SAFE Finance Blog

Enhancements to the CMDI framework, new compliance rules for banks considering capital requirements, and progress on the Capital Markets Union

Ignazio Angeloni: The Weimar inflation a century ago is a unique event with unrepeatable characteristics. But it contains elements of all inflations of all times

Newly adopted EU label for green bonds, recommendations for incorporating environmental and social risks into capital requirements of credit institutions, and new standards for crowdfunding services

New rules to tackle shadow banking, improve consumer protection, and recommendations for addressing nature-related financial risks

Jan Pieter Krahnen: There is often talk about the model character of the German banking system for Europe – here is a positive example

Florian Heider: At its core, the EU banking package is a multi-issue package. However, in terms of changing the cost of credit and its impact on the real economy, the new rules on credit risk and the output floor are the most relevant

New proposals for asset management markets rules, new reporting standards for banks, and report on priorities for resolution authorities

Alfons Weichenrieder: The bridge electricity price planned by the Ministry of Economics to ease the burden on German industry manages the shortage instead of investing in energy infrastructure

Nikolai Badenhoop: Foreign currency loan restitutions carry a risk for banking crises

Proposals for a digital euro, new rules for central securities depositories, and revisions for regulations on markets in financial instruments

Elke König: The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank prompts regulators to reassess capital and liquidity requirements, but reforms should go beyond bank regulation

Agreement on Basel III implementation, new Sustainable Finance Package, and first international disclosure standards