Financial market infrastructure
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
Central bank digital currency could worsen panics - Bank of Spain article
Depositors might transfer funds to central bank accounts during financial stress, researcher says
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
Central bank digital currency would be unsafe – senior ECB official
Lack of finality in payment could cause major instability, Benoit Coeuré says
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
PRA official says financial system must become more cyber-resilient
Firms now view cyber as one of the biggest risks to their operations
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
European Commission proposes uniform cost for trans-EU euro payments
Dombrovskis also calls for EU-wide transparency on currency conversions
Europe’s CCP recovery rules draw fire
CCPs and clearing members unhappy with proposed allocation of non-default losses
MAS prepares new approach to data collection
MAS says it is moving towards “zero duplication” of data requests