04 May 2021

In this online seminar chaired by Thorsten Beck (The Business School (formerly Cass) and Florence School of Banking and Finance, European University Institute), Axel Weber (Chairman, UBS), Belén Romana (Non Executive Director, Santander, Aviva and SIX Group.) and Luiz Pereira da Silva (Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements) discussed the challenges and opportunities in integrating sustainability concerns in operational activities and strategies for banks, central banks, and investors.

08 April 2021

In this online seminar chaired by Elena Carletti (Bocconi University), Andreas Dombret (Columbia University, former Member of the Board of Deutsche Bundesbank); Dominique Laboureix (French Prudential Supervisory Authority – Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution – ACPR), and Luigi de Vecchi (Chairman EMEA Banking – Capital Markets & Advisory Citi) discussed the opportunities and risks of the consolidation that has often been described as a critical instrument to address the woes of Europe’s banking sector.

18 March 2021

In this online seminar chaired by Thorsten Beck (Cass Business School and FBF, EUI), Vitor Constâncio ( Lisbon School of Economics & Management, former Vice President European Central Bank), Julie B. Galbo (Board Member, DNB Bank ASA) and Thomas Vlassopoulos (Head of Monetary Analysis Division, European Central Bank) have examined the effects of low interest rates on bank profitability and risk appetite and what are the main drivers of the current low-for-long interest rates that bank board members should pay attention to.

19 February 2021

In this online seminar chaired by Elena Carletti (Bocconi University) Edouard Fernandez-Bollo (Member of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank), Hans-Helmut Kotz, (non-executive Member of the Board of Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Lisbon and Resident Fellow at Harvard) and Laragh Cassar, APS Bank Malta discussed how effective is the FAP framework to ensure sound governance, adequate risk-taking, and accountability of the management body towards the Board

21 January 2021

In this online debate chaired by Thorsten Beck (Cass Business School and Florence School of Banking and Finance, European University Institute), José Manuel Campa (Chairperson, European Banking Authority), Klara Jandova (Partner, Oliver Wyman) and Francesca Tondi Guy (Non Executive Director, UniCredit group) assessed the credit risk situation in the banking sector and the banks’ operating models and strategies to ensure credit risk monitoring and management after Covid. They also discussed the implications for the role of the NED in the management of credit risk by the management

17 December 2020

In this online debate James H. Freis, Jr. (Former CEO, Wirecard) reflected upon broader Wirecard lessons for Boards and Banks in having an efficient corporate governance framework with effective control functions. He discussed financial reporting and auditing deficiencies and inefficiencies, legal and procedural impediments in supervising and enforcing financial information Finally alternatives for the overall supervisory system (from whistleblowing mechanisms to the supervisory architecture in Europe) have been considered.

03 December 2020

In this online debate Elizabeth McCaul (Supervisory Board member, European Central Bank) and Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (Chairman, Société Générale) identified current supervisory expectations towards bank boards in ensuring banks’ good governance and resilience, and explored targeted SSM supervisory measures and SREP requirements to strengthen corporate governance. The debate also focused on the bank boards’ involvement in challenging the bank’s executives, the segregation of bank board oversight and management and finally considered the implications of COVID-19 on supervisory expectations and bank boards.