Financial Stability
ECB warns Slovene government over draft law on loans
New measure could expose central bank to political risk and harm commercial lenders, ECB says
Unexpected market news weakens fund liquidity – paper
Findings important for understanding systemic risk of firms during times of stress, researchers say
Ghana sees route to ‘cash-lite’ economy through mobile money
Central bank deputy governor promises development to further encourage fintech
BoE paper models stress in non-bank sector
Authors highlight importance of “tipping points”, which can lead to amplification of stress
UK financial regulators begin work on ‘air traffic control’
BoE, FCA and others to co-ordinate more closely on regulation
British lawmakers ask BoE for latest Brexit analysis
Publication of previous analysis led to angry criticism by UK politicians
BIS paper proposes network model of global contagion
Authors create a network of CDS linkages to assess contagion risk in the financial system
UAE central bank hails new financial stability remit
Financial stability report notes NPL levels have risen, but banks are also making larger provisions
Chinese domestic interest rates falling – PBoC official
Key money market rates falling, says PBoC official, and bank will try to boost credit for SMEs
Macro-prudential analysis is not fit for task – leading economists
Carney and Honohan warn of fund failures and Hélène Rey calls for better risk indicators
Croatian central bank moves towards “close co-operation” with ECB
Draft law forms part of process for joining European single currency
Zambian president makes deputy governor finance minister
New finance minister must tackle large debt burden, rising inflation and falling growth
Bank of Tanzania removes CEO of state-owned TIB Bank
The IMF has flagged the high levels of non-performing loans in the banking sector
Regulators need ‘stick and carrot’ to deal with NPLs – BoI paper
Optimal policy combines capital transfers and NPL disposals to wipe out owners’ rents – researchers
ECB paper presents new approach to modelling LTV caps
Agent-based model’s results show “subprime” segment to eurozone housing markets – researchers
UK to consider curbs on funds’ daily liquidity
Mark Carney says BoE officials are “disappointed” by limited global progress on issue
Mobile lending poses threat to financial stability – Kenyan governor
Njoroge says unregulated digital lenders could ‘bring down entire financial sector’
US regulators loosen Volcker Rule for small banks
Regulators resist political pressure to reduce regulation on larger banks’ investments
Bulgaria a case study in effective prudential policy – BIS’s Carstens
Country was early adopter of macro-prudential policy, which helped manage capital flows, Carstens says
Fed weighs reforms to stress tests
Powell says tests must evolve; Quarles and Fed watchers present potential improvements
Bank of Spain paper examines post-crisis US bond markets
Volatility is less persistent but more frequent than before global financial crisis, researchers find