Blog post
26 June 2017
A tangled tale of bank liquidation in Venice
What can we learn about the Italian banking sector from the decision to liquidate Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza? Silvia Merler sees a ten
Banking union
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Event
20 June 2017
Fintech and the digital transformation of banking
FinTech is changing the financial sector. What are the challenges associated with this and what policies should we adopt in response?
Event
19 June 2017
Policy brief
07 June 2017
Charting the next steps for the EU financial supervisory architecture
The combination of banking union and Brexit justifies a reform of the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authori
External publication
07 June 2017
A New Liquidity Risk Measure for the Chilean Banking Sector
This paper introduces a new metric for central banks – and in particular for the Central Bank of Chile – to measure liquidity risk in their banking se
Event
02 June 2017
Substance requirements for financial firms moving out from the UK
In the run-up to Brexit, UK-based financial firms are considering how to organize their operations across the future divide between the UK and EU27. T
Policy brief
30 May 2017
The governance and ownership of significant euro-area banks
This Policy Contribution shows that listed banks with dispersed ownership are the exception rather than the rule among the euro area’s significant ban
External publication
23 May 2017
Les banques européennes se retirent-elles de la scène internationale?
Dirk Schoenmaker conducts a comparative analysis of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and examines their evolution (Note: this paper is ava
Podcast
05 May 2017
How will Europe's banking system respond to future challenges?
After the financial crisis, the EU has taken measures to create conditions for a safer banking sector. One of the key measures to do that is the creat
External publication
02 May 2017
The Banking Union: An Overview and Open Issues
Dirk Schoenmaker's chapter in 'The Palgrave Handbook of European Banking', a handbook that collates the expertise and research of leading academic and
Policy brief
21 April 2017
Tackling Europe’s crisis legacy: a comprehensive strategy for bad loans and debt restructuring
Years after the start of the financial crisis, non-performing loans and private debt remain obstacles to the recovery of bank credit and investment.
Blog post
05 April 2017
EBA relocation should support a long-term ‘twin peaks’ vision
As the Commission launches a review of European financial supervision, the authors argue that Europe needs to move towards a twin peaks model – dividi
Blog post
31 March 2017
Italian banks: not quiet on the eastern front
Italian banks are back in the spotlight. After MPS failed to raise enough capital from private investors earlier this year, Banco Popolare di Vicenza
Blog post
28 March 2017
A call for uniform sovereign exposure limits
Banks’ sovereign bond holdings were at the heart of the euro-sovereign crisis. The concentration of domestic bonds created a vicious cycle between gov
Policy brief
21 March 2017
Carving out legacy assets: a successful tool for bank restructuring?
Separating ‘legacy assets’ from banks’ core business is central to the rehabilitation of Europe’s banking system. How can Europe progress in its ongoi
External publication
17 March 2017
Carving out legacy assets: a successful tool for bank restructuring?
Separating ‘legacy assets’ from banks’ core business is central to the rehabilitation of Europe’s banking system. How can Europe progress in its ongoi