ECB needs new tools to tackle shadow banking risks - Constâncio
Ideal toolkit would draw inspiration from US and UK
The European Central Bank (ECB) needs to be equipped with new tools to cope with risks originating in the shadow banking sector, Vítor Constâncio, the ECB's vice-president, said on Monday.
The ECB lacks certain instruments that some other central banks – notably the Federal Reserve – have in their toolkits, Constâncio said during a speech at Chatham House.
Constâncio stressed the term ‘shadow bank' should not be seen as pejorative, but instead indicated these institutions conducted operations
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