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🎙 European Commission PODCAST - The one about the Single Resolution Board (SRB) 🎧

EU Finance Podcast host Aidas Palubinskas and Dominique Laboureix - the Chair of the Single Resolution Board (the SRB) talk about the SRB, what it does, and WHY it does it.

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The SRB welcomes the adoption of the Daisy Chains Act by the European Parliament on 27 February. This will allow resolution authorities more scope in setting internal minimum requirements for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) in banking groups, in...

In the past, some small and middle-sized banks fell between the cracks of the resolution framework. Resolution authorities were not able to resolve them, due to the current definition of the notion of public interest. Instead, with the announced objective...

The SRB conference is taking place place on 13 February 2024 in Brussels. 
The SRB Annual Conference 2024 brings together resolution authorities, supervisory bodies, policy-makers and the banking industry together to discuss progress and challenges for...

This note is aimed at reporting to the Eurogroup of 8 November 2023 on:

1. SRB’s views on CMDI;
2. Lessons learned from the recent crisis cases and liquidity in resolution;
3. Resolvability progress of SRB banks;
4. Progress made on resolvability of less significant...

It is common practice for large banks that fail, such as Credit Swiss, to be reorganised at weekends to avoid causing confusion among customers and investors. Dominique Laboureix, chairman of the European Union's (EU) Single Resolution Board (SRB), tells...

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The European mechanism that prepares the financial system in the event of a bank collapse is about to enter a new phase. The Single Supervisory Board will have the support of the Bank of Portugal to test the capacity for response...

• Access all speakers presentations from the seminar
• Sebastiano Laviola's presentation - Impact of CMDI changes on funding
• Anneli Tuominen's presentation - Reform of the European CMDI framework 
• Speech by John Berrigan at the SRB/SSM seminar on the crisis...

The banking sector is a vital part of the economy, but what happens when a bank fails? The Single Resolution Board’s (SRB) mission is to ensure financial stability and protect taxpayers amid evolving challenges in the banking industry. During his recent...

SRB in 5 - Tuija Taos as the SRB's newest Board Member talks to us about her first impressions, the resolution planning cycle, gender and diversity and many more issues!

The head of the euro-area agency that deals with bank failures has said he is “reasonably comfortable” with the recovery plans Irish banks have drawn up in the...

The rules on bank failure put in place after the financial crisis have ensured resilience and stability in the EU banking sector. However, experience over the last 10 years has shown that improvements are needed, and particularly for dealing with mid...

Liquidity is central to successful crisis management. Banks depend on trust. If customers lack confidence that their funds will be available on demand, a spiraling liquidity crisis may develop. Such a crisis can potentially drive fire sales of assets to...

The banking turmoil in the US and Switzerland earlier this year had plenty of noteworthy aspects. First Republic Bank, which collapsed shortly after Silicon Valley Bank, was the largest bank to fail since the great financial crisis, while Credit Suisse...

The Treaty of Rome, signed in 1957, established the single market and outlined a roadmap towards full freedom of movement of capital. Since then, the completion of this roadmap has been a multigenerational effort that continues to this day.

After almost...

Our fourth podcast episode features SRB Chair Dominique Laboureix, who talks to host Susan Carroll about his first months in the role, lessons learned from the recent banking crises and his tips for medieval architecture gems to visit in Belgium.