Resolution
PBoC takes over city commercial bank in bid to stop contagion
Central bank says this is a standalone case and it has no plans to take over other banks
FSB launches review of ‘too-big-to-fail’ policies
Bundesbank’s Claudia Buch to lead evaluation of post-crisis reform efforts
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Bay Area Development
Located at the start of the Maritime Silk Road, the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area seeks to harness advanced technology and green finance to catch up with the economically advanced bay areas of New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
Bulgarian law would give central bank management of resolution fund
Draft law tightens links with Single Resolution Board as part of preparations for eurozone entry
FSB sees room to improve resolution frameworks
Progress is most advanced in globally systemic banks’ home jurisdictions, but gaps remain
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
The IFF China Report 2019: New globalisation – The path to the future
Multilateral rules and multilateral bodies will need to be upgraded in the coming years to better represent the shift in economic gravity towards Asia, which has emerged as the largest contributor to global growth during the past decade.
IMF calls on Kuwait to improve crisis management
Financial sector assessment praises recent reforms, but also sees room for improvement
Fed to require fewer banks to submit resolution plans
The reform is the latest effort to streamline regulation under the Crapo Bill
IMF board says Malta must tighten AML-CFT regime
Maltese Financial Services Authority needs better funding and more independence – IMF board
Slovakian central bank condemns police after staff are arrested
NBS alleges criminal behaviour by owners of failed firm and their “protectors” in the police
Nordic-Baltic crisis simulation seeks to reinforce collective response
Nordic-Baltic Stability Group carried out first region-wide crisis scenario in January
Russian authorities start criminal investigation of failed bank owner
Private lender Otkritie was nationalised by central bank in 2017
Central bank of the year: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore’s central bank stands out for its pioneering fintech efforts combined with its consistency of performance in monetary policy, financial stability and supervision
Supervisory lessons: resolution is a ‘dirty business’
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan reveals his principles for resolving problem banks in the final article of a four-part series
ECB appoints administrators to run Italian bank Carige
Resolution of troubled bank may face political difficulties
US regulators find ‘shortcomings’ in foreign bank living wills
Banks will have to correct the problems when they next file a resolution plan
BoE unveils ‘final major piece’ of UK resolution regime
Consultations outline how the BoE will assess banks’ “resolvability”; banks will be expected to submit self-assessments every two years
IMF urges eurozone to complete banking union with common deposit insurance
European leaders failed to agree on a common deposit insurance scheme at last week’s summit
Podcast: How to fight the next crisis
In the last of the series, Yale’s Andrew Metrick warns we may be less prepared for crisis-fighting now than we were before 2008
Chinese authorities toughen rules on systemic firms
PBoC expands definition of systemically important firms and gains new powers
Banking union needs political courage – senior ECB supervisor
MREL ratios only gradually phased in while deposit insurance is non-existent, Angeloni says
FSB highlights more work to do on global reforms
Documents released ahead of G20 argue for additional efforts in several areas