Financial market infrastructure
PBoC: over 1,000 Chinese finance workers infected by Covid-19
Deputy governor says 42 employees of finance firms have died because of coronavirus
Authorities struggle to find staff with fintech skills – William Coen
Regulators should concentrate fintech firms’ risk and governance approaches - former BCBS secretary
FedNow: the advantage of going last
The Fed is late in developing instant payments, but US can learn from others
Wider use of LEIs will improve stability, says DNB president
LEI system should be improved and made compulsory for more types of financial data – Klaas Knot
US must review payments system oversight, Brainard says
Big tech’s currency plans could mean payments oversight is further weakened – senior Fed official
Bank of Italy and regulator agree joint cyber security strategy
New approach will aim at guarding specific types of financial market infrastructure
European banks must improve ‘big data’ practice – EBA report
Current regulatory framework is adequate but banks must work hard to improve trust, EBA says
Banque de France to launch CBDC experiments in 2020
De Galhau says new directorate will look at using wholesale CBDC in transactions for tokenised assets
Many firms not following global forex standards – RBA deputy governor
Guy Debelle says global forex committee shifting focus to algo trading
ECB welcomes Swedish draft law to order banks to supply cash
Proposed law follows Riksbank’s warnings on risks of Sweden’s rapid move away from cash
Indonesia’s central bank pledges major infrastructure changes
Five-year plan aims to upgrade payments infrastructure and boost inclusion rates
Australia’s FMI supervisory oversight ‘not fit for purpose’
Proposal would transfer oversight of FMIs to central bank and securities regulator
Benoît Coeuré to head BIS innovation hub unit
Senior ECB official is highly regarded for work on payments and has warned of need for change
BdF paper looks at digital currency and remuneration
Remuneration is key consideration for design of central bank-issued digital currencies, paper argues
Hong Kong authorities look at term structure for risk-free rate
New ‘proxy’ Honia could help change discount rate from Hibor to OIS for local swaps
PBoC says its bills are better tools than bonds for China
Central bank bills will play bigger role in stabilising yuan exchange rates, suggests PBoC note
Central banks should consider wholesale digital currency – BdF deputy
Markets’ “tokenisation of financial assets” risks creating disorderly infrastructure, Beau says
FDIC chair says US community banks must upgrade technology
“Banks, if you do not innovate, you will lose in the long run,” Jelena McWilliams warns
Albanian central bank introduces first polymer notes
Governor calls on parliament to approve draft law on improving payments systems
ECB’s Mersch attacks Facebook over ‘cartel-like’ libra structure
Senior ECB official accuses currency project of “treacherous promises”
Tanzanian central bank fines lenders over in-country data centres
Move comes as doubts grow over quality of banking sector and official statistics
Lagarde calls for eurozone-wide fiscal capacity
Eurozone nations should have counter-cyclical fiscal instrument and common treasury – Lagarde
Firms must prepare for reference rate transition – ECB working group
New €STR rate will be recalculated on same day if major errors are detected, report says
Derivatives users split over legacy Libor swaps
CCPs say cleared swaps will move to new rates if Libor is no longer representative of markets