Financial Stability
Loss absorbency is a challenge to implement – BoE’s Gracie
Delays in other jurisdictions are making it hard to roll out final rules for total loss-absorbing capacity, says executive director
BIS paper examines how banks use credit default swaps
Banks use CDS for position taking as well as insurance, but there is little evidence of their use to circumvent capital rules
FSB praises ‘good progress’ on S Korean resolution framework
Peer review finds additional work to be done on filling gaps and strengthening supervision
Flexible exchange rates vital to autonomy – Mexican deputy
Flexible exchange rates should not be abandoned in times of stress, says Guzmán, encouraging policymakers to increase the efficiency of frameworks
European Commission proposes creating a European Monetary Fund
The new EU institution would replace the European Stability Mechanism in 2019
BoE seeks to enhance stress-test model oversight
Prudential Regulatory Authority to enforce new stress-test model principles in 2018; smaller banks asked to tailor them to their operations
Change in fees could lead to ATM ‘deserts’ – MP Nicky Morgan
Chair of UK Treasury committee concerned that changes to ATM networks could threaten financial inclusion as cash continues to be important to 2.7 million people
BoE warns high court of insurance Brexit fallout
UK central bank expects number of insurers filing court claims to be three to five times the “normal level” following Brexit
BIS top body poised to approve Basel III
The GHOS meets on December 7, and all signs indicate it will finally give Basel III the green light
Russian central bank closes two more banks for malpractice
Smaller banks will be able to operate with “basic licences” from 2018, Nabiullina says
BoE paper sets out financial stress index
Index aims to capture systemic risk by aggregating market-based indicators of stress
Doubts cast on Europe’s IFRS 9 transition period
Dynamic transition viewed as too complicated for banks to use or investors to understand
FSB consults on bail-ins and funding during resolution
Consultations seek to unpick the operational complexities of implementing resolution regimes
House prices in German towns may be overvalued by 30% - Bundesbank
Overall housing market risk still seems to be “limited”, Bundesbank says
UK debt could be a stability risk, says BoE’s Sharp
FPC member goes against advice for central bankers to “stick to their knitting” and discusses how fiscal policy could impact BoE’s financial stability work
Stronger growth improves financial conditions in Europe – ECB review
Manufacturing activity and consumer sentiment bolsters growth across the region