Setting the Scene: An overview of the strength/weaknesses of Europe’s economies. European bank performance (vs. global peers) post-crisis.
Bank Performance Today
What are we seeing in terms of balance sheet strength? What’s working and what’s not in terms of banks de-risking their balance sheets?
What Could Throw Banks Off Course?
What are the hot spots ahead? Is more competition needed to make banks safer? What sort of monetary policy or other shocks should banks be bracing for?
Janet KersnarDeputy Executive Editor, S&P Global Market Intelligence
Janet Kersnar is Deputy Managing Editor at S&P Global Market Intelligence Full Bio
Janet Kersnar is Deputy Managing Editor at S&P Global Market Intelligence, overseeing from her base in London the real estate and financial institutions news teams in Europe, Asia and the U.S. With an extensive career in publishing prior to her arrival at the company in 2012, Janet, who is a native Californian, has worked in San Francisco, Berlin, Paris and London with The Economist Group and The Wall Street Journal, among other blue-chip publishing houses. Minimize
Dr. Cyrus de la Rubia is a Chief Economist and Head of Research at HSH Nordbank AG, Research Division. Dr. de la Rubia is responsible for economics and fixed income research at the firm. Dr. de la Rubia has been working in the field of economics and research at the firm since 2005 focusing on international trade, the global economy, commodities and interest rates as well as foreign exchange rates. Earlier, he worked as Senior Analyst at the firm. Minimize
Bernd Ackermann is Senior Director in S&P Global Ratings. Bernd is a financial institutions sector specialist covering Eurozone financial institutions, and a primary analyst for a small number of banks. His sector specialist role involves leading efforts to ensure analytical consistency in the sector, chairing rating committees, outreach to investors, and publishing commentaries on sector wide issues. Bernd joined S&P Global Ratings in 2001. Minimize
Martin Gotz is Professor for Regulation and Stability of Financial Institutions at the Research Center SAFE at Goethe University Frankfurt. His research interests lie in financial economics, banking and applied microeconomics. From 2010 to 2013, Gotz worked as a Financial Economist in the Risk and Policy Analysis Unit at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. He earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Brown University, Providence/Rhode Island, in May 2010, and an M.Sc. in Financial and Industrial Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London. Minimize
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