Financial Stability
BoE says no-deal Brexit now unlikely
Bank of England ends additional liquidity supervision after passage of withdrawal agreement
Sovereign debt needs strong collective action clauses – ECB paper
CACs with bond-by-bond voting fail to prevent creditor holdouts, researchers find
Bank of Italy and regulator agree joint cyber security strategy
New approach will aim at guarding specific types of financial market infrastructure
Carney defends financial sector’s record on climate action
Finance ready to flow to green projects if politicians take lead, BoE governor says
Cyber attack could freeze liquidity in US financial system – NY Fed paper
Attack on one bank could affect more than a third of banking system’s assets, researchers warn
Central banks must take lead on climate disclosures – PBoC’s Ma
Reserve managers’ stances send important signals to the financial community, says Ma Jun
Fiji’s central bank faces climate change challenge
Governor notes disaster risk management is evolving at rapid pace
Brookings paper examines impact of governance structures on use of CCyBs
Countries with strong governance mechanisms are more likely to use the macro-prudential tool, researchers find
ECB calls for changes to German draft CCP recovery law
Law should be rewritten to provide more transparency on Bafin’s procedures and approach, ECB says
Non-bank growth slowed in 2018, says FSB
Riskiest forms of non-banks still growing, but overall assets went into reverse in 2018
Climate risk models not up to scratch, warns BIS report
New research highlights models’ inability to accurately anticipate climate risk
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November
Bank of Spain unveils first strategic plan
Hernández de Cos’s priorities include better macro-prudential policies and increased trust
UK regulators set new deadlines for Libor transition
Working group sets out priorities for 2020 as Libor deadline looms
Cyber security suffers from inconsistent approaches, says IMF’s Lipton
Emerging markets struggle to implement international recommendations
European banks must improve ‘big data’ practice – EBA report
Current regulatory framework is adequate but banks must work hard to improve trust, EBA says
Brainard lending proposal gets boost in Congressional hearing
Participants applaud Fed proposal, while strongly criticising plan by OCC’s Otting
Violence in Myanmar could hamper growth – World Bank
Investor confidence is being damaged by sustained conflict, despite robust growth
Bank of Spain paper looks at EM vulnerability
“Sherloc” tool seeks clues for emerging market fragility in wide range of variables
ECB largely welcomes move to expand German macro-pru powers
ECB says measures giving BaFin greater powers are “appropriate”, but need better data
Trump threatens to cut off Iraq from New York Fed account
Central Bank of Iraq risks losing access to New York Fed account if government ousts US soldiers
Lebanese governor requests more powers to deal with crisis
Salameh says financial and monetary stability at risk without new measures to regulate banks
Slovenian central bank demands courts rule on bail-in law
Bank of Slovenia says law would break EU Treaty as bitter dispute over bail-ins escalates