• The asset reallocation channel of quantitative easing. The case of the UK 

      Giansante, Simone; Fatouh, Mahmoud; Ongena, Steven Roger G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      We investigate the impact of the Bank of England's asset purchase program (APP) on the composition of assets of UK banks with unique data on the received reserves injections. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) didn’t ...
    • Leverage ratio, risk-based capital requirements, and risk-taking in the United Kingdom 

      Fatouh, Mahmoud; Giansante, Simone; Ongena, Steven Roger Godelieve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      We assess the impact of the leverage ratio capital requirements on the risk-taking behaviour of banks both theoretically and empirically. Conceptually, introducing binding leverage ratio requirements into a regulatory ...
    • Quantitative easing and the functioning of the gilt repo market 

      Fatouh, Mahmoud; Giansante, Simone; Ongena, Steven Roger G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      We assess the impact of quantitative easing (QE) on the provision of liquidity and pricing in the UK gilt repo market. We compare the behaviour of banks that received reserve injections via QE operations to other similar ...