Netherlands
Executive director Hoogduin tipped as Wellink’s successor
Netherlands Bank executive director Lex Hoogduin frontrunner to take over as president when Nout Wellink’s term expires
Potential limit on terms could lead to Wellink’s departure
Dutch finance minister proposes a 14-year limit on the tenure of central bank presidents; proposal could bring Nout Wellink’s reign as president of the Netherlands Bank to an end next year
Trichet on World Cup: I don't mind who wins
Jean-Claude Trichet refuses to declare favourite as two eurozone members vie to scoop soccer's top prize
Netherlands’ Wellink survives resignation calls
Calls for Netherlands Bank governor to quit followed damning report into the central bank’s handling of failure of DSB
Interview: Peter Praet
Fortis’s collapse all too well illustrated the difficulties in saving cross-border European banks. But the ideal solution, a European crisis resolution authority, remains a distant dream. However, there is an existing, yet perhaps unusual, candidate from…
Icesave casts pall over Iceland’s credit outlook
Ratings agency Moody’s kicks its outlook on Iceland down to negative on intractable Icesave dispute, change leaves Icelandic bonds hovering just above junk status
Gudmundsson confident of Icesave deal despite country’s ‘no’ vote
Icelandic central bank governor Már Gudmundsson says a resolution will be reached with British and Dutch governments soon despite massive wave of public opposition to the plan
Iceland’s government knew banks were in trouble: Wellink
Dutch central bank president Nout Wellink says his Icelandic counterparts had informed the government that the country’s banking sector was in trouble
Curaçao and Sint Maarten should dollarise – Tromp
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles’s Emsley Tromp says formal dollarisation would improve the islands’ macroeconomic stability
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
The Nederlands Bank - Annual Report 2008
In the years ahead, banks will reduce their dependence on short-term funding in the wholesale markets and focus more on serving domestic customers, says Nout Wellink, the president of the Dutch central bank in its latest Annual Report.
Basel Committee's Wellink wants burden shared
Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has said that he is in favour of proposals for supranational supervision in Europe but warned that the issue of burden-sharing was crucial.
Guyana set to take on insurance role
The Bank of Guyana's regulatory ambit may expand to include the state's insurance industry if legislation tabled by the government on Thursday is passed.
Wellink: long-term fix will abate near-term fears
A clear outline of the post-crisis regulatory landscape would help allay short-term fears, Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has said. Wellink also indicated that the…
Wellink eyes caps on bonuses and hedge funds
Nout Wellink, the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and president of the Netherlands Bank, has called for international principles for bonuses and financial sector pay.
Recovery a long way off: Wellink
Despite strong interventions, recovery of the banking system seems a long way off, said Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Basel's Wellink: focus on shadow-banking sector
Supervisors need to focus on closing regulatory gaps in their financial systems, said Nout Wellink, the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and president of the Netherlands Bank.
Basel's Wellink: link macro and micro supervision
Cooperation between macro- and micro-prudential supervisors should be strengthened, said Nout Wellink of De Nederlandsche Bank.
Basel's Wellink outlines vision for Basel II
Nout Wellink, the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and president of the Netherlands Bank, on Monday detailed the committee's plans to improve its much-maligned Basel II framework.
Scrap bonuses - Basel Committee's Wellink
Bonuses for executives in the financial sector could be scrapped altogether, said Nout Wellink, the president of the Netherlands Bank and the chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
ING gets Dutch lifeline
ING, the biggest financial services firm in the Netherlands, has become the latest major financial institution to receive a capital injection from the government.
Benelux authorities part nationalise Fortis
The governments of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have bought sizeable stakes in Fortis, Belgium's biggest lender, after capital fears triggered a cull in shares.
EU central banks to devise reform agenda for Serbi
Eighteen European Union (EU) central banks are to collaborate on a report to determine the future strategy of the National Bank of Serbia.
Cross-border payments in Europe
A survey carried out by the Netherlands Bank finds that Dutch consumers pay differently for their cross-border purchases than for their domestic purchases.