Articles by Tristan Carlyle
IMF plucks chief economist from Central Bank of Ireland
Lars Frisell is leaving the Central Bank of Ireland after less than two years as its chief economist to take an unspecified post at the IMF; search begins for his successor
Bank of Spain puts 'revolving door' under review
Javier Priego, the Bank of Spain’s general secretariat, is reassessing the rules governing central bank employees after they leave the institution
Irish central bank to track 'hostile' social media comments
The Central Bank of Ireland is looking for an online platform that will keep tabs on the general public’s social media conversations and flag up consumer complaints
New central bank mandates raise operational challenges
Central bankers face a raft of policy and operational challenges as their institutions take on new mandates and expanded responsibilities. By Martina Horáková, Tristan Carlyle and Arvid Ahlund
HKMA’s Yue calls for offshore RMB co-operation
Deputy chief executive Eddie Yue says Hong Kong and the United Kingdom need not compete for a slice of the global offshore renminbi market – they can ‘grow the pie together’
BoE chief cashier says renminbi clearing bank would be 'valuable addition' for UK
Chris Salmon says a renminbi clearing bank would be a valuable addition to the UK's financial infrastructure, though there are 'many opportunities and ways' to clear renminbi transactions
ECB seeks head lawyer who is ‘resilient to overwork’
Employment law expert says the European Central Bank’s criterion for its next director-general of legal services is a 'concerning pre-condition to employment'
Cœuré concerned over 'big bang’ payments migration
ECB says many member states are planning to migrate to the Single Euro Payments Area in the last quarter of the year; Benoît Cœuré points to operational risks of leaving it to the last minute
ECB unveils three-pronged comprehensive assessment
European Central Bank reveals the methodology behind the risk assessment, asset quality review and stress test it will use to scrutinise the eurozone’s largest banks over the next year
Bailey sets resolution criteria for foreign banks' UK branches
Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey says foreign banks will not be able to operate branches in the UK if their home regulator’s resolution regime is not up to scratch
BoE breaks ground with live Twitter Q&A
Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale will answer questions on monetary policy and forward guidance through the central bank’s Twitter account tomorrow morning
EC's Pearson urges US and European regulators to ‘talk the same language'
European Commission's financial markets head tells US and European regulators to find common ground on the technical details of their reform programmes; Cyril Roux backs greater cooperation
UK prepares for mobile payment apps
The Payments Council is launching a new mobile payments platform in the UK in 2014, and seminar participants discussed the challenges it will face
BoE’s Fisher happy to hold QE ‘in reserve’
Executive director says the ‘dramatic turnaround’ in economic data has alleviated the need for further asset purchases; insists the UK is not in the midst of a housing bubble
Bank of Italy copycat website closed
A replica of the Bank of Italy’s website has been shut down by the Italian authorities over fears it was seeking to illegally obtain internet users' personal data
Bank of England proposes new stress test regime
Deputy governor Paul Tucker says new framework will boost confidence in the UK financial system and help ensure the Bank is publicly accountable for its financial stability operations
RBNZ institutional set-up makes forward guidance easier, says Grimes
Former chair of Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s board of directors says the concentration of power in the hands of the central bank’s governor makes forward guidance easier and policy-making clearer
NY Fed trials new reverse repo facility
Federal Reserve Bank of New York tests new overnight reverse repo facility; William Dudley believes it will bolster the Fed’s control over short-term money market rates
BoE appraises forward guidance as economy picks up
Bank of England MPC believes that market participants demonstrated an ‘increased understanding’ of the link between monetary policy and unemployment in the run up to its September meeting
Central Bank of Madagascar governor dies
Guy Ratovondrahona suffered a stroke while travelling to work, leaving the two most senior positions at the central bank vacant
ECB pushes banks on ABS reporting
European Central Bank raises the reporting bar for banks looking to use securities backed by SME loans as collateral; sets October deadline for more detailed disclosure
Mersch backs close relationship between monetary and macro-prudential policies
ECB executive board member says policies should take one another into consideration and exploit informational synergies; LSE academics concerned by politicisation of macro-prudential frameworks
Haldane says central banks have ‘further to go’ to improve communication
Bank of England executive director Andrew Haldane says policy-makers are still searching for a language that resonates with the general public
Bank of Finland deputy calls on Denmark and Sweden to join the SSM
Pentti Hakkarainen says a strong Nordic dimension in the European banking union would benefit all countries involved; Sweden focused on domestic supervision for time being