Friday, 7th December2018 – The Executive Committee of the European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) has met today for its 35th meeting. About 30 co-operative banks leaders have gathered at the EACB premises in Brussels. Work have focussed on the banking regulatory framework at EU and international level, resolution, corporate governance, retail and financial markets activities and the EU sustainable finance initiatives. For more info about the Executive committee meetin, please read our press release.
The meeting was also the occasion to reward the winners of the 6th EACB Award for young researchers on Co-operative Banks. The purpose of this award is to stimulate research on co-operative banks and the fundamental role they play in the real economy. The two winners: Dr. Susanne Günther from the University of Münster, for her article: Peer Monitoring on internal capital markets? Empirical evidence from German cooperative banks, and Dr. Andreas Schenkel also from the University of Münster, for his article: Proportionality of Banking Regulation: Evidence from Germany; received their prices during a morning ceremony with some members of the jury.
“Susanne Guenther and Andreas Schenkel presented two papers that combined a rigorous scientific approach with practical impact", said Prof. Eric Meyer representing the jury. "Andreas Schenkel’s work showed how small banks are negatively affected by non-proportional compliance regulation and Susanne Guenther’s valuable paper demonstrated how the cooperative banking group’s internal monitoring system contribute to financial stability.”
