Bank of England (BoE)
Stress tests should be ‘two-stage’- Donald Kohn
Results for first test could be used to model second scenario, says senior BoE official
UK government struggled to attract female applicants for BoE governorship
Letter reveals only two of 23 applicants for Carney’s job were women, despite recruitment firm priding itself on ability to deliver a diverse candidate pool
Central Banking Awards 2020: second group of winners unveiled
Prizes awarded for governor, reserve management, green initiative, asset manager and custody
Custody initiative: Euroclear
The securities depository has debuted instant dollar settlement in central bank money outside the US – a service that has virtually eliminated settlement risk
Governor of the year: Mark Carney
Carney has played a vital role in managing Brexit risks while driving efforts towards climate, payments and dollar funding reform
Green initiative: Network for Greening the Financial System
The voluntary body is driving efforts to tackle climate-related risks
De Guindos stresses uncertainty from coronavirus outbreak
Powell and Carney said Fed and BoE are closely monitoring the virus’s impact on the economy
ECB reallocates subscribed capital after Brexit
Eurozone central banks will increase their total paid-up capital by €1.2 billion over the next two years
BoE holds rate at Carney’s last MPC meeting
Carney says he has “no regrets” on monetary policy as MPC cuts growth forecast
Podcast: fintech predictions for 2020
Will cloud technology become mainstream? Is artificial intelligence the future of regulation? Rachael King and Adam Csabay make their fintech predictions for 2020 in the second episode of Tech Talk
BoE’s close rate call: what to watch
Markets had priced in 50% chance of a cut, but several economists say easing looks unlikely
BoE seeks partner to build public cloud environment
Central bank prepares for “step change” in IT infrastructure
BoE says no-deal Brexit now unlikely
Bank of England ends additional liquidity supervision after passage of withdrawal agreement
Banks outpacing insurers with cloud adoption – BoE
UK financial institutions lean towards software when it comes to cloud outsourcing, blog post shows
Carney defends financial sector’s record on climate action
Finance ready to flow to green projects if politicians take lead, BoE governor says, but other speakers on WEF panel argue firms are not doing enough
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and the BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November
UK regulators set new deadlines for Libor transition
Working group sets out priorities for 2020 as Libor deadline looms
BoE officials hint at willingness to cut rates
Carney, Saunders and Vlieghe all signal cut may be needed, as UK growth and inflation disappoint
BoE will get back €58 million from ECB after Brexit
Decision yet to be made on who will make up the capital shortfall; UK will also see its membership of EIB rescinded
FCA takes over crypto asset supervision
UK firms must register with regulator to comply with anti-money laundering rules
ECB paper looks at role of uncertainty in central bank comms
Researchers use machine learning to study market reactions to BoE inflation reports
Machine learning model flags importance of yield curve for crisis prediction
Model has potential to allow policy action before crisis hits, BoE paper says
Carney launches review of BoE monetary policy
“Deep structural changes” have left little space for conventional tools to work, governor says