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FinanceECB changes guidelines to allow lending to failing banks during resolution
Geopolitical turbulence may test euro area banks' forex funding, risk body warns
Bank of England defends cut to capital requirements amid criticism
ECB's De Guindos says "balanced" approach needed on Basel 3 bank rules
Bank of England made 'capital mistake' on bank rules, former officials say
Date: January 15, 2026
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The Bank of England has made a mistake by lowering capital requirements for banks which is likely to enrich shareholders at a time when risks to the finance sector are on...
ECB's de Guindos says bank valuations show supervisory approach is right
Date: January 15, 2026
MILAN, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's supervision has contributed to the resilience of the European banking system, providing lenders with a competitive advantage reflected in their...
How regulators globally are softening capital rules for banks
Date: January 6, 2026
By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes, Phoebe Seers and Pete Schroeder LONDON/WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Seventeen years on from the global financial crisis, regulators are cutting red tape for their banks in a...
ECB criticises Italy over budget measures affecting banks
Date: December 15, 2025
ROME, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Measures envisaged in Italy's 2026 budget could have "negative implications" on banks' liquidity as they might prompt lenders to cut interest paid on deposits to lower taxes,...
ECB to quiz 110 banks on geopolitical risk impact
Date: December 12, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will ask 110 of the euro zone's biggest banks to check how major geopolitical shocks would affect their business and what action would be needed...
ECB proposes simpler bank regulation but rejects calls for lower buffers
Date: December 11, 2025
By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank proposed a simplification of bank regulation on Thursday, looking to prune a complex rulebook put in place after the global...