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Simon Johnson on Iran war: The global economy has a major problem

Simon Johnson, CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council cochair, talks with CNBC Squawk Box host Andrew Ross Sorkin on recent private credit disruptions and geopolitical events impacting systemic risk.  Johnson worries about the level of transparency and interconnectivity of private credit exposures to the regulated banking sector.

Washington, DC – March 9, 2026 CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council (SRC) today announced that former Federal Reserve Bank President, Thomas Hoenig will join the Council. Erkki Liikanen, Co-Chair of the Council said, “It is with great pleasure that today we announce the addition of Tom Hoenig to our group.  He is multi-dimensional expert on […]

CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Publishes 2025 Annual Report

The 2025 Annual Report of the Systemic Risk Council outlines the Council’s important work to identify and address emerging threats to global financial stability. In a year marked by market volatility, geopolitical unrest, and rapid innovation in financial technology, the need for clear, independent analysis of systemic risk remains essential. The Council’s mission is to […]

Today, Simon Johnson, is representing CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council (SRC) on a crucial issue of prudential policy: the future of US bank capital requirements. In testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of the US House Financial Services Committee, he will discuss why simple leverage ratios are essential for financial stability, particularly as AI […]

CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Publishes Fall Edition of Quarterly Systemic Risk Report

The Systemic Risk Council (SRC) provides an independent assessment of the most significant vulnerabilities shaping global financial stability. In this edition, the SRC underscores growing concerns around unresolved US stablecoin regulation, the rapid expansion of non-bank financial intermediaries, and recent shifts in large-bank capital requirements that may weaken essential safeguards. We note that with sentiment […]

CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Welcomes Former FSB Chair Klaas Knot

The CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council (SRC) announced today that Klaas Knot, former Chair of the Financial Stability Board and President of De Nederlandsche Bank, has joined the Council. Knot brings decades of experience in global financial stability and systemic risk oversight, strengthening the Council’s international perspective. Erkki Liikanen, Co-Chair of the Council, said: “We […]

CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Publishes Summer 2025 Quarterly Report

For more than a decade, the Systemic Risk Council (SRC) has provided an independent, noncommercial voice on global financial stability. By assessing vulnerabilities across markets and institutions, the Council offers nonpartisan guidance on how regulators can strengthen systemic oversight. Recent market shocks — from post-crisis stress events to new geopolitical and trade disruptions — have […]

Systemic Risk Council Strongly Opposes Proposal to Weaken Capital Requirements for U.S. GSIBs

The CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council (Council) latest comment letter was submitted August 25 to U.S. bank regulators voicing strong concerns over proposed changes that would weaken key capital adequacy protections put in place during the Great Financial Crisis era (GFC), specifically, the enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio (eSLR), Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC), and long-term debt […]

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Report of CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council

Since 2013, our Council has offered an independent, noncommercial voice to assess significant financial and economic disruptions and to make recommendations for building a more robust process for systemic risk oversight in the US, Europe, and elsewhere. The SRC provides an unvarnished assessment of the readiness of global regulatory institutions to deal with evolving systemic […]

CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council Publishes 2024 Annual Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 6, 2025 The CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council has released its 2024 Annual Report. The 2024 Annual Report of CFA Institute Systemic Risk Council looks back on the key challenges and issues of the year, and offers some thoughts on the year ahead. Since 2013, this Council has offered an independent, […]