Financial market infrastructure
ECB raises concerns over new Cyprus agency
Powers given to digital security agency should not prejudice those of ECB, opinion warns
ESRB publishes scenario for CCP stress tests
Esma announces UK-based CCPs will still be covered in event of “no-deal Brexit” on April 12
HKMA grants first three virtual banking licences
Move is “major milestone” for Hong Kong’s efforts to compete as financial centre
EBA launches register of payment and electronic money firms
Freely available online register brings together national authorities’ data
ECB to publish new reference rate in October
New rate should fully replace Eonia by beginning of 2022, ECB says
Zimbabwe ditches dollar peg amid warnings of ‘disaster’
Central bank governor pledges stability but analyst says initiative is “cancerous”
ECB starts publishing statistics on secured euro money market
Data gathered using same methods used to measure unsecured segment of market
BoCHK set to secure role for Philippines renminbi clearing
Bilateral settlement gains importance in yuan internationalisation process
‘Big tech’ finance raises fundamental questions – BdF deputy governor
Risks from cloud computing not being addressed by supervisors, Denis Beau warns
Singapore central bank to put $5 billion into venture capital sector
Move will complement “curated deal-making programme” for Asean investment, says senior official
Key South African rate needs urgent reform – Sarb deputy governor
Jibar based on product that rarely traded during two-year period, says Sarb’s Mminele
Ukrainian central bank to auction distressed banks’ assets
NBU also announces upgrade to sovereign bond-selling infrastructure
Esma head issues Brexit warning over UK CCPs
Maijoor calls for continued access for EU members
Foreign jurisdictions could disrupt European payments, Mersch warns
EU must end reliance on foreign-based payment card providers, ECB official says
BoJ sets out goals for interest rate benchmark reform
Working committee aims to publish deliberations in March 2019
Implementation of new Sofr rate is “ahead of schedule”, says Fed vice-chair
Implementation of new Sofr rate is “ahead of schedule”, says Fed vice-chair
Russian central bank starts using biometric database of bank customers
Citizens can submit face and voice data to banks to be authorised for remote transactions
Singapore central bank aims to eliminate cheques but not go cashless
MAS board member reveals new details of scheme to allow payments by QR codes
Brazil tests DLT-based regulatory data-sharing platform
Blockchain will allow regulators to share data more efficiently, says central bank
Banks must understand artificial intelligence – ECB official
Artificial intelligence must not become another “financial craze”, Hakkarainen warns
China opens onshore market to foreign investors
MSCI adds Chinese shares to its emerging markets index for the first time
HKMA rolls out new initiatives to lure bond issuance
The three-year pilot promises to fund half of eligible bond issuance expense
CFTC chairman expects to resolve EU-US CCP spat
Giancarlo lauds relationship with EU’s Dombrovskis
‘Regulatory equivalence’ not enough for post-Brexit UK CCPs – Cœuré
ECB official says work on cross-border CCP resolution needs to accelerate