Regulation
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Thorpe on setting up a single regulatory authority in Qatar
Justin Keay speaks with the head of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority about Qatar’s move to a single regulatory authority and the plans to roll western-style regulation across the whole country
Wheatley on where regulation is heading in Hong Kong
Justin Keay speaks with the CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission about regulatory priorities in the wake of the credit crunch and the future of regulation in Hong Kong and mainland China
Basel Committee's Praet on the crisis
Justin Keay spoke with the executive director of the National Bank of Belgium (responsible for international cooperation and stability) about the regulatory implications of the current financial crisis
Bahrain's Al Maraj on pros of conservatism
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis.
Boston Fed’s Rosengren on forward-looking regulation
Boston Fed’s Eric Rosengren says that regulation must look for future risks in the system
Germany's Weber calls for strong ESRB presence
Central banks should have a strong presence in the executive committee of the proposed European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), said Axel Weber, the president of the Bundesbank.
Rejigging the OTC derivatives market
Patricia White, an associate director at the division of research and statistics at the Federal Reserve, has testified on how the central bank believes the derivatives market should be regulated.
Swiss ponder new break-up measures
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is considering ways to possibly break up large banks and wind down some of their business units during difficult times.
Dublin outlines plans for new regulator
The Irish finance ministry on Thursday published its plans for a new financial regulator, titled the Central Bank of Ireland Commission.
Iceland shows need for pan-EU supervisory approach
The Icelandic experience in the current crisis shows that the European Union's (EU) arrangements for cross-border banking supervision and deposit insurance need urgent strengthening, a new paper from Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the…
UAE to improve banks' corporate governance
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates published new draft corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector on Thursday, saying that, as leading contributors to the economy, commercial banks had to have high management and corporate…
Geithner defends Fed from Congressional attack
Tim Geithner, the US Treasury secretary and a former head of the New York Federal Reserve, backed the Federal Reserve as the best institution to monitor systemic risk after lawmakers queried the central bank's ability to do so.
Basel, IADI issue deposit insurance guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) on Thursday published the final version of their global guidelines for deposit guarantee systems.
UK chancellor eyes banks' corporate governance
Britain's top financial official will on Wednesday call on banks' boards to act as a first line of defence against future financial crises.
Obama proposals call for Fed governance review
Sweeping proposals for reforms to financial regulation released by the White House on Wednesday have called for a comprehensive review of the governance and structure of the Federal Reserve.
Financial regulation: the challenges ahead
n his farewell address, Rakesh Mohan, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, highlighted eight challenges for financial regulation in the years ahead.
Obama wants Fed to monitor systemic risk - report
The US administration will reveal that it wants the Federal Reserve to regulate America's largest and most interconnected financial firms later this week, reports say.
Risk deficiencies common to all
The financial crisis and ensuing recession have revealed deficiencies in risk management in both systemically-important financial firms and community banks, Daniel Tarullo, a governor at the Federal Reserve, has said.
Bosnia, Turkey sign supervisory MoU
The central banks of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey have agreed to share information on banks operating in both jurisdictions.
Lobbying blamed for supervisory inaction in EU
The failure of some European supervisors to act in the years building up to the crisis was due to fragmentation, a lack of independence and pressure from the private sector, Miroslav Singer, a vice governor of the Czech National Bank, has claimed.