European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB)
Thin-skinned: are CCPs skimping on capital cover?
Growth of default funds calls into question clearers’ skin in the game
Europe’s countercyclical buffers buck recession trends
Almost half of EBU’s members have set out CCyB hikes; five plan two or more before mid-2023
Climate risk: the writing is on the wall
For the EU financial sector, climate risk is inescapable, but it could be tamed
EU stress tests: market risk cuts 107bp off average bank’s CET1
SocGen, Deutsche and UniCredit the hardest hit among EU systemic banks
Nordea faces higher capital requirement following ESRB recommendation
A decision by the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority may add 95bp to the bank’s CET1 capital ratio requirement
Wobblier eurozone banks most exposed to climate change
Lenders with lower CET1 ratios and weaker returns could face more credit defaults from global warming
Don’t blame CCPs’ models for Covid margin spikes – WFE
Lobby group counters popular view that tools could ease procyclicality; puts focus on liquidity management
EU banks’ reliance on ECB loans has grown in Covid’s wake
Central bank funding accounted for 14.5% of Greek banks’ liabilities in September
Covid disrupted sale of bail-in bonds by EU banks
Top banking groups are short €146.5 billion of MREL-eligible instruments
European lawmakers urged to prevent CCP contagion risk
Watchdog says carve-out needed in new recovery and resolution rules to avoid cascading default of clearing houses
EU’s 2020 stress tests are toughest to date
Real GDP projected to contract –4.3% over three-year scenario horizon
Denmark, Slovakia hike countercyclical buffers
Eight countries have increased their CCyB year-to-date
Czech National Bank raises countercyclical buffer to 2%
Increase takes effect from July 2020
Germany plans countercyclical buffer hike
Iceland, Bulgaria and France have also increased add-ons year-to-date
Luxembourg is latest EU state to hike countercyclical buffer
In total, EU states hiked CCyB rates 13 times last year, up from six in 2017
EU countries accelerate countercyclical buffer increases
Eleven EU members currently apply CCyBs, with Bulgaria the most recent country to join the club
Denmark, Sweden hike countercyclical buffers
Swedish banks now subject to highest add-ons among European Union lenders
Shadow banking risks still unclear, EU watchdog warns
Gaps in data prevent full assessment of almost half the shadow system, says ESRB report
French countercyclical buffer lowest in EU
0.25% surcharge the lowest of nine CCyBs across member states
EC official: focus on bad loans will drive bank consolidation
Supervisory and market pressure to tackle NPLs will force some banks out of market
Tranche warfare: uphill struggle for euro safe bonds
Junior tranche and regulatory impasse are key challenges for pan-eurozone sovereign bond-backed securities