Opinion
Separating the casino from the retail bank will not work
A division between investment and retail banking will not prevent future financial crises, Clive Briault, the founder of Risk and Regulation Consulting and a former managing director at the Financial Services Authority, argues
FSA’s Turner is right to push for a Tobin tax
The financial sectors in mature economies grew too large in the run-up to the crisis. A Tobin tax can help prevent this from happening again, argues Costas Lapavitsas, a professor at the School for Oriental and African Studies
How narrow banks would fit in the financial system
Alessandro Roselli, a former official of the Bank of Italy, calls for a banking structure where narrow banks co-exist with commercial banks, properly redefined, and investment banks.
King is right to call for radical reform of banking
Bank of England governor’s desire for fundamental overhaul should be applauded, Robert Pringle, the chairman of Central Banking Publications, argues
A cynical view of the 2009 IMF/ World Bank meetings
Robert Pringle, the chairman of Central Banking Publications, sums up this year’s gathering in Istanbul
Communication in a crisis: some thoughts for central bankers
Citing the case of Northern Rock, Geoffrey Wood, a professor of economics at Cass Business School, calls for central banks to better prepare for their communications on financial stability
No, the markets are not in state of hysteria about US inflation
Brendan Brown, the chief economist at Mitsubishi UFJ, asks if fears of prices exploding in the US are as irrational as some suggest
Yam has secured his place in history
As Joseph Yam prepares to depart, Tony Latter, a former deputy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, assesses the chief executive’s time at the helm of the territory’s financial authorities
Basel Committee gets it right
William Isaac, a former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who now heads LECG Global Financial Services, believes the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s accounting guidelines have much to recommend them
Sanusi’s crackdown should be applauded
Central Bank of Nigeria governor Lamido Sanusi’s rescue of five undercapitalised Nigerian banks was the right move, argues Razia Khan, the head of research for Africa at Standard Chartered, a bank
De Larosière for long-term value and economic stability
A near-term focus dominated policy, regulation, accounting standards and governance in the run up to the crisis. It cannot last, writes Jacques de Larosière.
Some thoughts on where global finance is heading
An event in Peru earlier this month addressed some of the key questions concerning the international economic order in the aftermath of the crisis.
Will Dr. Gloom and Dr. Doom’s Next Domino Fall?
The current plight of Latvia and its Baltic neighbours is far different from Argentina’s in the early part of this decade
The real exit problem at the Federal Reserve (and ECB and BoE)
Central bankers must abandon their focus on targeting inflation in the medium term if we are to really consign the crisis to history
The Tories’ plan for sound banking
Robert Pringle, David Mayes and Michael Taylor, the editors of Central Banking’s Towards a New Framework for Financial Stability, give their reaction to Conservative plans to rebuild UK regulation
Key questions for Marcus
Gill Marcus, governor-designate of the South African Reserve Bank, will have her work cut out in maintaining the central bank’s hard-won credibility
Washington's timetable for regulatory reform
Patton Boggs, a law firm,sets out how and when Obama's proposals for US financial regulation reform will become law in 2009
Rating agencies: regulate or downgrade?
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the actions of ratings agencies cannot remain unchecked, argues Ludek Niedermayer, a former vice governor at the Czech National Bank
Modelling animal spirits
John Quiggin says George Akerlof and Robert Shiller's new book is a manifesto for a new approach to economic modelling.
Can Sack fill Dudley's shoes?
Brian Sack will takes on a very different job from that of his predecessors at the NY Fed writes Claire Jones
Ten heroes of monetary gold
Timothy Green, a journalist who has written about gold for 40 years, lists the ten individuals and institutions that have most shaped the precious metal's monetary history
A feeble response to an unprecedented crisis
Officials have failed to deliver on their promises of a regulatory overhaul. It is a pity, writes Robert Pringle, the chairman of Central Banking Publications.