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Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · Mar 11

⏳ 6 days left to register! Don't miss the Anti-Money Laundering Academy in Florence!

With the EU’s new Single Rulebook for AML/CFT & the launch of AMLA, financial institutions face major changes. Are you prepared?

📅 7–9 April
🔥 15% group discount

Register by 17 March 👉 fbf.eui.eu/course/anti-...

Anti-Money Laundering Academy - Florence School of Banking and Finance

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Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · Mar 13

How can Europe strengthen its financial system to foster innovation?

At the FBF Annual Conference 2025, organised w Banca d'Italia, experts tackled Europe's financing gap, the role of public banks, and key lessons from the US.

Get the full picture: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · May 16

Fin. sector coop. bt. EU & UK – looking beyond Brexit, w/ @christyapetit.bsky.social Closer cooperation makes sense for both UK & EU in new geo-political & -economic world, but w/ barriers to such cooperation. We discuss options that respect red lines on both sides.
www.dcu.ie/blog/2151/fi...

Financial sector cooperation between the EU and the UK – looking beyond Brexit | DELI

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Apr 30

Exorbitant privilege or exorbitant burden? Some initial thoughts

thorstenbeck.com/blog-start-p...

Blog | thorstenbeck.com

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Apr 8

Tariffs are not the only threat coming from the US for Europe: www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Trump’s deregulation agenda threatens global financial stability

The U.S. president’s return brings renewed promises of financial “liberation.” But behind the rhetoric lies a deeper threat — and it’s not just to the U.S. economy.

www.politico.eu

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Apr 1

Delighted to have visited @uofgasbs.bsky.social yesterday and give a keynote at the workshop Financial Stability and Regulation.

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Mar 31

As seen today in London Heathrow!

Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · Mar 24

💰📉 Can the countercyclical buffer (#CCyB) better prepare banks for crises?

In our latest #FBFblog, @tl-beck.bsky.social explores:
🔹 Why a 'positive neutral' CCyB could boost financial resilience
🔹 How 17 EEA jurisdictions are adopting this approach

📚 Full article: fbf.eui.eu/making-the-c...

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Mar 21

10 more days to submit your work for the Ieke van den Burg Prize for outstanding research conducted by young scholars on a topic related to the ESRB’s mission to prevent and mitigate systemic risks to financial stability.
www.esrb.europa.eu/about/orga/a...

Ieke van den Burg Prize

The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the pu...

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Mar 13

Bringing together academics, policy makers and practitioners from both public and private sector is core mission of @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social. Important discussions relating directly to CMU and SIU! Stay tuned for a new @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social initiative, the CMU Lab!

Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · Mar 13

How can Europe strengthen its financial system to foster innovation?

At the FBF Annual Conference 2025, organised w Banca d'Italia, experts tackled Europe's financing gap, the role of public banks, and key lessons from the US.

Get the full picture: www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...

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Thorsten Beck @tl-beck.bsky.social · Mar 11

Among so much gloom about Europe, some reasons to be optimistic about Europe: www.thorstenbeck.com/blog-start-p...