Opinion piece
10 April 2016
Mere criticism of the ECB is no solution
What would happen if the ECB failed to respond to the excessively low inflation and the weak economy? And what economic policy would be suitable under
Opinion piece
10 April 2016
What would happen if the ECB failed to respond to the excessively low inflation and the weak economy? And what economic policy would be suitable under
Opinion piece
15 March 2016
G20 leaders must address major issues like the distribution of income and the structure of our financial systems in order to combat the deeper underly
Blog post
08 March 2016
Concerns about Europe’s banks contributed to turmoil in global financial markets in February, but Europe’s new banking sector policy regime should gra
Policy brief
07 March 2016
Europe’s banks are in retreat from playing a global investment banking role, and this trend is likely to continue in the future. What will be the cons
Event
25 February 2016
What progress is being made on an optimal system of bank resolution following the disasters of the financial crisis?
Event
28 January 2016
Event
22 January 2016
The ECB and its response to crises in the euro area have been in the spotlight recently. But how does EU membership affect the central banks of non-Eu
Policy brief
21 January 2016
Despite the slow pace of market reforms, the Belarusian economy recorded quite impressive growth until recently. However the Belarus growth ‘miracle’
Blog post
18 January 2016
In a recent paper, I looked at the evolution of financial cycles in the euro area and at their link with capital flows. Here, I focus on how those fin
Event
18 January 2016
Have Central Banks lost their ability to control domestic inflation? Are macroprudential tools sufficient to ensure financial stability? Do new moneta
Opinion piece
05 January 2016
The factors that dragged down the global economy in 2015 will persist – and in some cases even intensify – in the new year.
Blog post
11 December 2015
“Financial supervisory transparency” has been on the agenda of international financial institutions for some time. It concerns the public availability
Opinion piece
11 December 2015
Dopo una lunga amministrazione controllata, si è raggiunto il momento della risoluzione per quattro piccole banche (Banca Marche, Cassa di risparmio d
Policy brief
10 December 2015
This paper introduces a new international financial regulatory data transparency index - the Financial Regulatory Transparency (FRT) Index - in order
Working paper
25 November 2015
While there is now consensus that financial supervision has to focus on the aggregate (macroprudential), in addition to the individual (microprudentia
Opinion piece
25 November 2015
Wer ernsthaft die Bankenunion will, kommt um die EU-weite Sicherung der Sparguthaben nicht herum. Es braucht Obergrenzen, wie viele Staatsanleihen Ban