European Central Bank (ECB)
ECB approves resolution of Spanish bank
Santander set to raise €7 billion to cover capital shortfall at Banco Popular Español
EBA calls for reform of its funding and governance
Funding shortfalls are “unreasonable”, Enria says; some governance arrangements are “overly cumbersome”
Spanish draft law would undermine financial reform, ECB says
Proposals on housing loan settlement would weaken “key pillar” of reform
ECB paper classifies eurozone banks’ business models
Researchers use supervisory data to outline models’ risk and performance
Former Greek central bank governor injured by bomb
Papademos attack follows letter bombs sent to Schaeuble and IMF
Eurozone’s non-bank sector taking more risks – ECB
Insurers and investment funds moving to higher-risk assets
Greek bailout talks end without agreement
IMF fails to agree that commission concessions would make debt sustainable
ECB calls for insolvency and banking taxation reform
Europe would benefit from greater M&A activity in banking, European Central Bank says
ECB criticises Slovenian draft law on bank’s crisis actions
Disclosure of information would contravene European law, and the use of experts should be changed, the ECB says
ECB issues guidance on leveraged transactions
Senior management must have a “comprehensive” view of all leveraged loans
Dombret defends SSM as a ‘supervisory framework’
Bundesbank board member acknowledges there are issues, including communication, with the SSM and suggests targeting language barriers to reduce “home bias”
ECB sets out standards for bank board members
New guidelines are an effort to harmonise standards across eurozone states
Europe needs reform, Draghi says
ECB president repeats call for European deposit insurance scheme
Industrial goods inflation may be building, ECB says
Prices of goods produced in eurozone see only “subdued” growth
Considerable slack may remain in eurozone labour market – ECB
Under-utilisation of labour may affect 18% of eurozone labour force, researchers say
Capital deepening ‘virtually absent’ in US and eurozone – ECB
US and eurozone have seen major falls in net investment, an ECB article says
Mersch warns banks not to turn away from cash
Central bankers witness “frequent lobbying” to abolish cash, ECB board member says
Stress tests uncovered new data on large banks – ECB paper
Market reactions differed in 2014 and 2016, researchers say
Lautenschläger warns of ‘fragmented’ regulation in eurozone
Regulators should have powers over investment companies, ECB official says
ECB paper looks at PSPP’s ‘flow effects’ on sovereign bond yields
“Flow effects” have limited but real impact, researchers find
ECB says EC must look at regulation of non-bank finance
Central bank calls for “careful balance” on securitisation proposals
Trade costs limit effects of internal devaluations – ECB paper
Researcher says trade costs explain Greek failure to boost exports
Nouy criticises EC’s regulation reform proposals
ECB supervisor questions a “one-size-fits-all” approach to supervision
Draghi stands firm on QE
Eurozone recovery seems stronger, ECB president says