Feature/Regulation
Fed throws curveball with agency clearing surcharge proposal
Revived plan could see capital for G-Sibs’ client clearing jump 40 times, says industry body
Consultancy and advisory services provider of the year: BlackRock Solutions
A key partner for asset quality reviews, fund allocations and QE implementation
Technology provider of the year: BearingPoint
For helping central banks to tackle vast amounts of data from new reporting requirements
Harnessing network theory for more prudent bank supervision
Network techniques offer new insights into financial risk
Asia’s Basel III woes
New bank capital rules are bridling Asean banks
Managing financial stability, monetary systems and the economic order
Policy-makers should address challenges presented by economic and monetary system feedback loops
China’s path to financial deepening
Chinese leadership is increasingly promoting a more market-based system
Bank rules and their impact on inequality
Regulation has a profound effect on levels of financial inclusion
Choosing a suitable exchange rate suitable for price-takers
Flexible exchange rates can act as an asset price as well as a price for goods and services
Financial inclusiveness and financial stability are key to success
Bangladesh has achieved strong growth, but still needs to modernise finance
New fault lines in financial regulation
New fault lines in financial regulation
Reforming financial regulation and the international monetary system
The regime we have is far from perfect. But regulatory oversight can go some way towards countering its flaws, Jacques de Larosière believes
Were the ‘bloody bankers’ to blame?
Were the ‘bloody bankers’ to blame?
Applying liquidity rules to sharia banking
Brandon Davies looks to history for an idea on how regulators can develop liquidity rules that will work for Islamic and conventional finance
Issues in regulating Islamic finance
The regulation of Islamic finance suffers from several seemingly entrenched problems. Mushtak Parker highlights the barriers to better regulation, while noting some grounds for optimism
Regulating Islamic finance: a primer
Claire Jones outlines how and by whom Islamic finance is regulated
The dangers of relying on point in time
With Basel III, regulators have a chance to improve models used by banks to manage risk. However, they risk repeating past mistakes, says Patricia Jackson
Liquidity regulation and its consequences
The Basel Committee’s proposals for liquidity buffers could have some dangerous side effects, William Allen warns
The unintended consequences of the new prudential framework
The new regulatory code could have some dangerous side effects, Jacques de Larosière writes
Are CoCos from cloud cuckoo-land?
The rationale for requiring banks to hold contingent capital is right. However, the mechanics of their operation and market implications may be subject to doubt, argues Charles Goodhart.
Welcome to Twin Peaks
The decision by the British government to adopt the Twin Peaks model of financial regulation represents a significant turnaround in the Bank of England’s political fortunes, writes Michael Taylor.