Financial Stability
Irish central bank names advisers for stress test exercise
Central Bank of Ireland calls for BlackRock Solutions, Boston Consulting Group and Barclays Capital to assist in stress tests
Debt management poses greater refinancing risks: Netherlands Bank
The Netherlands Bank study says greater reliance on short-term debt requires better coordination between debt managers and central banks
Brussels sets the stage for senior debt haircuts
Internal markets directorate publishes consultation paper calling for senior bondholder haircuts in resolution regimes; analysts worry move could further disrupt funding for troubled banks
Haircut fears push up bank CDS prices
Spreads on the credit index for senior European financials widen as EU releases burden-sharing consultation paper
Brazil steps up efforts to ease real gains
Central Bank of Brazil raises reserve requirements on domestic banks' foreign exchange position in bid to halt real appreciation
IMF paper investigates financial integration in Asia
Fund study finds equity and debt markets within Asian countries remain considerably more integrated with countries outside the region than within
MBS purchase programme sent strong signal to mortgage market: Fed paper
Federal Reserve study says mortgage-backed security purchase programme had strong signalling effect on mortgage bond market
Bidder calls on De La Rue to reveal details of RBI relationship
Oberthur says firm should inform shareholders about recent business with Reserve Bank of India; claims paper scandal has "undermined" ability to win new contracts as a stand-alone firm
Hong Kong lawmakers to enforce mandatory CCP by the end of 2012
Hong Kong joins Japan in mandating central counterparty clearing for OTC derivatives with CCPs and a central repository expected to be set up in the coming months.
Israel’s Fischer on the meaning of macroprudential policy
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer stresses importance of interconnections in interpreting the macroprudential mandate
Research commends Norges Bank’s stress tests
Group led by former Federal Reserve official says tests are highly innovative, economically sound and largely transparent
Forecasting ability fails to justify rating agencies’ power grab
Rating agencies forecasts “not particularly outstanding” during decades following the Great Depression, Bank for International Settlements paper finds
CentralBanking.com’s top ten stories of 2010
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BoE: Agents’ summary of business conditions (December 2010)
Bank survey shows strong export growth, rise in manufacturing and services activity; weak housing market, tough credit conditions for small firms
Spain’s Aríztegui on savings banks mergers
Bank of Spain deputy governor Javier Aríztegui discusses institutional protection schemes
Netherlands' Berndsen to build unified model of financial infrastructure
Netherlands Bank's head of oversight Ron Berndsen to construct complete financial infrastructure model as part of professorial appointment
Imbalances could treble in next two decades: Bank's Haldane
Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane charts course of global imbalances, pointing to trends likely to widen them
Fed extends temporary dollar swap lines
Dollar swap lines reopened with five central banks in May will remain in operation until August 2011, seven months past original date of expiry
Capital flows drive financial imbalances: IMF study
Fund paper says capital inflows are main factor behind financial imbalances, with effects worsened by insufficient oversight
Philippines bats away attacks of new banknote series: reports
Central Bank of the Philippines’ deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo reportedly dismisses criticisms of incorrectly rendered native bird and map on new banknotes
Norges Bank on links between marginal value of cash and firms’ behaviour
Norges Bank research points to impact of marginal value of cash on businesses’ decision making
EFSF's Frankel: guarantees are "enough for the time being"
European leaders endorse EFSF model, as facility gears up for debut issuance of up to €5 billion
EU pledges to make bailout vehicle permanent
Meeting of European Union leaders concludes with a pledge to create permanent rescue fund for the eurozone
BoE, ECB announce euro-sterling swap line to aid Ireland
Bank of England agrees to provide sterling in exchange for euro up to a limit of £10 billion; move aimed at helping Central Bank of Ireland