Central Bank vice-president calls for database of repo trades as part of new regulatory framework for shadow banking sector
Constâncio calls for 'co-operation' on data sharing by Eurosystem institutions
Vítor Constâncio says co-operation needed between Eurosystem institutions on data sharing; adequate security measures needed to safeguard interaction
ECB will fulfil financial lender of last resort role: Constâncio
European Central Bank vice-president Vítor Constâncio says non-standard liquidity measures will help ease bank-funding pressures in eurozone
ECB’s Constâncio highlights challenges in measuring contagion risk
European Central Bank vice-president Vítor Constâncio says difficulties in identifying contagion risks requires policymakers to be more vigilant of spillover risks