Articles by Tristan Carlyle
Irish central bank forms macroprudential committee
Featuring senior officials, the group will convene for the first time in “early September”
Sri Lanka invites bids to mint 970 million coins
Central bank calling for four denominations of coin to be minted by end-March 2019
MAS announces ‘firm regulatory actions’ against multiple banks
Monetary Authority of Singapore finds “control failings” at DBS, Standard Chartered and UBS
Norges Bank questions contingency plans for cash distribution
Report warns Norwegian banks’ back-up plans “may prove inadequate” in a crisis
Asian central banks shift bond funds towards local currency debt
Funds launched in 2000s to be rebalanced towards local currency debt in East Asia-Pacific
DMO will not change course after Brexit vote
Head of UK Debt Management Office stresses predictability and transparency ahead of gilt auctions
Philippines creates financial inclusion steering committee
Central bank will chair the committee, which comprises 12 other government agencies
Irish banks prepared for Brexit but face material effects, deputy says
Effects on profitability and business models could be ‘material’ if UK votes to leave EU
Singapore central bank creates AML and enforcement departments
Shake-up follows what Ravi Menon described as the worst case of control lapses in the financial sector
Philippines central bank reveals counterfeiting arrests
Central bank says it was behind four successful anti-counterfeiting operations in Q1
Board member appointed as next Czech governor
Rusnok has been on the board since 2014 and is a former interim prime minister; he will serve a term of “at least five years”, from July 1
Bank of Mauritius spells out cost-cutting measures
Central bank cites release of “unproductive but fatly remunerated” employees
Polish president picks Adam Glapiński to lead central bank
Board member Glapiński needs approval from parliament before succeeding Marek Belka
Philip Lowe picked as next RBA governor
Deputy governor Lowe will succeed Glenn Stevens, who says there is “no-one better qualified” to lead the Reserve Bank of Australia
Malaysian deputy picked to succeed Zeti
Analysts point to potential challenges from growth slowdown and capital outflows
Hoenig warns reliance on long-term debt could represent systemic vulnerability
FDIC vice-chairman comments on Fed and disagreement over ‘living wills’
Seychelles central bank will chair new financial stability committee
Advisory body will comprise representatives from four different public bodies
AFI’s Hannig sees central banks bolstering resources to drive inclusion
Alliance for Financial Inclusion announces independence
Bangladesh governor resigns over theft
Atiur Rahman has resigned following theft of $101 million
IMF to publish informal briefings on Argentina
Staff compile informal briefings on countries when they fail to complete Article IV consultations
Ten Fed presidents handed new terms
Terms run to end of February, 2021
Eurosystem reveals rules on national asset holdings
ECB publishes agreement governing size of ‘non-monetary policy holdings’ at national central banks
Kosovo’s ELA rules are ‘major improvement’, say IMF staff
Regulation sets out conditions for emergency fund provision
IMF cuts global growth forecast on back of EM challenges
Largest changes come in Brazil, where the MPC meets today