Minutes of the meeting of the Council for Cooperation on Macroprudential Policy
Date
16/10/2013
Finansinspektionen and the Riksbank have held their fourth meeting within the framework of the Council for Cooperation on Macroprudential Policy. The authorities shared a status report and discussed potential risks to the financial system, among other topics.
The joint analysis group appointed at the Council's meeting in February reported on its analyses linked to household indebtedness. Based on these reports, there was a discussion of the risks and the need for potential measures. A summary of the analysis group's conclusions is attached to these minutes.
Further, there was discussion of the relatively low liquidity buffers in Swedish krona held by the major Swedish banks. Finansinspektionen also provided information on its work on implementing the European Systemic Risk Board's recommendations, the work on the EU's new capital adequacy rules (CRR/CRD IV) and the introduction of the risk weight floor.
Those taking part in the meeting were Martin Andersson, Per Håkansson and Martin Noréus from Finansinspektionen and Stefan Ingves, Per Jansson and Martin W Johansson from the Riksbank.
Read more in the minutes of the meeting .
The Council for Cooperation on Macroprudential Policy is a for the authorities to consult and exchange information on the assessment of risks to the financial system as a whole, and to discuss appropriate measures for the prevention of risks. The authorities can also discuss analyses and the development of tools and methods in the area of macroprudential supervision.
