Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Russia inches back toward dollar assets
Bank of Russia report shows percentage of dollar assets increased by end 2009, reversing trend set in two previous years; central bank also upped sovereign debt holdings and risk appetite declined
BIS’s Borio on the paradox of financial instability
Bank for International Settlements’ Claudio Borio warns that system appears strongest when it’s most vulnerable
Ageing to drive down asset prices
Bank for International Settlements research says demographic trends will reduce house prices significantly
BIS: cross-border flows shaped by global and country specific factors
Bank for International Settlements study shows global and country specific risk factors explain cross-border bank flow patterns
BIS: Global banking at a crossroads
Bank for International Settlements study says financial crisis has changed the model for international banking
Goodhart: Anglo-Saxon model of banking is flawed
Bank of England former MPC member Charles Goodhart says Asian model of banking is better suited to staving off crises
BIS: Top-down approach to countercyclical capital buffers preferred
Bank for International Settlements paper on capital buffers says a bottom-up approach is more favourable to a top-down as bank specific factors neglect variable differences in capital structures of firms
BIS: Inflation targeting only one option
Bank for International Settlements study says inflation targeting is not necessarily the only prescription for price stability
Central bank auctions reveal banks' liquidity risks
BIS study says aggressive bidding in central bank auctions good indication of liquidity risks at banks
BIS: currency collapses benefit output growth
Bank for International Settlements study on currency collapses finds devaluation helps growth in the long run, rather than dampening it
EXCLUSIVE: Pick and choose from social media tools: BIS’s Laurmaa
Bank for International Settlements’ head of web publishing Timo Laurmaa says Twitter more beneficial to profit-making companies; short releases help when reaching out to wider-than-usual audience
Canada’s Carney named CGFS chair
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney to step into Federal Reserve vice-chairman Donald Kohn’s shoes and head Basel-based Committee on the Global Financial System; follows Kohn’s retirement
Caruana’s three policy challenges
Bank for International Settlements’ general manager outlines the key problems with which policymakers must grapple
BIS makes record profit
Bank for International Settlements records net profit of $2.9 trillion
BIS sceptical on reserves role for SDR
Trying to create global currency from accounting unit would not solve problems highlighted by the crisis
Hawkish BIS warns on dangers of ultra-low rates
Bank for International Settlements says degree of slack likely to be smaller than suggested by output gap models
BIS fearful over fiscal crunch
Bank for International Settlements warns advanced economies that rising debt levels risk hindering long-term performance
BIS proffers history books online
Bank for International Settlements puts back catalogue of Annual Reports online; early reports observe difficulties of war and the importance of fora for central bank collaboration
BIS: Crisis response lacks rigour compared to Nordic countries in 90s
Bank for International Settlements study into the recent financial crisis says policy response may slowdown recovery
BIS’s Caruana warns macroprudential policies may have unintended consequences
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana says macroprudential policies alone do not guarantee protection from systemic risks
Watch funding gaps, BIS warns Europe
European banks still have significant dollar funding gaps, leaving them vulnerable to foreign exchange shifts
BIS’s Cecchetti: cross-border supervision worth the risk
Head of monetary and economic department at the Bank for International Settlements Stephen Cecchetti says benefits of global financial integration outweigh costs
Fed scoops prize for best swap lines: BIS
Bill Allen and Richhild Moessner study the effects of central banks’ swap lines and find those established by the Federal Reserve to provide dollar liquidity went furthest in achieving their aims
Ratings agencies blindly mimic market jitters: Noyer
Banque de France governor becomes latest euro-area official to slam credit rating agencies for worsening debt crisis; remarks follow Spain’s second downgrade in two months