Stress tests
Enria proposes more change for eurozone stress tests
New framework would include macro view, but will not be ready until 2022, says chief ECB supervisor
Mester calls for cyber stress-testing in US
Adopting or adapting practices like the Bank of England’s would be worthwhile, she says
Cleveland Fed paper examines stress tests’ impact on lending
Some banks cut back on business lending, but community banks take up the slack, paper finds
US Democratic senators call for Fed to act on climate change
Fed has been “ignoring” financial risks of climate change, Democratic senator says
Policy-makers must re-examine financial stability tools – Fed official
Capital regulations may not reflect increased risks from low-rate environment, Rosengren says
European Commission mulls climate risk regulation
New green finance strategy could include new climate stress tests – Dombrovskis
Stronger micro-prudential oversight needed on climate change – Mexican deputy
Financial firms should incorporate environmental scenario analysis into their decision-making process
BoE FPC: Markets may ‘jump to illiquidity’ if stressed
Debt and “structural illiquidity” could amplify global shocks, warns committee
Eurozone should re-think stress tests, Enria says
Top ECB supervisor suggests splitting tests to make them simpler and less costly
Fed floats new stress test reforms after industry pressure
Previous proposal drew criticism from major global banks
Fintech and risk: what does the future hold?
Five key areas where regulators need to make judgements on fintech risks
Slovenian central bank reports good stress test results
Central bank has had long-running dispute with government over bank bail-ins
BDF paper presents model for larger stress-tests
Model can be used to analyse impact of macro-prudential measures, authors say
BoE paper models stress in non-bank sector
Authors highlight importance of “tipping points”, which can lead to amplification of stress
UAE central bank hails new financial stability remit
Financial stability report notes NPL levels have risen, but banks are also making larger provisions
Fed weighs reforms to stress tests
Powell says tests must evolve; Quarles and Fed watchers present potential improvements
The twilight of banking supervision
Supervision of banks in Europe has deteriorated, rather than improved, since the advent of the eurozone crisis
Higher US capital buffers leave firms’ debt unchanged – Fed paper
Individual banks cut lending due to higher capital buffers but firms find other lenders, researchers say
IMF finds weaknesses in two Bahamian banks
Improved supervision and surveillance measures can strengthen resilience, fund recommends
Large US banks pass Fed’s second round of stress tests
Fed approves capital plans of 17 of the largest banks, which now can increase dividend payments and share buybacks
Canadian mortgage insurers need more capital to survive downturn, IMF warns
The three insurers need an extra $11 billion to meet capital requirements, stress tests reveal
US banks pass first round of stress tests
Deutsche Bank fares well despite last year’s failure and recent bad bank plans
BoE finds weaknesses in small bank risk controls
Senior regulator says challenger banks are “overly optimistic” in risk modelling
Fed pushes big banks to tally CVA for central counterparties
Banks told to quantify exposure to CCPs for annual stress tests