Single supervisory mechanism (SSM)
ECB plans to charge banks $355 million supervisory fee
The European Central Bank will charge eurozone banks an annual fee for supervising them; early figures suggest the 130 or so significant banks will foot 85% of the bill
SSM results could come out early if severe weaknesses are found
Sabine Lautenschläger said today the results of the ECB's assessment of eurozone banks' health could be released early in the case of ‘severe weaknesses'
Bowles turns down ECB invite to join Supervisory Board
Sharon Bowles, who is stepping down from the European Parliament this month, fears the ECB is eyeing an expansion of its influence through macro-prudential policy
People: BoK appoints new reserves chief; Fed staffer returns to head up Riksbank research
Chae Sun-Byoung new head of reserve management at Bank of Korea; Jesper Lindé returns to head up Riksbank's research department; Linette Field put in charge of SSM deputy directorate
Finland deputy: Banking union may 'exacerbate conflict' for national supervisors
Banking union is envisaged to lessen the role that national interest plays in bank supervision, but Pentti Hakkarainenin warns of potential short-term setbacks
Regulators reveal details of EU and UK stress tests
European Banking Authority and Bank of England set out the scenarios they will use in their respective stress tests later this year; ECB sets deadline for meeting capital shortfalls
ECB publishes final SSM framework
European Central Bank finalises framework for Single Supervisory Mechanism; sets out relationship with national competent authorities and criteria for determining significance of banks
Constancio hails Banking Union's ‘remarkable sharing of sovereignty'
ECB vice-president Vitor Constancio says Banking Union with no common recapitalisation tool requires EU's biggest economies to surrender their advantage
Irish deputy calls for legislative review as SSM nears
Central Bank of Ireland deputy governor Cyril Roux wants to review the country’s legislation to ensure there are no conflicts with the new SSM regulation
Europe's banking union gets single resolution mechanism
Compromise deal is reached over single resolution mechanism, which will have a fully mutualised resolution fund within eight years
ECB reveals plans for supervisory board minutes
Danièle Nouy says the supervisory board will submit a record of proceedings to the European Parliament on a quarterly basis
Hämäläinen returns to ECB in latest SSM board appointments
Central bank fills three of its four slots for representatives on the SSM’s supervisory board, with former board member Hämäläinen joined by Canadian supervisor Julie Dickson, and the ECB's own Ignazio Angeloni
BoE must balance ‘paradox' of more eurozone integration, says Cunliffe
Deputy governor for financial stability says cost of dysfunctional single currency favours ‘inconvenient' eurozone integration
People: Bank of Spain bolsters supervisory staff; ECB advertises two more SSM posts
Bank of Spain fills two supervisory roles with internal promotions; ECB looks to hire two more deputy directors-general for SSM
ECB names five SSM deputies
The European Central Bank appoints five deputy directors-general to its single supervisory mechanism with another two to follow; the Bank of Spain contributes a second senior supervisor
ECB unveils ‘co-operation framework’ for SSM
European Central Bank outlines how it will co-operate with national authorities in the forthcoming single supervisor mechanism; proposals open to public consultation
ECB releases AQR framework
Danièle Nouy and Vítor Constâncio outline the ‘building blocks’ of the asset quality review; say recruitment for the SSM is progressing ‘at full steam’
EBA announces key ratios for European bank stress tests
European Banking Authority wants to see CET1 ratios of 8%, with 5.5% the threshold for an ‘adverse scenario'; stress tests to begin in the spring with results due out in October
Lautenschläger nominated as SSM vice-chair
The European Central Bank has nominated Sabine Lautenschläger as the vice-chair of the supervisory board; if appointed she will join Danièle Nouy at the top of the SSM
Governor of the year: Mario Draghi
Unflappable conviction and outstanding leadership has enabled ECB president Mario Draghi to decisively restore confidence in crisis-hit Europe
ECB appoints four SSM department heads
New directors general include a former secretary-general of the BCBS and hires from the central banks of Spain and Finland; ECB endorses Sabine Lautenschläger for its executive board
2013: The year in review
The past year has seen growing acceptance of a new normal in central banking, and concrete progress on various elements of bank regulation – we look back at the biggest stories of 2013
Danièle Nouy confirmed as chair of SSM supervisory board
Top French supervisor formally appointed after ECB nomination and European Parliament approval; first job will be to agree on her deputy, to be chosen from ECB executive board
EU bail-in to start two years early after Parliament and Council reach agreement
Bail-in rules, expected only from January 2018, will now enter force in January 2016; public bail-outs remain on the table as a last resort