Simply the BES: a stress test with an impact

Tyler Davies

March 30, 2017 08:00 pm

Bank_of_England_2_PA_230x150 — File photo dated 11/08/14 of a view of the Bank of England, in the City of London. Britain's biggest lenders will have to prove they are able to withstand a sharp slowdown in foreign appetite for UK assets as part of the Bank of England's toughest stress test scenario to date. | Yui Mok/PA Wire/PA Images

The Bank of England’s new biennial ‘exploratory’ scenario (BES) suggests stress testing has entered an improved and more mature phase, putting the spotlight on business models as well as capital adequacy.

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