Claudia Buch
ECB raises capital requirements for eurozone banks
Geopolitics and macro-financial shocks remain top priority for next three years, annual review states
EU council appoints Buch head of ECB’s supervisory board
German official will replace Andrea Enria on January 1 for a five-year term
People: ECB seeks new supervision chief
Andrea Enria nears term end at SSM; Bank of Canada appoints deputy; Israel names SWF head
Bundesbank vice-president calls for shift to ‘carbon accounting’
Proper calculation of carbon costs will mean firms disclosing private data, Claudia Buch says
Change at the Bundesbank: from Weidmann to Nagel?
Joachim Nagel’s appointment highlights the importance of politics at the apex of German central banking. Veteran central bank watcher Klaus C Engelen looks at the media reaction and asks if Buba/ECB discord is set to continue
Banks resolved in almost half of jurisdictions surveyed
Jurisdictions with more bank resolutions had higher NPL levels, benchmark exercise finds
Pandemic changes could help women advance in central banks
Remote working gives staff flexibility not offered by existing arrangements, say senior policy-makers
Final FSB report warns ‘gaps’ remain in resolution framework
Study highlights “progress” but also shows “more can be done”, says Claudia Buch
ESRB warns governments not to withdraw stimulus prematurely
New report highlights how support measures face trade-offs between cliff effects and debt sustainability
Claudia Buch: ‘We need higher transparency’ on resolution
Bundesbank vice-president discusses progress towards ending ‘too big to fail’, evidence of fragmentation and how to fill information gaps
New German ECB board member may help unify governing council
Leading candidates seen as capable of playing a more constructive role, as critics become more vocal
Protracted low rates demand solid macro-prudential frameworks – Claudia Buch
Bundesbank vice-president says nature of monetary union demands strict surveillance
Lautenschläger resigns early from ECB governing council
News fuels speculation over German opposition to looser monetary policy
FSB launches review of ‘too-big-to-fail’ policies
Bundesbank’s Claudia Buch to lead evaluation of post-crisis reform efforts
House prices in German towns may be overvalued by 30% - Bundesbank
Overall housing market risk still seems to be “limited”, Bundesbank says
Bundesbank’s Buch calls for three-pronged reform effort
Bundesbank vice-president says policymakers should tackle “excessive” risk-taking to prevent further financial crises; evaluating reform is key, says Buch
Panellists divided on merits of central bank digital currency
Sweden and Singapore unsure whether digital currencies will supersede cash in the near future; fintech innovation has the potential to increase competition in financial services
Gaps in real estate data could threaten financial stability – Buch
Bundesbank vice-president highlights importance of monitoring credit conditions in tandem with house prices; G20 looks to data collected and distributed to fill gaps
People: Dennis Lockhart to stand down; Buch becomes Irving Fisher committee chair
Atlanta Fed president quits after 10 years at bank; Claudia Buch becomes chair of the BIS’s stats-focused committee; new head of research at the New York Fed
Buch enters reservation on common deposit guarantees
Bundesbank deputy says safeguards must be put in place before a eurozone deposit guarantee scheme can be established, even as Draghi welcomes progress on the scheme
Buch keen for macro-prudential tools despite no guarantee of use in ‘near future’
Bundesbank’s deputy president says it is important the authorities have the ability to nip ‘any unwelcome developments’ in the real estate market in the bud, should they arise