Financial institutions, microprudential policy, financial markets and payments
The ECB is also interested in the functioning of financial markets at a more disaggregated level. This includes microprudential policy and banking regulation, financial integration, structure and development, financial asset pricing, corporate finance and other finance issues, and market infrastructure.
Central bank liquidity and collateral policies
General area of interest: impact of central bank liquidity and collateral policies on the workings of financial markets.
Selected areas of focus:
- optimal design of liquidity policies, including potential adverse incentive effects on market participants
- optimal design of the collateral framework, including potential adverse incentive effects on market participants
Bank supervision
General area of interest: optimal design of a supervisory architecture.
Selected areas of focus:
- optimal degree of centralisation in the supervisory regime
- effects of supervisory transparency and independence on funding costs and financial stability
- implications of climate change for banking supervision
- optimal design of stress tests and effective communication of their results
Digital currencies and fintech
General area of interest: impact of new technologies in the financial and monetary landscape.
Selected areas of focus:
- fintechs, bigtechs and their effects on the financial and banking industry landscape
- potential effects of fintech on financial stability
- design and potential benefits of central bank digital currencies for the financial system