Financial Stability
Latin American central bank interventions 'mitigate' liquidity shocks
Central banks more concerned with global factors than structural changes to forex markets; post-crisis regulation and tech advancements proving problematic for market makers
Federal Reserve Banks to work with Swift to make cross-border payments ‘more traceable’
US payment systems partner with Swift to improve cross-border payment speed and traceability; Federal Reserve Banks and The Clearing House make gpi available to clients
Seychelles governor underscores the challenges facing SMEs
Abel says they lack funding as well as non-financial support; central bank will work with commercial sector to come up with a strategy for SME lending
Deregulation could lead to further crisis – Lautenschläger
ECB supervisor worried by politicians’ calls for regulatory loosening
Foreign bank branches show more volatile lending – Norges Bank commentary
Foreign branches may be subject to lower capital requirements, giving them a competitive edge but also making their lending growth more volatile
Basel action needed before ‘regulatory cycle’ turns
Failure to reach a deal raises the risk of more entrenched protectionist positions
Loan-to-credit ratios affected stability of smaller German banks – paper
Bundesbank researchers look at data on “critical events” from 1995 to 2013
NPLs remain an issue, says Serbian governor Tabaković
Corporate sector accounts for 45% of total NPLs, notes governor
BIS authors spot structural break in bank financing
Research identifies turning point in how banks fund themselves around 2008, with greater reliance on branches and subsidiaries
EU stress tests should revise banking income assumptions, ECB paper argues
Fee and commission income likely to decrease more under “adverse” scenario, researchers say
RBNZ to rethink capital requirements
Review will reassess country’s approach to Basel III implementation, after Australia decides to bolster its banks’ capital to be “unquestionably strong”
Current account imbalances need to be addressed, Furusawa says
IMF deputy says imbalances in current accounts could increase volatility in the global economy; development of a safety net could reduce the need to accumulate reserves
BoE paper isolates loan supply impact of credit crunch
“Rich, tailor-made data set” informs study of how pre-crisis bank lending characteristics may have impacted post-crisis credit supply
Cyprus central bank calls for continuing efforts on NPLs
CBC calls for European law on insurance company resolution
Bank of Russia proposes major resolution reforms
New law would considerably extend the central bank’s powers
Danish central bank conducts $670 million FX intervention
Danish central bank conducts largest intervention in FX market since June 2016; analysts say demand for krone will continue, but interest rate hike is unlikely
Lautenschläger warns UK over response to Brexit
ECB may start regulating the largest investment companies, senior supervisor says; warns that continued euro clearing in London will depend on legal framework
Bank of Namibia takes over government-owned commercial bank
Bank of Namibia removes SME Bank’s chief executive after “suspicious investments” in South Africa; all banking services will continue to operate
Russian central bank centralises supervisory duties
New division will supervise smaller banks across the country
Bank of Jamaica proposes ‘hybrid’ resolution framework
New “hybrid framework” proposed after FSB report showed gaps in current resolution processes; parties have until April 14 to comment
New Barbados governor casts critical eye over public sector
Efficiency of services offered by the public sector needs improvement, says Haynes; current issues are a “great cost” to productivity
Basel capital surcharges are too low – Fed paper
Authors argue current Basel standards are not enough to guard against the failure of a global bank, particularly those reliant on short-term funding
EC: regulators could adapt rules to protect bond liquidity
Official recognises regulatory hit to corporate bond and repo markets, but rejects Mifid delay
BIS creates DLT analytical framework for central banks
CPMI working group lays out important questions for central banks when implementing distributed ledger tech for payments and settlement; access is a key concern