Supporting the Just Transition: a Roadmap for Central Banks and Financial Supervisors
Pierre Monnin and
Nick Robins | 22 December 2022
Monetary,
Policy Briefs | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Inclusion,
Financial Supervision,
Inequality,
Transition risks Shifting to a sustainable economy will reshape the outlook for countries and sectors across the world. Managed well, the net zero transition could lead to more and better jobs as well as reduced risks from climate shocks. Managed poorly, however, it could result not
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How to Ensure Climate and Environmental Risk Resilience of Central Bank Operations and the Financial System
23 November 2022 | Singapore Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Supervision CEP together with AMRO and SEACEN co-hosted a roundtable for central bankers and financial supervisors to exchange experiences, ideas and best practices on how to account for climate and environmental risks in central banking and financial supervision. The discussions covered (1) the challenges of climate
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From Dependencies to Environmental Risks for Finance. Taking Next Steps
Chiara Colesanti Senni and
Adrian von Jagow | 9 May 2022
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Environmental Risks,
Financial Supervision Climate-related risks are now widely recognized as a source of financial risks by financial supervisors and central banks worldwide. Estimates of transition risks, which include risks stemming from the transition to a low-carbon economy, have become more granular, thanks in part to improved data availability.
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Governing Finance – The Case for a New Playbook
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential. Yet, alarmingly, we are not talking
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Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity
Alexander Barkawi and
Simon Zadek | 7 April 2021
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Change,
Digital Finance,
Employment,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance,
Inequality,
Sustainability Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we choose to govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential.
Whether we succeed in improving
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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
Monetary,
Discussion Notes | 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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A European Anti–Money Laundering Supervisor: From Vision to Legislation
Nicolas Véron and
Joshua Kirschenbaum | 10 February 2020
Monetary,
Blog | Tags:
AML,
Financial Supervision,
Governing Finance The European Union is moving toward implementing a policy to strengthen anti–money laundering (AML) supervision across its Single Market, namely enforcing requirements on banks and other firms to ensure they do not facilitate transactions involving proceeds from illegal activities. The European Commission, in charge of
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