Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
Central bank business school will foster Malaysia's future leaders, says Zeti
Bank Negara governor talks to Central Banking about the joint initiative with MIT to set up a school on its premises; says other central banks have shown interest
Bank Negara Malaysia personnel under police investigation over alleged leak
Alleged leakage of documents from high-level probe involving PM a potential violation of official secrets act; central bank personnel among staff from four institutions under investigation
Zeti urges central banks to ‘call the shots' on financial regulation
Bank Negara Malaysia governor makes the case for giving central banks regulatory powers over financial markets during Central Banking interview
Zeti sees ‘immense scope’ for greater financial integration in SE Asia
Bank Negara Malaysia governor tells SME conference that greater integration can help support small business growth; points to banking, insurance and capital markets as ‘next phase of development’
Zeti deems shadow loan regulation ‘highly effective'
Bank Negara Malaysia governor says macro-prudential regulation of non-banks has stabilised the overheated property market, but IMF warns of risks lurking in the shadows
Malaysia deputy governor says better credit reporting crucial to Asean integration
Asean Economic Community faces challenging test of successfully integrating regional financial markets, Bank Negara's Muhammad bin Ibrahim says
Malaysian deputy unveils ‘ink-staining’ technology for ATMs
Muhammad bin Ibrahim says ATMs have been ‘frequent target’ for criminals in recent years; new technology will stain notes with indelible ink if machine is being robbed
People: Malaysia appoints assistant governor; BoJ board member approved
Bank Negara Malaysia names Mohd Adhari Belal Din as assistant governor, while Marzunisham Omar takes office at the IMF; Japanese government approves Yutaka Harada as BoJ board member
Zeti highlights ‘v-shaped’ recoveries in Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor argues the economy has ‘time and time again’ demonstrated the ability to emerge from commodity price shocks and financial crises
Malaysia launches new payments system to boost online transactions
Malaysia’s central bank aims to simplify online payments with new ‘JomPAY’ platform, which has the goal of reaching 5,000 merchants by 2020 and reducing usage of cash and cheques
Bank Negara Malaysia and MIT Sloan to set up joint business school
The Asia School of Business will open next year on the central bank's premises; will host inaugural class of 25-35 students in a two-year MBA programme
People: BoE appoints general counsel; Chicago Booth professor joins Slovakian board
Sonya Branch takes up top legal role at BoE; National Bank of Slovakia board now five-strong; Bank Negara Malaysia appoints debt resolution committee chairman; and more
Bank Negara Malaysia expands MPC
Two external members, Yeah Kim Leng and Noor Azlan Ghazali, to join policy committee for first time on April 1, taking total number of members from eight to 10
Zeti argues ringgit is ‘undervalued’ but rules out dollar peg
Bank of Negara Malaysia governor rules out pegging the ringgit to the dollar, but revealed she considers the currency to be ‘significantly undervalued’
Asean central banks to improve settlement transparency
Members of the Asean Central Banks’ Working Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems adopt principles to improve transparency for cross-border trade settlements
PBoC names clearing banks in Thailand and Malaysia
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China will clear renminbi in Bangkok and Bank of China in Kuala Lumpur, the central bank announces
Zeti: Greater financial integration will boost growth potential in South East Asia
Greater financial integration in the Asean economies will help channel funds towards ‘productive’ investment, says Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz
Malaysian banks will use cheque fees to incentivise electronic payments
To reduce the use of cash and cheques in the financial system, Bank Negara Malaysia is introducing a scheme whereby cheque fees will be used to incentivise e-payments
Malaysian banks working on a Swift rulebook for Islamic transactions
A Swift rulebook ‘will provide an efficient platform for the exchange of messages for Islamic finance transactions’, says governor of Bank Negara Malaysia
People: Mark Carney reappointed as FSB chair; Bank of Portugal names new head of supervision
Governor of Bank of England gets second term as chair of the Financial Stability Board; Bank of Portugal appoints three new people in banking prudential supervision department; and more
Malaysian deputy backs ‘constructive ambiguity’ in comms
Muhammad bin Ibrahim says less might be more when it comes to communicating macro-prudential policy; Bank Negara Malaysia allows for some ‘constructive ambiguity’
Malaysian deputy says Islamic banking has inclusion role to play
Muhammad bin Ibrahim highlights potential of Islamic banking products to improve financial inclusion, by channelling funds directly to small businesses
Zeti: Sukuk market has potential to fund infrastructure projects
Bank Negara Malaysia governor argues infrastructure projects need broader funding with sukuk markets an ‘important new source’
Carstens says EMs should look inwards to engineer growth
Bank of Mexico governor warns developed economies will grow below potential for a 'relatively long period’; Lagarde would 'do belly dancing' if it got US to approve new IMF governance