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Financial Stability
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Global Regulation Tomorrow
ECB publishes results of 2026 geopolitical risk reverse stress test
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Michael Born (DE), Jochen Vester (UK)
On 31 July 2026, the European Central Bank (ECB) published the results of its 2026 thematic reverse stress test on geopolitical risks, covering 110 euro area banks directly supervised by…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
PRA publishes speech on the role of research in Prudential Regulation
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 14 July 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a speech by David Bailey, Executive Director of Prudential Policy, in relation to the role of research in Prudential Regulation.…
Truth on the Market
Private Credit, Public Panic: Why Life Insurers Are Stronger Than the Headlines Suggest
Private credit has become the financial system’s latest designated villain: opaque, fast-growing, and—depending on the headline—one bad quarter away from dragging insurers, banks, and retirees down with it. For the…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
BoE publishes latest financial stability report
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 7 July 2026, the Bank of England (BoE) published the latest Financial Stability Report, which sets out the Financial Policy Committee’s (FPC) view on the stability of the UK financial system and…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
APRA publishes findings of inaugural System Risk Stress Test
By Liz Hastilow, James Morris (AU), Vittorio Casamento (AU)
On 30 June 2026, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) published the findings of its inaugural System Risk Stress Test (SRST), which focused on links between the banking and superannuation system.…
Global Financial Regulatory Blog
HM Treasury Publishes Findings of the UK Bank Ring-Fencing Review
Reforms seek to make the ring-fencing regime more proportionate, whilst retaining its core pillars. By Rob Moulton, Gary Whitehead, and Charlotte Collins On 18 May 2026, HM Treasury published the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Proposed FSOC Changes to Nonbank SIFI Designation Guidance
By Dalia O. Blass, Eric M. Diamond, Marion C. Leydier, Charles C. Gray, Daniel M. Wolf
On March 25, 2026, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “Council”) unanimously voted to propose amendments to its interpretive guidance (the “Proposed Interpretive Guidance”) regarding the designation of nonbank financial…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
BoE Systemic Risk Survey results – H1 2026
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Charlotte Carnegie
On 1 April 2026, the Bank of England issued its Systemic Risk Survey results for H1 2026. The Systemic Risk Survey is conducted on a biannual basis, to quantify and…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
APRA to consult on enhancements to bank capital and liquidity frameworks
By James Morris (AU), Liz Hastilow, Shen Low, Tim Sutton, Merren Taylor
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)has announced it will undertake a public consultation on proposed enhancements to the prudential framework for authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs),with a focus on capital adequacy…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Banking, Technology, and Instability
By Dan Awrey
If you know only one thing about banks and bank regulation, it’s probably encapsulated in the statement “FDIC-Insured.” For almost a century, this statement and others like it have been…