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IMF says global economy may be at ‘turning point’
China and India expected to drive half of global growth this year, but other economies are lagging
Wanted: radical ideas for inflation modelling
Hedge funds echo Mervyn King’s calls for a new approach to inflation modelling post-2022 crisis
Stefan Ingves on leadership, prudential oversight and transparency
Riksbank veteran talks about Basel III, policy lessons and CBDCs
Over four-fifths of banks have yet to update APP risk mitigants
Most emerging market institutions plan to improve climate provisions in near future
Financial risk teams have higher staffing ratio than other units
Cyber risk and other threats prompt greater staff allocation to sub-units
Financial risks report published across 75% of jurisdictions
Frequency of publications and levels of transparency vary across jurisdictions
Centralised departments more likely to face new responsibilities
Respondents reported changes in risk approaches to the environment, and banking and insurance supervision
Risk management staff earn many multiples of per capita income
Risk managers paid more in richest jurisdictions but poorer countries still pay competitive wages
Use of defined project risk and delegated risk metrics declines
Around three-quarters of central banks have distinct institutional risk appetite
Why central banks shouldn’t ignore stablecoins
Rapid growth of stablecoins could impair monetary policy transmission
ISO 31000 remains top framework for risk managers
Majority of banks blend international frameworks with domestic solutions
Most central banks still not using GRC systems
AE respondents more likely to favour integrated system versus EME counterparties, in a reverse to 2022
Monetary tightening has ‘rapid’ effect on spending – BIS paper
Study finds conventional policy tools have bigger impact on consumption than unconventional ones
Most central banks track key risk indicators
Few banks consider improving current scope of KRIs, others to unveil soon
Fewer than half of central banks have a CRO
Risk management committees more popular, present in more than four-fifths of jurisdictions
Most central banks completed risk management review in 2022
Overall, 63% of institutions carried out internal audit and management reviews, 48% a external review
Cyber security topples reputational risk as first concern
Overall, close to 39% of institutions place cyber as their top concern, 20% select reputational factors
Market and personnel become key rising risks for central banks
Over 47% of institutions highlight one of these two factors as the fastest-growing risk
Cyber security remains most pressing risk for central banks
For second consecutive year it is singled out as the risk rising the most
Central banks report scant progress on climate risk capabilities
Just 9% of participants have a climate change risk unit, up from 7% last year
France must mandate regulation of crypto assets, governor says
Government should not wait for EU to pass regulatory measure, Villeroy de Galhau argues
Regulators should treat crypto trading as gambling – Panetta
Self-destruction of crypto sector is not assured, says ECB official
Missed inflation target has ‘sizeable’ fiscal impact – paper
Persistent undershooting by ECB caused problems for countries with long-duration debt, authors say
Fewer central banks have a centralised risk unit
Share of institutions deploying this structure falls from 66% to 48.5%