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Major changes underway in European banking sector
(09.06.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
Weak profitability is a major problem for the European banking sector. Particularly in the euro area, a weakly performing economy and related impairment losses, subdued credit dynamics and prolonged low interest rates have ...
How should the countercyclical capital buffer requirement be applied?
(18.06.2014)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2
The countercyclical capital buffer requirement is one of the new macroprudential instruments that will come into use in Finland. It enables the strengthening of the banking sector’s resilience to systemic risks resulting ...
Concentrated banking system amplifies banking crises
(09.06.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2015
The consequences of a banking crisis could be exceptionally severe in Finland’s concentrated banking system. Regulatory means must therefore be deployed to ensure the capital adequacy and liquidity of Finnish banks remain ...
Reform of bank capital regulation enters final phase
(07.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2016
The capital requirements for banks were revised recently to improve the financial system's resilience to shocks. What remains is the finalisation of the reforms and the specification of implementation. The assessment and ...
Lowering the loan cap will reduce the risks associated with debt
(23.05.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 2/2018
A macroprudential decision taken by the Financial Supervisory Authority's Board in early spring to tighten the maximum loan-to-collateral (LTC) ratio for housing loans will bolster the stability of the Finnish financial ...