Opinion Pieces

Jeffrey Chwieroth and Jon Danielsson discuss the political challenges of the macroprudential agenda in the ESRC's annual flagship magazine Britain in...

Having completed the regulatory framework for systemically important banks, the Financial Stability Board is turning to insurance companies. The...

Regulation of the global insurance industry, an emerging challenge in international finance, has two central objectives: strengthening the oversight...

Risk forecasting is central to financial regulations, risk management, and macroprudential policy. This column raises concerns about the reliance on...

Basel III is coming into focus. The fundamental logic of the regulatory changes seems sensible, but the devil is in the detail – empirical...

The European legislation on prudential rules for insurance companies (Solvency II) is set for a final decision. It will be of fundamental importance...

Central banks frequently lead the macroprudential policy implementation. The hope is that their credibility in conquering inflation might rub off on...

Icelandic voters recently ejected its post-Crisis government – a government that successfully avoided economic collapse when the odds were stacked...

One aspect of the Cypriot crisis resolution is of particular concern. As authorities fear that anyone with money in Cyprus will want to take it out as...

Cyprus has imposed temporary capital controls. This column sheds light on how temporary and how damaging they are likely to be, based on Iceland’s...

Is the fact that different banks have different risk models problematic? Contrary to the Basel Committee and the European Banking Authority, this...