Nowadays, the banking sector is one of the most regulated industry in the world. However, until the 1970s it was not so and hence after serious disturbances on international financial markets, at the end of Year 1974 it was decided to establish Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (originally named the Committee on Banking Regulations and […]
This article will guide you through upcoming changes in regulatory area focused primarily on capital and other prudential ratios designed by European regulatory frame-work and inspired by Basel capital accords. Most recent updates will actually materialize in modified CRD and CRR measures, which will be able to tackle the potential risks in financial industry and […]
25. 2. 2020
European Central Bank (ECB) The ECB is an EU institution seated in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, established in 1998.The ECB carries out specific tasks in the areas of banking supervision, banknotes, statistics, macroprudential policy and monetary policy as well as international and European cooperation. With regard to its monetary policy, the main objective is to […]
26. 5. 2019
Czech National Bank The CNB is the central bank of the Czech Republic and inter alia is the supervisor of the Czech financial market and it also serves as the Czech resolution authority. CNB supervises and lays-down the rules safeguarding the stability of the banking sector, the capital market, the insurance industry, pension funds, credit […]
16. 5. 2019
The prolonged period of very low interest rates and the ensuing search for yield strategies have warranted specific monitoring of credit quality by the European Central Bank (ECB) in general and of leveraged finance exposures in particular. Borrower-friendly conditions have further translated into a weakening of deal structures (increased leverage levels, import of “covenant-lite” structures into European markets) and […]
11. 5. 2019