... we still have the same tools available" he added that "what is happening is that the secondary effects are becoming more tangible."

Specifically, De Guindos said he is "worried by risk taking in the asset management sector against the background of low interest rates." According to the ECB VP, the risk is that "supervision in this sector is not comparable with that in the banking sector. There is a risk. If they are asked for units to be paid out they have to do so within two or three days. I see a potential risk of liquidity imbalance. That is what worries me the most at the moment."

De Guindos' warning was spot on, because just a few hours earlier, UK fund manager M&G announced it had suspended redemptions and trading in its £2.5 billion Property Portfolio, which is marketed to retail investors, after it was unable to sell properties fast enough, particularly given its concentration on the retail sector, to meet the demands of investors, and was facing "unusually high and sustained outflows" it blamed on Brexit and the retail downturn.