Regulation
IMF launches consultation with external advisors on Islamic finance
Fund working group looks to publish ‘staff discussion note’ before end of the year
BoE unveils draft rules for ring-fencing UK banks
Rules aim to protect core operation in event of crisis
Fixing Libor needs more work, says NY Fed’s Dudley
NY Fed president outlines further areas of reform
Bank of England asks for new tools to curb mortgage lending
Recommends power to control LTV and DTI ratios
Carney spells out ‘right ideas’ for insurance regulation
BoE governor sketches three-pronged approach
Financial Stability Board prepares to publish FX benchmark reforms
Final recommendations due within days
EBA zeroes in on recovery and resolution trigger conditions
Consultation process for resolution triggers now under way
Carney hints at coming shift in FSB focus
FSB to focus on 'evolving' threats such as shadow banking
Bank rules and their impact on inequality
Regulation has a profound effect on levels of financial inclusion
Zeti: Proportionate regulation necessary to ‘advance’ financial inclusion
Malaysian governor says global standard-setting bodies can play bigger role
Israeli officials look to remove obstacles to securitisation
Report published by Bank of Israel recommends ‘major legislative amendments’
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