Philip Lane
The winners of the 2018 Central Banking Awards
Bank of Canada wins Central Bank of the Year, Lesetja Kganyago picks up Governor of the Year and Perng Fai-nan receives Lifetime Achievement Award; 16 more awards unveiled
Ireland withdraws Lane’s nomination for ECB vice president
Spain’s de Guindos likely to take up role, but Irish may suggest Lane for the chief economist post
Ireland nominates Lane for ECB vice-presidency
Irish governor has a track record as academic economist and senior ESRB figure
Sovereign bond-backed securities could improve eurozone stability – ESRB
Regulations would need to change and treatment of sovereign bonds would be vital, argues Central Bank of Ireland Governor
Central Banking Awards: Ireland recognised for transparency
Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Lithuania and BlackRock win awards
Transparency: Central Bank of Ireland
The Irish central bank has made great progress in communicating in a candid and open manner with the people it serves
Irish central bank gets major budget increase
Commission members criticise bank’s handling of tracker mortgages
Irish governor calls for fiscal prudence
The government’s debt target may need to be revised, argues Lane
Irish central bank gets new supervisory structure
Supervisory functions will be split into two “pillars"; Lane says increased mandate and greater European commitment means new structure is necessary
Irish governor says bank is taking tough action on loan malpractice
Total of €78 million paid so far in compensation, Lane says
Irish governor calls for better international finance data
Links between holders and issuers of instruments are badly understood, Lane says
TK Whitaker, 1916–2017
Former Irish governor was key figure in his country’s economic modernisation; earlier served as senior civil servant in finance and pushed through far-reaching reform plan
Draft Irish law could compromise central bank independence, ECB says
Proposals would oblige central bank to promote competition in housing market
Brexit may not lead to ‘new dominant location’ for European finance – Irish governor
Regulatory considerations should not drive firms’ location decisions, Lane argues
Irish central bank publishes minutes of first macro-prudential committee meeting
Governor and senior staff approve current O-Sii and C-Cyb plans; intend to look further at impact of macro-prudential measures on housing markets
Irish central bank announces major internal reorganisation
Bank will split market supervision department in two and create new financial stability directorate; full-time director of corporate affairs to be appointed
Irish central bank forms macroprudential committee
Governor Philip Lane announced internal advisory committee on design of macroprudential policy; featuring senior officials, the group will convene for the first time in “early September”
Central Bank of Ireland to form analytical teams to improve ‘data architecture’
Governor Philip Lane encourages regulators to “embrace” technological advances, while stressing the balance between innovation and consumer protection
Regulators must improve co-operation in monitoring shadow banks – Irish governor
Regulators must develop better systems for managing and sharing information on shadow banks, Ireland’s central bank governor says; better understanding of “geography of risk” needed
Central Bank of the Year: Central Bank of Ireland
Well-capitalised banks, new supervision measures and timely macro-prudential policy action to cool an overheated property sector have gone far to restoring the Central Bank of Ireland's credibility
A few thoughts on the global situation
Policymakers around the world must act to restore order to the global economy says Jacques de Larosière.