Past Event
Bruegel Annual Meetings, Day 2 - European banks have lost stature and remain generally low-profitability, low-valuation in comparison to their global peers. Is that a problem? If so, what can EU policymakers do to address it?
External Publication
Implications of UK-euro area divergence in regulation and supervisory practice
Policy Contribution
Sovereign debt will be vital in stimulating sustainable investment, but information is lacking on how green public spending actually is.
Past Event
This closed-door event will discuss standards for the measurement and disclosure of climate-related exposures.
Blog Post
In this blog, the authors argue that two aspects of the European resolution framework are particularly in need of reform – the bail-in regime and the resolution mechanism for cross-border banks – and propose a reform of both.
External Publication
A look into the intermediary role of Hong Kong in financing cross-border Belt and Road Initiative projects and compare it with Singapore, a similar offshore financial center and competitor.
Past Event
Evaluation of the global reforms implemented to deal with "too-big-to-fail banks".
Past Event
China is opening up its financial sector? What does that mean for China and the world?
Podcast
The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to respond to this crisis ? Will our economies suffer from this pandemic as much as they did in 2008 ? This week, Giuseppe Porcaro is joined live by Guntram Wolff and Nicolas Véron to discuss banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil.
Podcast
From cashless payments to digital banking, finance has become intangible and global. But, while speed and convenience have made our international transactions easier, have we become more vulnerable? How can the EU respond to the increased risk of hybrid threats? This week, Nicholas Barrett is joined by Jukka Savolainen, Director of Community of Interest “Vulnerabilities and Resilience” at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, and Maria Demertzis, to discuss the risks that hybrid threats pose to the financial system.
Blog Post
Combating money laundering in Europe took a momentous step with finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain putting forward a joint proposal.
Opinion
The head of German Finance has written in the Financial Times defending the need to deepen the banking union, now London is about to leave
