Systemic Risk Buffers – The Missing Piece in the Prudential Response to Climate Risks
Pierre Monnin | 1 June 2021
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Climate Risk,
European Systemic Risk Board,
Macroprudential Regulation,
Systemic Risks Climate-related financial risks can potentially destabilize the financial sector. This fact is acknowledged by the major international financial bodies – the Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – as well as by the Central Banks and
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The Case for Climate Objectives in Central Banks’ Targeted Refinancing Operations
Chiara Colesanti Senni | 12 February 2021
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Monetary Policy,
Policy Coherence,
Targeted Refinancing Lines Central banks are making increasing use of targeted refinancing operations to pursue their mandates. However, so far none of them, with a few exceptions in developing economies, has aligned its targeting with the objective of a transition to a low-carbon economy. This must change. Refinancing
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Strengthening Climate Risk Metrics – A Roadmap for 2021
23 February 2021 | Online | By Invitation Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risk,
Financial Supervision,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Risk Metrics Climate risks are financial risks. As such they must be incorporated into all investment decisions, including those by banks, investors and asset managers. They must also become an integral part of central banks’ monetary policy operations, as well as of financial supervision – both on
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Climate Financial Risks: Assessing Convergence, Exploring Diversity
Julia Anna Bingler,
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
Pierre Monnin | 9 December 2020
Discussion Notes,
Monetary | Tags:
Climate Risk,
Financial Supervision,
Monetary Policy Operations,
Risk Metrics Climate risks are now fully recognized as financial risks by asset managers, investors, central banks, and financial supervisors. As a result, the integration of climate risk metrics into risk management processes is moving up agendas worldwide. In that context, a rapidly growing number of market
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Central Banks Must Upgrade Their Risk Management
Pierre Monnin | 23 November 2020
Blog,
Monetary | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Climate Risk The COVID-19 crisis is a stark reminder of how sharply asset values can shift. Amid a crashing demand for oil and gas, giant energy companies like BP, Chevron and Shell massively wrote down the value of their assets. And those that did not, like Exxon,
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