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European Central Bank: Sabine Lautenschläger Interview
Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, in interview with Deutschlandfunk, covered supervision of the most important European banks, deposit rates and other topics.
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Barnier issues letter to EBA on bonuses
The European Commissioner has sent a letter to the Chairman of the EBA, signalling 'I would like to underline my strong concerns with regard to the continuing reports of the use of these allowances.' (A means of circumventing the legal framework for variable remuneration under CRD IV.)
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FT: City bonuses set challenge for Juncker’s banking nominee
European parliament lawmakers are threatening to veto the candidate for the EU’s next financial services chief unless the nominee promises to stop banks circumventing the bloc’s strict cap on bonuses.
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ECB publishes final list of significant credit institutions
The ECB has published its final list of the 120 significant credit institutions it will directly supervise from 4 November.
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DRS: ECB zeroes its sights in
DRS commented upon the ECB's final list of significant credit institutions that it will directly supervise from 4 November 2014.
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Basel Committee on Banking Supervision: Analysis of the trading book hypothetical portfolio exercise
The BCBS has issued the results of the trading book test portfolio exercise. One finding: the new risk measures compared to existing would increase capital requirements for all asset classes with the exception of equities.
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ECB: Understanding the yield curve
Overview and policy comment by Vítor Constâncio on the role of the yield curve in monetary policy deliberations and the interpretation of information coming from fixed income markets.
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BIS: Developments in collateral management services
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has published a report on the collateral management services industry and the attendant potential settlement-related benefits and risks.
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BIS: Erkki Liikanen: Europe without banks? The future of the financial sector
Keynote speech by Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor of the Bank of Finland, discussing the European financial system before and after the crisis, a future model and suggestions on how to get there.
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BIS: Non-banks in retail payments
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) has examined the role of non-banks in retail payment services, analysing the implications of these entities in retail payments. CPMI notes that the regulatory treatment of non-banks varies greatly across jurisdictions.
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Bank of England publishes approach to supervising international banks
The BoE, through the PRA has published its final policy approach to supervising international banks. It explains how it will supervise UK branches of banks based outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and also explains in more detail the PRA’s approach to subsidiaries and EEA branches.
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