Tag Archives: Financial Stability

Finalising Basel III

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

After several years, Basel III has (almost) been finalised. Basel III is the third iteration of the Basel Accords, minimum international standards for prudential regulation of banks. It started after the financial crisis, when it was clear that Basel II … Continue reading →

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What will happen with Dodd-Frank?

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

Post-crisis banking regulation seems to be under thread given the direction that the Trump presidency is taking on this matter. We have a US Representative asking Yellen to basically sit down and do nothing until the President figures out how … Continue reading →

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BU post: Proprietary Trading: Evidence from the Crisis

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

Well, more than a month after saying that I was back… well, I am. And my post for the Bank Underground blog (the blog of the Bank of England staff) is finally out. But the really great thing is that, … Continue reading →

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Monetary Policy and Risk-Taking

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

In the last post we saw that Jiménez et al. (2012) showed that banks react to a monetary policy expansion by increasing credit supply, and that is particularly strong for ‘weaker’ banks. This is what it is known as the ‘lending … Continue reading →

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