Regulation
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.
Fed's supervision head to step down
Roger Cole, the director of the Federal Reserve's division of banking supervision, and regulation is to retire after 30 years at the central bank.
Basel Committee expands membership
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Wednesday expanded its membership to include all G20 countries.
A feeble response to an unprecedented crisis
Officials have failed to deliver on their promises of a regulatory overhaul. It is a pity, writes Robert Pringle, the chairman of Central Banking Publications.
Interview: Zdeneˇk Tu°ma
Martina Horáková speaks to the Czech governor about the crisis, calls for cross-border supervision and the process for adopting the euro
Lessons for banking reform: a Canadian perspective
Canada’s banks have stood firm throughout the crisis, despite Ottawa’s aversion to prescriptive rule-based regulation
Interview: Nasser Al Shaali
The chief executive of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority tells Malan Rietveld that the emirate will bounce back strongly
Interview: Rasheed Al Maraj
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
US set for new regulator?
The United States administration is considering setting up a regulator to oversee certain financial products, it emerged on Wednesday.
Basel Committee issues stress-test guidelines
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has produced a raft of measures for the sound governance, design and implementation of stress tests.
BoE outlines objectives for liquidity rules
Nigel Jenkinson, an adviser to the governor of the Bank of England and a member of the Financial Stability Board, on Friday detailed five objectives for a new framework on liquidity risk.
Obama administration unveils derivatives overhaul
The United States on Wednesday proposed a series of radical reforms to the derivatives industry.
Ex-FDIC's Seidman dies
Bill Seidman, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) who presided over the savings and loan crisis, has died.
CNB's Tuma calls for cross-border supervision
Zdenek Tuma discusses the future of financial regulation and the prospects for joining the euro
Thailand's Bandid stresses importance of Pillar II
Work by the Bank of Thailand on the implementation of Pillar II of Basel II is continuing, said Bandid Nijathaworn, the deputy governor of the central bank.