Sarah Breeden
Three-quarters of UK financial firms use AI – BoE’s Breeden
Deputy governor previews survey result in speech on AI’s financial stability risks
Gilts debacle exposes financial stability risks
Lurking leverage in liability-driven UK pension investments raises important questions for central bankers
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
BoE outlines climate stress tests
Tests planned as “learning exercise” and will not be used to set capital requirements
NGFS unveils second set of climate change scenarios
New scenarios use NiGEM macro model and take much more granular approach, officials say
Sizing the benefits and risks of our climate ambition
Fixing climate change is likely to entail substantial risks, new NGFS scenarios show. Firms and supervisors must seize this opportunity to adapt, write Sarah Breeden and Frank Elderson
Firms and supervisors must ‘transform’ climate risk management – regulators
Complexity and uncertainty demand major rethink of risk, say ‘Green Swan’ event speakers
People: Sarah Breeden becomes BoE’s executive director for financial stability
Senior official who has played key role in BoE’S climate initiatives will replace Alex Brazier
BoE’s Breeden urges financial firms to run climate scenarios before ‘time runs out’
Firms need to re-examine risk models to ensure all transmission channels are considered
Bank of England targeted in Extinction Rebellion protest
Front entrance daubed in “fake oil” as part of wider protest against financial sector
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Central Banking Awards 2021: first winners unveiled
First tranche of awards announced for governor, reserves management, green finance and more
BoE scolded for carbon-heavy investments
Parliamentary committee says current bond buying undermines “diplomatic leadership” on climate change
BoE warns banks: start preparing for a higher carbon price
Risk Live: stress tests should assume rising carbon price, regardless of government policy, says Breeden
BoE will not use climate stress tests to set capital buffers – Bailey
Andrew Bailey reveals new details of tests, with launch set for summer of 2021
Banks and regulators call for global climate risk standards
Carney and Winters warn private sector cannot move much further without lawmakers
UK government could give BoE ‘green’ asset holding remit – official
Government could alter BoE’s asset-holding remit to take account of climate-related risks – Hauser
BoE considering green conditionality for corporate bond-buying
Executive director says BoE will discuss with Treasury whether it should gain environmental mandate
BoE issues deadline for firms’ climate risk plans
PRA says firms’ climate risk disclosures and scenario planning need major improvements
Bank of England launches new £20 banknote
BoE says the new polymer note is the “most secure” it has issued
Green initiative: Network for Greening the Financial System
The voluntary body is driving efforts to tackle climate-related risks