Regulation
Botswana's banking sector grew in 2013
Entry of two Indian banks took the number operating there to 13
Germany finds Emir enforcement fix for OTC derivatives
Some dealers cry foul over auditor-led supervision
Widening fix window won't solve forex benchmark issues, industry tells FSB
Variety of recommendations made by industry
Hungarian ruling party condemns ECB ‘pressure' on behalf of foreign banks
ECB concerned over rules requiring banks to compensate Hungarian borrowers
Choosing a suitable exchange rate suitable for price-takers
Flexible exchange rates can act as an asset price as well as a price for goods and services
Financial inclusiveness and financial stability are key to success
Bangladesh has achieved strong growth, but still needs to modernise finance
Time for clock synchronisation – regulators
Accurate time stamps vital to create a useful audit trail
PRA highlights restrictions on group own funds
Capital instruments from third-country insurers must fit Solvency II
OCC 'disappointed' at lack of accounting convergence
FASB and IASB must keep trying to unite standards, say bank regulators
Some EU countries unable to punish Emir breaches
Firms in Poland and Ireland cannot be fined for breaking reporting rules
Central Bank of Turkey tells lenders to drop all euros from reserve holdings
Only dollars will be allowed as a substitute for liras in required reserves
Herding tendencies mean smaller banks won't solve moral hazard issue
Minneapolis Fed paper argues banks are too correlated to be allowed to fail
BoE moves to prepare UK banks for EU recovery and resolution rules
UK central bank moves to implement EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive
FSB issues guidelines for reform on interest rate benchmarks
Basel-based body calls for development of alternative ‘nearly risk-free’ reference rates
Bank rules would be stricter if UK left EU, says Bowles
Former MEP says UK would have 'blindly copied' text of Basel III
Former SEC chair urges US to accept use of NGAs for overseas swaps
Policy-makers urged to allow dealers to insulate overseas swaps activity from Dodd-Frank
BoE’s Cunliffe says leverage ratio is no mere ‘backstop'
Deputy governor also dismisses term ‘shadow banking’ as 'unhelpful'
MAS launches consultation on tightening up money laundering controls
Proposed amendments would also crack down on terror financing
Bulgaria turns to the ECB in wake of bank failures
IMF told Bulgaria to attach 'high priority' to fixing its supervisory set-up
FSB seeks consultation on FX benchmark review
Industry has until August 12 to provide response
Bulgarian state to rescue majority of depositors at scandal-hit banking group
Central bank seeks law change as council claims it was powerless to act
Fischer keen to add financial stability to Fed mandate
Stanley Fischer delivers first speech as vice-chair
Regulation may force some banks out of repos, says NY Fed's Davis
Banks will 'revisit their presence' due to liquidity and leverage charges
Central Bank of Ireland markets chief wants derivatives on TTIP agenda
FMRD talks not true regulatory co-operation, agrees Barnier