Skip to main content

ECB’s González-Páramo highlights flaws in collateral framework

European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo acknowledges risks in central bank’s willingness to accept broad range of collateral

gonzalez-paramo-ecb-resize

An executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) has acknowledged that the institutions collateral framework, a relic of the policies of the central bank's founding members, presents risks.

"A broad collateral framework, such as that adopted by the eurosystem, has considerable merits in crisis times. But, at the same time, it poses significant challenges going forward," José Manuel

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Risk.net? View our subscription options

Want to know what’s included in our free membership? Click here

Show password
Hide password

The wild world of credit models

The Covid-19 pandemic has induced a kind of schizophrenia in loan-loss models. When the pandemic hit, banks overprovisioned for credit losses on the assumption that the economy would head south. But when government stimulus packages put wads of cash in…

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Risk.net account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account here