Financial Stability
French governor calls for ECB to make radical carbon shift
ECB is not sufficiently accounting for exposure to climate risk, says Villeroy de Galhau
Covid-19 has weakened UK households’ finances – FCA survey
Over 13 million adults will ‘struggle to make ends meet’, new survey says
Largest banks’ funding advantages grew in pandemic – research
Biggest banks’ perceived risk advantage grew after onset of Covid-19, researcher finds
Andrew Bailey attacks European Union over regulations
EU risks regional dispute as it holds UK to standard applied to ‘no other country’ – BoE governor
BIS paper tests impact of macro-pru on non-banks
Domestic and foreign prudential policies have opposite effects on non-bank share, authors find
Bank of Mexico moves to counter controversial cash law
Financial inclusion proposal follows draft legislation to make central bank buy up spare US dollar cash
European supervisors unveil new rules to combat ‘greenwashing’
Authorities say the “significant” new rules should lead to better climate disclosures
CCP open access will be ‘integral’ part of Mifid review
EC official says politicians will need to decide whether to further delay open access
UK’s New Payment Architecture brings ‘unacceptably high risks’ – regulator
Payments regulator warns new platform may be too costly and could quash competition
German finance minister pushes chief regulator out
Bafin head and deputy resign over their handling of Wirecard scandal
Thai interbank platform starts ‘bulk payments’
Upgrade will increase operability between systems, company says
HKMA defers trade facility repayments again
Loans may be extended further, HKMA says, as unemployment reaches 16-year high
BoE paper seeks origin of systemic risk
Network analysis tool can overcome problems with other approaches, authors say
Final NSFR rule unlocks subsidiary funding for US banks
Technical clarification allows subsidiary capital to be assigned as funding for consolidated group
House price distortions slow European growth – Estonian paper
Misaligned prices amplify business cycles in short run but damage growth over long run – researchers
FCA urges UK banks to postpone branch closures
Closures during pandemic could have “significant consequences” for consumers, FCA warns
Central clearing proved resilient in ‘dash for cash’ – BoE’s Segal-Knowles
Challenge now is to “sustain and strengthen” the system, says executive director
EU’s 2021 stress test includes ‘very severe’ adverse scenario
Adverse scenario foresees unemployment rising sharply and massive asset shock
More capital could increase lending during pandemic – paper
Philadelphia Fed research finds capital injections and lower requirements would both increase lending
Ulrich Bindseil on the launch of the digital euro
ECB’s payments head speaks about the functionality, tiering and technology of the eurozone’s planned CBDC
RBNZ appoints KPMG to report on data breach
Report due by end of March and will be considered with Deloitte review of accidental leak
Riksbank extends swap agreement with Fed
$60 billion line set up in response to Covid-19 extended until end of September 2021
Penalty fears drove US funds’ March run – NY Fed paper
Research finds “sophisticated” investors respond to asset signals but retail investors do not
Eurozone banks must not delay action on credit risk – Enria
Supervisor calls on banks to use capital buffers in order to maintain adequate credit levels