Financial Stability
MAS working to keep crypto-currencies and ICOs under control
Authority is mulling how to respond to the growth of crypto-currencies and initial coin offerings
Data shows growing medium-term risk for global economy – IMF
Researchers assess three types of financial data as predictors of GDP growth risk
Yellen defends contentious FSOC decision on AIG
Top regulators narrowly vote to remove AIG’s designation as systemic, exposing sharply contradicting views on the Financial Stability Oversight Committee
Perng Fai-nan on how Taiwan has eluded crisis for 20 years
Taiwan’s governor explains how pragmatic interventions have engendered two decades of financial stability, despite the island’s status as a small, open economy
ECB calls on Commission to rethink CCP resolution and recovery plans
Proposals need to shift focus from stand-alone recovery, ECB says
EBA recommends new prudential regime for investment firms
Firms should be subject to tripartite classification with different capital requirements
Fed paper constructs ‘loan frontier’ for mortgages
Method mimics literature on estimating production frontiers, allowing authors to study credit provision around the 2008 crisis
Fed fines HSBC $175m for unsafe forex practices
The London-headquartered bank has been ordered to improve its practices by a Fed cease-and-desist order
Race against time for fiat currencies – Lagarde
IMF managing director envisages digital currencies taking over in countries with “unstable currencies”, but infrastructure has to be improved first
BoE asks banks to allocate $154 billion to new MREL requirements
UK central bank introduces new internal capital requirement for large banks with subsidiaries; banks have net shortfall of £4 billion to meet by 2022
Nouy: Europe’s bankers need courage for cross-border mergers
Bankers have “turned inwards” in the face of difficulties, says ECB supervisor
EBA and US agencies agree framework for cross-border resolution
Document lays out principles for information sharing and future crisis management agreements
CPMI plans response to growth of wholesale payments fraud
Preliminary report outlines proposals designed to tackle security vulnerabilities in endpoints, as fraud becomes “increasingly sophisticated”
Fixing the banks is not enough – Adair Turner
Robust banks can supply credit but the real damage from financial crisis is caused by lack of credit demand, former FSA chief says
Debelle calls for more thought on financial stability independence
RBA deputy says financial stability needs its own intellectual framework; panellists warn independence likely to face tougher challenges ahead
Fitch warns Philippines on prudential standards
Real estate sector appears stable but risks could “crystallise” if left unchecked; closer central bank scrutiny may prove inadequate
Poor monitoring led to rise in NPLs, says Rwanda’s central bank
NPLs rose to 8.2% in June, according to central bank stats; banks urged to strengthen monitoring and credit underwriting processes
Malaysian opposition: bank must act against 1MDB officials
Bank Negara Malaysia says it will continue to work with international agencies over alleged fraud
Italian finance sector must change, deputy governor says
Banks too exposed to cyclical conditions and firms too dependent on loans, Rossi says