Regulation
CentralBanking.com’s top ten stories of 2010
Regulatory change features heavily
Spain’s Aríztegui on savings banks mergers
Bank of Spain deputy governor Javier Aríztegui discusses institutional protection schemes
Accountability and risk management key to banking: Albania’s Fullani
Bank of Albania governor Ardian Fullani tells bankers how central bank is raising the standards against which they are judged
Ireland lifts lid on tough new enforcement approach
Central Bank of Ireland publishes first-ever enforcement strategy, detailing tough line on sanctions; publication accompanies penalties on Allied Irish Banks, NCB Stockbrokers
SNB’s Danthine on T2S participation
Swiss National Bank governing board member Jean-Pierre Danthine discusses central bank’s thinking on Target2-Securities project
RBNZ Bulletin – December 2010
Reserve Bank of New Zealand bulletin features articles on regulating non-bank financial firms
Basel Committee publishes final Basel III rules
The Basel Committee has finalised its Basel III package - but work in certain areas will continue into 2011
Macroprudential policy – a literature review
Research reviews latest developments, poses future questions
Sants: Publication of RBS report hinges on permission from bank
Head of UK regulator "extremely sympathetic" to calls for release of report
Denmark’s Bernstein cites fiscal, Basel III worries
National Bank of Denmark governor Nils Bernstein says Copenhagen must keep tight rein on debt; banks must resolve adjustable rate loan refinancing issues
Fed writes rule to expand consumer protection
Federal Reserve proposes two rules to improve consumer protection, based on financial regulatory reform law; move part of broader rulemaking process that will turn to bank capital, leverage laws
Barnier draws UK lawmakers’ fire over new European supervisory structure
UK parliamentarians cross-examine European Commissioner for internal market regulation Michel Barnier on how much power new European supervisory authorities will have over national regulators
Sants details new regulator’s approach
UK FSA’s Hector Sants says primary objective of new banking regulator will be to resolve failed institutions without disrupting financial system; outlines new risk model
European banks could get slightly different version of Basel III: Basel Committee’s Wellink
Netherlands Bank governor and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision chairman Nout Wellink says “minor changes” possible to European version of Basel III
ECB points to securitisation, interest rate risk concerns
European Central Bank’s December Financial Stability Review stresses importance of more transparency in asset-backed securities market; highlights interest rate risk worries
European Commission floats concept of investment bans in latest Mifid consultation
The European Commission has produced a consultation paper that suggests a basis for banning certain investments, with structured products making their usual appearance in the limelight
Britain raises bank levy
UK government publishes final bank tax law that will raise the levy on liabilities higher than initial proposals set out in June