The continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic has prompted the US Federal Reserve Board to announce another round of bank stress tests to see how large banks stand up against two scenarios featuring severe recessions.
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Banks gear up for tougher stress tests
Covid-19 and climate change are sending supervisors back to the drawing board when it comes to the design of stress tests to ensure banks are fully prepared for an increasingly uncertain future
US Fed stress tests criticised for being confusing and inadequate
In recent years, stress tests by the US Federal Reserve have been relatively incident free, but this year’s exercise has run into sharp criticism in some quarters including from a former Fed member
Managing climate risk demands fresh thinking on stress tests
Risks related to climate change are increasingly being taken seriously by regulators and banks, but the modeling around these risks is complex and is still under development
APRA to scrutinise bank climate change efforts more deeply
Banks in Australia will have to stress test their resilience to financial risks associated with climate change, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) said in a letter.
EBA’s stress test overhaul given the cold shoulder
Proposals put forward by the EBA to modernise its stress testing framework have met with disapproval by banks arguing that they would deliver few benefits
Fed approves stress capital buffer with some changes
The stress capital buffer (SCB), a simpler capital framework for banks, has been approved by the US Federal Reserve Board and is broadly similar to proposals made in April 2018 with some changes made to reflect feedback.
EU banks to be subject to toughest stress test yet
Banks in the EU will be subject to the most demanding stress tests to date to see how they would stand up to very low interest rates, growing trade tensions and a disorderly departure from the union by the UK.
US stress tests to include scenario on corporate debt problems
The harshest scenario in the 2020 US Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and stress tests will include a severe global recession, stressed corporate debt and commercial real estate markets, and leveraged loan pressures.
Bank of England uses climate change scenarios for stress test
Proposals by the Bank of England for stress testing the effects of climate change on the financial system places the issue front and centre for UK regulators and financial firms
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