Macro-prudential
‘Ostrich approach’ to financial stability is a mistake
Denmark’s top supervisor says scaling back IFRS 9 would be a costly error
ECB asks eurozone banks to stop dividends
Bank of Israel also asks banks to reassess the distribution of dividends
Brazil unveils measures to boost liquidity
Central bank estimates action will boost credit supply by 1.2 trillion reals ($238 billion)
Swiss central bank launches unlimited refinancing facility
SNB asks federal government to reduce countercyclical buffer to 0%
UK lenders do little to account for extreme weather risks – BoE paper
Banks barely adjusted mortgages in the wake of severe flooding in 2013–14, authors find
US regulators offer more guidance on loan restructurings
Any modified loans remain eligible collateral for discount window, Fed says
The dawn of a safer and sounder European banking sector
Implementation of two pillars of banking union has led to significant improvements
RBNZ delays new capital rules
Central bank defers start date until 2021 and slows down other regulatory reviews
Carney sets out ‘grand unifying theory’ of macro-pru
Loss function for financial stability echoes format of Taylor rule, but requires much more judgement
Fed unveils new capital regime to criticism from Brainard
Federal Reserve says new rules will maintain capital levels, but senior official calls them “imprudent”
Some countries’ macro-pru measures have reduced systemic risk – IMF paper
Denmark and Czech Republic particularly successful in cutting mortgage risk, researchers find
Global property investors may undermine macro-pru – CGFS
House prices are rising and increasingly synchronised, BIS committee says
BoE’s Taylor argues for solution to IFRS 9 ‘headache’
Loss provisioning rules could worsen downturns and present issues for stress-testing, official says
Stress tests should be ‘two-stage’- Donald Kohn
Results for first test could be used to model second scenario, says senior BoE official
Sharon Donnery stresses international co-operation role in financial stability
Irish deputy governor explains macro-prudential measures implemented since global financial crisis
UAE, Bahrain and Nambia team up to tackle money laundering
Common framework will help nations share and analyse AML/CFT data
Kuwait’s central bank should relax rate caps – IMF
New legislation will encourage nationwide credit rating system, fund staff say
Bank of Spain unveils first strategic plan
Hernández de Cos’s priorities include better macro-prudential policies and increased trust
Hong Kong supervisory framework needs further strengthening – IMF
Growth outlook has deteriorated but banking sector well positioned, says fund
Tighter regulation may be working – MIT economist
Kristin Forbes says banks may be more resilient but warns risk could be shifting to shadow sector
Leveraged lending creates challenges in UK stress tests
On some assumptions, banks would fail the tests; BoE to alter capital framework
De Guindos: Boost eurozone banks’ countercyclical capital buffers
Increases in counter-cyclical buffers should accompany decreases in other capital ratios, says ECB vice-president
BIS paper examines economic impact of macro-pru
Shocks are similar to monetary policy but transmission differs, researchers say
MAS urges vigilance amid rising risks
MAS flags leverage risk in businesses tied to trade and property, as risks to global financial stability rise