Asia-Pacific
European central banks shift reserves from US Treasuries to euro assets
US Treasuries still make up largest share of respondents’ reserves globally
Nexus’s new CEO on the future of the cross-border payments platform
Nexus Global Payments CEO Andrew McCormack discusses the multi-lateral instant payments system’s technical build-out, governance and launch strategy
Two in five large reserves holders reduce dollar allocations
Yet central banks’ FX holdings remain broadly denominated in US currency
Nexus will connect at least three Asian countries by 2027 – CEO
Company expects to announce winning bidder for contract to build payments platform by year’s end
Reserve managers widely satisfied with staff strength and resources
Large reserve management teams tend to earn higher salaries
Digital yen is not a given, says BoJ official
Japan’s central bank is focused on studying CBDCs but does not feel pressure to issue one
BoK economists discuss policy responses to ‘super ageing’
In Do Hwang and Boreum Kwak speak about the actions South Korea should take as critically low birth rate limits central bank’s policy space
Hong Kong allows collateral reuse in offshore yuan bond repos
HKMA says changes will increase offshore participation in mainland China bond market
Bank Indonesia makes second surprise rate cut
Consecutive cuts come despite strong second-quarter growth
Six central banks report increase in AML/CFT risks
Nine in 10 institutions indicate having sufficient powers to deal with risks
Central banks see cyber attacks as key financial stability risk
Respondents also reveal other elevated risks, including geopolitics and tariffs
Cyber attacks rise in three-fifths of jurisdictions
Central banks lacking incident response team report highest rate of attacks
Brunei and Singapore ink cross-border collateral agreement
Central banks say move will allow access to wider range of collateral for liquidity operations
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Majority of central banks have analysed effects of tariffs
Spike in levies seen as having varying degrees of impact on financial stability
Only 30% of central banks conduct non-bank stress-testing
Exercise tends to be less common in institutions with smaller financial stability teams
Most central banks seek improved regulatory frameworks
Key areas include laws on systemically important banks, liquidity risks, insurance and fintechs
Limit on insured bank deposit payouts averages $50,000
One in 10 jurisdictions lack any deposit insurance fund
Two in five central banks see need for more macro-pru tools
Caps on loan-to-value ratios are respondents’ most actively used policy
AI most widely used for document preparation in financial stability
Smaller financial stability teams less likely to utilise technology
Central banks with resource deficiency tend to pay higher salaries
Average financial stability budget also higher in units with that report non-staff resource shortage
Financial stability staff sufficiency improves year on year
Most central banks report contentment with non-staff resources
Most central banks co-ordinate monetary and financial stability tools
Cross-scenario evaluation and committee overlap cited as areas of interaction
HKMA to cut budget and freeze headcount – media report
De facto central bank could be latest to join belt-tightening campaign by Hong Kong institutions