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Posted on May 20th, 2012
The EU is set to make its banking sector more resilient to financial shocks, as stricter capital requirements for banks and investment firms were given political approval by the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 15 May 2012. Today’s unanimous agreement provides a basis for negotiations with the European Parliament. These new [...] Posted on May 14th, 2012
Prudential instruments are commonly seen as the tools that can be used to deliver the macroprudential policy goals of reducing the frequency and severity of financial crises. And interest rates are traditionally viewed as the means to deliver the macroeconomic stabilisation goals of low, stable inflation and sustainable, stable growth. But, at the [...] Posted on May 7th, 2012
Resilience in the financial sector has improved in the aftermath of the financial crisis, and action is now focusing on longer-term growth goals, although vulnerabilities remain, according to an annual European Commission report on financial integration and stability. This year’s report: presents a comprehensive account of the main market trends and developments in 2011 that had a [...] Posted on May 7th, 2012
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report entitled “Securities Lending and Repos: Market Overview and Financial Stability Issues”. This report describes the segments, operations and practices of these securities financing markets, which may constitute an important element of the shadow banking system. The FSB is examining the regulation of securities financing [...] Posted on May 7th, 2012
Speaking at the Institute for Law and Finance Conference in Frankfurt on 3 May 2012, Paul Tucker – the Bank’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board’s Resolution Steering Group – provided a progress report on global planning for resolution regimes aimed at addressing the problem of Too [...] 104 pages
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