Switzerland
Switzerland grants fintech firms access to interbank payment system
Federal government modified ordinance to create new licensing category on January 1
Ukrainian central bank sues oligarch in Swiss courts for $200 million
NBU demands money from former bank owner it has accused of massive fraud
Fragility of forex market stays SNB’s hand
Central bank maintains Libor rate target and negative policy rate
People: Former Malawian governor dies
Mathews Chikaonda served as governor in the 1990s; new senior appointments made at the BIS; and more
Too soon for SNB to increase rates, board member says
Inflation is low and currency is strong despite economic growth, Maechler says
Crypto bank targets 2019 launch
Switzerland’s Seba Crypto sets its sights on banking licence with “technology-neutral” regulator
SNB maintains ultra-loose policy despite stronger growth
Central bank is once again grappling with the effects of safe-haven flows into the franc
Swiss banks are more resilient now than before crisis – Zurbrügg
‘Too-big-to-fail’ especially relevant for Swiss economy due to strong role of few major banks
Shock end to euro floor avoided ‘enormous’ speculative attack, says SNB’s Jordan
Swiss central bank chairman believes sudden removal of forex controls was least bad policy option and limited reputational damage
SNB profits reach 5.1 billion francs in first half of 2018
Foreign currency positions helped push the Swiss central bank back into profit
SNB chairman dismisses calls for revised inflation targets
Jordan says raising targets would 'harm credibility' built up over decades; sees room for more negative rates
Switzerland’s Jordan on extraordinary monetary policy and sovereign money
The Swiss National Bank governor speaks about currency intervention, negative rates, sovereign money and the diversification of reserves
People: Palestine Monetary Authority appoints new deputy governor
New members appointed to Finnish and Swiss boards
Swiss central bank keeps policy rates negative
SNB says it will intervene in foreign exchange markets “as necessary”
SNB should clearly assign policy tools, IMF report says
SNB can avoid impression of exchange-rate targeting through better communication, says IMF
Swiss reject radical monetary proposals
Less than a quarter of people vote for new monetary system; activist says vote has started a conversation
Switzerland weighs bold monetary experiment
On June 10, Switzerland will vote on whether to revolutionise its monetary system and hand the central bank a monopoly on money creation
Cash usage in Switzerland below eurozone average – SNB survey
SNB’s first payments study finds 70% of transactions processed in cash in 2017
Adrian and Rey: macro-prudential tools needed to resist ‘bad booms’
Economists say monetary policy cannot fully control local conditions; Hélène Rey calls for improved early warning models
SNB governor condemns 'sovereign money initiative'
Thomas Jordan calls on voters to reject proposal for new credit system
Andreas Dombret on ECB policy, deposit insurance and Basel III
The Deutsche Bundesbank executive board member speaks about exiting QE, the viability of European deposit insurance, the German banking system and doing a deal on Basel III
SNB loses $6.9 billion in Q1
Higher interest rates reduced the value of sovereign bonds
Book notes: The paradox of vulnerability, by John Campbell and John Hall
Quality of national institutions vital to handling financial crises, say authors
SNB rejects idea of retail central bank digital currency
Governing board member Andrea Maechler says central bank digital currency would bring “incalculable risks”, and denies that crypto tokens are “comparable with” money