Climate and environmental risks in the banking sector
The need to address climate and environmental crises has made it to the top levels in banks and some first steps have been taken, says Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson. But there is still a long way to go to be truly resilient to these crises.
Speech
Tighter controls in challenging times
Rising costs and higher leverage are weakening the quality of European bank assets, says Supervisory Board member Elizabeth McCaul in an interview with American Banker. External risks ranging from crypto-assets to climate change need tighter controls.
Interview
What are less significant institutions?
All supervised entities are, by default, classified as less significant institutions (LSIs) and only become significant when they fulfil at least one of a specific set of criteria. Our explainer looks into the who, what and how of LSI supervision and oversight.
Explainer- 25 January 2023
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- MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
- 11 January 2023
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- 22 December 2022
- PRESS RELEASE
- 16 December 2022
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- 16 December 2022
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- 20 January 2023
- SPEECHIntroductory remarks by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at a virtual meeting hosted by the European Financial Services Round Table to discuss climate-related and environmental financial risks
- 14 December 2022
- SPEECHPre-recorded contribution by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Finance and Biodiversity Day COP15 Parallel Event organised by the Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat
- 6 December 2022
- SPEECHSpeech by Elizabeth McCaul, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the Working Group Financial Services on “Finalising the details – the revised EU bank prudential framework” hosted by the Kangaroo Group
- 1 December 2022
- SPEECHKeynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, Lustrum Symposium organised by Dutch Financial Law Association
- 1 December 2022
- HEARINGS AT THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTIntroductory statement by Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB
- 21 January 2023
- Interview with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Evgenia Tzortzi on 19 January
- 19 January 2023
- Interview with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Gregory Savva on 18 January
- 10 January 2023
- Article by Kerstin af Jochnick, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, published in InforBanca, the quarterly magazine of Instituto de Formação Bancária (Portuguese Bank Training Institute)
- 26 December 2022
- Interview with Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Meike Schreiber and Markus Zydra on 16 December
- 19 December 2022
- Interview with Elizabeth McCaul, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, conducted by Kyle Campbell on 9 December
- 13 January 2023
- Blog post by Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECBDetails
- Summary
- Banks should be well prepared and maintain their counterparty credit risk at an acceptable level, writes Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria in the Supervision Blog. We will use all available supervisory tools to ensure they address weaknesses in their risk management promptly.
- 20 December 2022
- The ECB has gauged bank resilience to interest rate shocks under different macroeconomic scenarios. ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos and Chair of the ECB’s Supervisory Board Andrea Enria walk us through the findings.
- 12 December 2022
- Blog post by Kerstin af Jochnick, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, and Mario Quagliariello, Director of Supervisory Strategy and RiskDetails
- Summary
- High uncertainty calls for extreme prudence by banks and supervisors, say Kerstin af Jochnick and Mario Quagliariello on The Supervision Blog. Banks should remain resilient to immediate shocks, without losing sight of structural challenges such as cyber and climate-related risks.
Related- 12 December 2022
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- 4 November 2022
- Blog post by José Manuel Campa, Chairperson of the European Banking Authority, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB and Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECBDetails
- Summary
- We need strong rules for strong banks. Deviations from Basel III in planned EU laws could harm banks’ reputation and competitiveness, warn ECB Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria, ECB Vice-President Luis de Guindos and EBA Chairperson José Manuel Campa in a joint blog post.
Related - 2 November 2022
- Blog post by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECBDetails
- Summary
- Banks must adapt the way they do business to account for climate-related and environmental risks, writes Supervisory Board Vice-Chair Frank Elderson in The Supervision Blog. The blog post takes a look at banks’ progress and the road ahead.
- 11 January 2023
- OTHER PUBLICATIONAnnexes
- 11 January 2023
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- PRESS RELEASE
- 21 December 2022
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- 21 December 2022
- LIST OF SUPERVISED ENTITIESAnnexes
- 21 December 2022
- LIST OF SUPERVISED ENTITIES
Related- 21 December 2022
- SIGNIFICANCE ASSESSMENT REVIEW
- 19 December 2022
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Statistics on supervised banks
Significant institutions (01/11/2022) | 113 | |
Total assets (€ bn) | 27,770.96 | |
Total equity (€ bn) | 1,629.46 | |
Return on equity (%, annualised) |
7.55 |