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Tuominen highlights banking resilience but warns of geopolitical risks
Anneli Tuominen, Member of the ECB Supervisory Board, stated that Europe's banking sector is significantly stronger but faces vulnerabilities from geopolitical tensions and operational risks.
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Synthetic risk transfers: a growing tool for bank capital management
Pedro Machado, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, discussed the growing role of synthetic risk transfers at the LBBW Fixed Income Forum in Frankfurt on March 24, 2026.
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Bank-NBFI interconnections reshape credit market risk landscape
Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, highlighted the growing risks from interconnections between banks and non-bank financial intermediaries in fragmented credit markets.
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Montagner on balancing EU banking harmonisation and diversity
Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, argues for a balanced approach to banking supervision, embracing both harmonisation and the diversity of institutions.
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Montagner outlines ECB's plan for simpler, resilient banking supervision
Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, outlined the central bank's strategy to simplify European banking supervision.
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Montagner highlights physical climate risks and insurance limits for banks
Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, emphasized the growing financial impact of physical climate risks on banks.
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Buch emphasizes bank resilience amid geopolitical risks and calls for banking union
Claudia Buch, Chair of the ECB's Supervisory Board, emphasized the need for strong bank resilience and a complete banking union in an interview with Naftemporiki.
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ECB clarifies supervisory role on Greek NPL securitisation and beneficial owners
Claudia Buch, Chair of the ECB Supervisory Board, clarified the institution's role in overseeing the securitisation of Greek non-performing loans (NPLs) and the identification of beneficial owners of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) under the Hellenic Asset Protection Scheme (HAPS).
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Euro area banks resilient to severe downturn, ECB stress test finds
ECB Banking Supervision concluded its 2025 solvency stress test for 51 significant euro area institutions, finding the sector resilient against a severe but plausible economic downturn.
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Euro area banks maintain strong capital and liquidity in Q4 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published its supervisory banking statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025, showing euro area significant institutions maintained robust capital, liquidity, and profitability.
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Machado flags geopolitical risks, banking union hurdles, and securitisation concerns
Pedro Machado, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, discussed European banks' exposures to geopolitical events, the ongoing challenges to banking union, and emerging risks from synthetic securitisations in a recent interview.
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Montagner urges deeper EU banking integration to boost competitiveness
Patrick Montagner, Member of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, called for deeper integration of European banking and financial systems at a Brussels roundtable on March 4, 2026.