Latest articles from Barbara Pianese

The sun sets over skyscrapers in the financial district of Frankfurt

Will the EU’s securitisation revival bring more capital relief for banks?

April 4, 2024

Securitisation could free up capital for lending to the real economy, but increase links to NBFIs

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EU’s Basel 3.1 reforms set to reduce property market volatility, report finds

April 3, 2024

The European parliament will soon vote on amendments to incorporate the new rules into EU law

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Regulators are struggling to assess shadow bank contagion risk

March 27, 2024

A lack of data is obscuring the true systemic danger

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FCA publishes new guidance for ‘finfluencers’

March 26, 2024

Last year the UK regulator removed more than 10,000 misleading adverts

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Banks called out for ‘window-dressing’ their systemic importance

March 25, 2024

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision wants to change how it judges the largest global banks’ systemic importance

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Hedge funds are directly connected with large banks via prime brokerage, says report

March 22, 2024

The top 10 prime brokers serve the largest proportion of hedge funds, says S&P Global Ratings

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BIS enables climate risk analysis using AI

March 19, 2024

New tool will harmonise metrics for analysis on a macro scale

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LatAm banks falling short on human rights, says report

March 14, 2024

Policy commitments not effectively translated into concrete actions

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UK women in banking and finance paid 9.3% less than men, says report

March 8, 2024

The lifting of the UK bankers’ bonus cap risks worsening the gender pay gap

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Banks should consider social media in their liquidity risk, says report

March 7, 2024

The narrative that the internet causes bank runs lacks evidence, say experts, but regulators are investigating

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