About the conference
Joint conference by the Research Group of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Centre for Economic Policy Research, Basel, 21-22 May 2026.
Conference materials
Day 1 - 21 May
Alexander Schulz, Deutsche Bundesbank and Co-Chair of the Research Group
Chair
David Lynch, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Co-Chair of the Research Group
| 09:05 Making suptech work: evidence on the key drivers of adoption | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Leonardo Gambacorta, Bank for International Settlements and CEPR Discussant: Yalin Gündüz, Deutsche Bundesbank |
| 09:50 The EU financial regulation problem: fixing it with AI | |
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| discussion | Luigi Bellomarini, Bank of Italy Discussant: Fernando Perez-Cruz, Bank for International Settlements |
| 11:00 Federated modelling: a new framework and an application to system-wide stress testing | |
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| paper presentation | Sébastien Gallet, The Netherlands Bank Discussant: Ruben Hipp, European Central Bank |
Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
Chair
Cristina Cella, Sveriges Riksbank
| 13:45 Managing regulatory pressure: bank regulation and corporate bond intermediation | |
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| paper discussion | Andreas C Rapp, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Discussant: Filippo De Marco, Bocconi University and CEPR |
| 14:30 Banks' capital management over the long run: Buffer targets and regulatory risk tolerance | |
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| paper presentation | Mikael Juselius, Bank for International Settlements and Bank of Finland Discussant: Yuliyan Mitkov, University of Vienna |
| 15:45 Revenge of the S&Ls: How banks lost a half trillion dollars during 2022 | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Rebel A Cole, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University Discussant Fang Du, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Chair
Nicolas Véron, BRUEGEL and Peterson Institute
| 16:30 Panel discussion on Simplifying banking regulation and supervision without sacrificing safety | |
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| presentation | Jesus Saurina, Bank of Spain Luigi Guiso, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance, Italy Stephen G Cecchetti, Brandeis International Business School, Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board, NBER and CEPR |
Day 2 - 22 May
Gaston Gelos, Bank for International Settlements
Chair
Alexander Schulz, Deutsche Bundesbank and Co-Chair of the Research Group
| 09:50 Simplifying Basel III: On the interactions between capital and liquidity requirements | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Simone Casellina, European Banking Authority Olli Castrén, European Banking Authority Stephen G Cecchetti, Brandeis International Business School, Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board, NBER and CEPR Anil K Kashyap, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, NBER and CEPR Discussant: Daniel Foos, Deutsche Bundesbank |
| 10:35 Regulatory stringency as a competitive tool for financial centres | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Carlos Cañón, Bank of England and King's College, London Discussant: David Martinez-Miera, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| 11:45 Macroprudential regulation: a risk management approach | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Daniel Dimitrov, University of Amsterdam and The Netherlands Bank Discussant: Stefan Schmitz, Austrian National Bank |
| 12:30 Liquidity regulation and bank funding costs | |
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| paper discussion | Iñaki Aldasoro, Bank for International Settlements Discussant: Mehdi Beyhaghi, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Chair
Jesús Saurina, Bank of Spain
| 14:15 Assessing the effectiveness of supervisory activities in mitigating commercial real estate risks in euro area banks | |
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| paper presentation discussion | Jae Hyun Jo, European Central Bank Discussant: Diane Pierret, University of Luxembourg and CEPR |
| 15:00 Bank supervision as information production: evidence from US bank holding companies | |
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| paper presentation | Mehdi Beyhaghi, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Discussant: David Marqués-Ibáñez, European Central Bank |
David Lynch, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Co-Chair of the Research Group