Financial Policy Committee (FPC)
BoE’s Brazier sees room for improvement in stress testing
New executive director outlines enhancements including counter-cyclical testing and extending the regime to the non-bank sector
BoE paper identifies issues in measuring ‘too big to fail’
Research assesses different approaches to measuring the scale of the ‘too big to fail’ problem, and finds none is without issues, but different approaches still identify effects
BoE’s Kohn and Taylor foresee FPC divisions
Financial policy committee is likely to rely more heavily on voting in future, Donald Kohn and Martin Taylor tell MPs; Andrew Tyrie attacks accountability and calls for review
Carney: ECB has ‘tools and clarity of mandate' to hit inflation target
BoE governor says there is ‘every reason' to expect the ECB to take the ‘measures necessary' to tackle low inflation as he weighs in on several international issues in parliamentary hearing
Banks are being herded into using similar risk methods by regulation, experts warn
Regulation is encouraging banks to manage risk using similar methods, which presents a threat to financial stability, witnesses tell a UK parliamentary committee
Bank of England unveils sweeping transparency changes
Bank of England to publish transcripts of monetary policy meetings, cut number of meetings, revamp committee structures and more; Barry Eichengreen says benefits likely to ‘dominate’ costs
BoE’s Taylor defends complexity of leverage ratio plans
External FPC member says countercyclical leverage ratio may be more complex than a flat rate, but allows the Bank of England to be less heavy-handed with the rule and avoid perverse incentives
Bank of England proposes three-pronged leverage ratio
Financial Policy Committee recommends ‘supplementary leverage ratios' for UK's biggest banks and wants power to set them from 2016
Bank of England asks for new tools to curb mortgage lending
Financial Policy Committee recommends it be equipped with controls on loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios; Mark Carney says Help to Buy scheme does not pose ‘material risks’
Spencer Dale quits the Bank of England
Bank's head of financial stability and former chief economist quits to join BP, just nine weeks into his new job following a major reshuffle
BoE’s Cunliffe says leverage ratio is no mere ‘backstop'
Bank of England deputy governor says leverage and risk-weighted capital ratios serve different purposes; term ‘shadow banking’ casts a pall over productive aspects of non-bank financial services
Financial Policy Committee angles for full powers over UK leverage ratio regime
Bank of England body poised to ask for lead role in design and implementation of leverage ratios in UK; move described as a natural fit
BoE's Sharp: new shocks around the corner 'perfectly conceivable'
Richard Sharp says UK financial system's openness means unpredictable external events can have 'profound effect' on financial stability
BoE's Haldane says time is right to review MPC schedule
Bank's head of financial stability and soon-to-be chief economist says his views on financial and regulatory matters ‘aren't going to disappear'
BoE's Financial Policy Committee notes 40% rise in mortgage approvals
Mortgage approvals rose by 40% in the year to January; FPC makes no new recommendations
UK's financial regulator backs end to mortgage lending programme
BoE's Financial Policy Committee wary of the impact of higher interest rates on banks' and households' balance sheets; recommends mortgage lenders be required to heed stress test guidelines
Bank of England terminates mortgage support
Funding for Lending Scheme will cease subsidising mortgages in 2014; Mark Carney outlines tools the central bank could use to rein in the ‘growing momentum’ in UK housing market
Carney backs new leverage ratio powers
Bank of England announces review of its powers over bank leverage ratios; Mark Carney says that FPC control over the tool is ‘necessary to properly implement a robust capital framework’
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Carney makes his mark at the Bank of England
Mark Carney has achieved much more than meets the eye in his first five months as governor of the Bank of England
BoE's Kohn stresses predictable nature of FPC ‘knockout'
Financial Policy Committee member Donald Kohn tells Oxford audience the Bank of England's new macro-prudential powers should allow monetary policy to act more effectively
BoE's Financial Policy Committee ‘most fashionable backstop in town'
External member of the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee says its interventions will inevitably be ‘counter-popular', as it is increasingly used to backstop other people's policies
New BoE deputy says European banking union would benefit the UK
Jon Cunliffe says ECB has enough tricks up its sleeve to address any further shocks in the eurozone; believes the mutualisation of risk may prove a bridge too far for European banking union
Bank of England proposes new stress test regime
Deputy governor Paul Tucker says new framework will boost confidence in the UK financial system and help ensure the Bank is publicly accountable for its financial stability operations
BoE's financial policy committee publishes latest minutes
UK macro-prudential regulator says it will prioritise medium-term capital framework for banks, ending ‘too big to fail', and transform shadow banking