Topics: - changing bank structure and business models, including the effects of interest rates, regulation and competition; - the rise of bigtech and fintech, including their impact on the banking system; - the impact of shadow banks on systemic risk in the financial system; - central bank...

Theoretical and empirical macroeconomic papers on the following topics are particularly welcome: - the role of fiscal policy as a stabilising tool, with a particular focus on fiscal policy stabilisation in monetary unions; - the role of fiscal policy in fostering convergence and competitiveness...

The ECB’s Fourth Macroprudential Policy and Research Conference will bring together 100 or so key players in this field, including central bankers, academics and financial market practitioners. This flagship conference represents a unique opportunity to showcase macroprudential research and...

This conference aims at focusing the strategic debate on the possible disruptions facing the retail payments space, and their potential impact, in the context of the more incremental transformation that is under way. The objective is to improve authorities’, academics’ and practitioners’...

Workshop Programme: - Negative monetary policy rates and systemic banks’ risk-taking: evidence from the euro area administrative securities register, - Credit risk under IFRS 9 accounting reforms: an application to Irish mortgages, - Estimating probability of default for the household sector...

Conference themes: - Digital transformation of retail payments – instant payments, payment initiation services, mobile payments and digital wallets, - Transformation fostered by technological innovation – distributed ledger technologies, virtual currencies and evolution of correspondent...

This conference will bring together policymakers and researchers and invite them to discuss the possibilities and challenges of narrative-based studies on the effectiveness of macroprudential policies. Topics: - Data sources on the use of macroprudential instruments: best practices in...

Topics: - operational issues related to the implementation of micro- and macroprudential regulation, - challenges for banking supervision in an environment of low interest rates, including business models, credit risk (with a focus on NPLs and concentration) and risk management, - linkages...

The conference aims to provide researchers and policymakers an opportunity to present theoretical and empirical research related to the subdued global growth performance. Of particular relevance are the implications for global linkages and monetary policies in an environment of high economic and...

Conference program: Session 1) Foundations for macroprudential policy, Session 2) Assessing risk and resilience in the financial system, Session 3) Modelling the impact of macroprudential policy, Session 4) A macroprudential policy for the financial sector, Policy Panel - What macroprudential...