Central Banking
Crisis will not push SWFs to mull long-term shift: WikiLeak
Leaked diplomatic cable shows sovereign wealth funds rushed to liquid assets in immediate aftermath of crisis, but experts did not expect long-term portfolio shift
Dealers face funding time-bomb from one-way CSAs
Five banks disclose $30 billion obligation from one-way collateral agreements - and dealers warn costs could soar as interest rates rise
Risk management booms in sub-Saharan Africa
Kenyan Central Bank reports 95% of banks have independent risk management functions
SEC names new general counsel
Securities and Exchange Commission appoints deputy general counsel for litigation and adjudication Mark Cahn to head regulator’s law department
Unemployment rate will take several years to normalise: Bernanke
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke expects unemployment rate to take several years to return to normal levels
RBA - Monetary Policy Statement (February 2011)
Reserve Bank of Australia February 2011 Monetary Policy statement expects Cyclone Yasi to disrupt growth in early 2011
Screening distant borrowers presents challenges: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study examines effectiveness of lending to distant borrowers during crises
Securitisation limits debt renegotiations: Chicago Fed paper
Chicago Federal Reserve study says mortgage securitisation reduces likelihood of renegotiating debt and raises probability of foreclosures
No new deal on bailout: Trichet to Dublin
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet says Irish politicians should not attempt to renegotiate terms of the EU-IMF bailout; opposition leaders critical of ECB’s role
NY Fed adds two primary dealers
MF Global and Société Générale Americas Securities join New York Fed’s cadre of primary dealers
Sri Lanka launches new banknote series
Central Bank of Sri Lanka series in 20 years; new edition contains several new advanced security features and first SLRs5000 denomination
FDIC names new general counsel
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation selects special adviser Michael Krimminger to head legal division
Future of Supervisors' letter process unclear in wake of Dodd-Frank
Swap clearing legislation threatens to render OTC market commitments redundant
Commercial real-estate levelling off: Fed director
Federal Reserve’s director of banking supervision and regulation Patrick Parkinson strikes cautiously optimistic note on health of commercial real estate sector
Cut Bank’s vote on macroprudential body, say lawmakers
Influential parliamentary committee calls for Bank of England executive directors’ votes to be transferred to external members, citing amount of power vested in central bank
Canada’s Macklem calls on firms to raise investment
Bank of Canada senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem says Canadian businesses will need to up their investment spending to compete in global market
IMF studies G-7 factors in global business cycles
IMF study examines impact of G-7 indicators in driving global business cycles
Bank of Israel inflation report finds rate moving higher
Bank of Israel fourth-quarter 2010 Inflation Report finds evidence inflation is beginning to edge upward on higher energy and food prices
Duke defends Fed’s liquidity measures
Federal Reserve board member Elizabeth Duke says Fed bail-out was necessary for welfare of entire economy, not just banks
Enria, Maijoor, Bernardino confirmed as ESA chairs
Andrea Enria, Steven Maijoor and Gabriel Bernardino get parliamentary seal of approval to head up European supervisory authorities
ECB provides liquidity bridge, not bailout: Papadia
European Central Bank’s director-general for market operations Francesco Papadia stresses central bank’s liquidity assistance only short-term, says new European rescue vehicles will ease market concerns
IMF: Historical debt stats will help plot growth strategy
IMF says its historical public debt database will help policymakers see the relationship between debt and growth; data goes as far back as 1791
China plans onshore renminbi cross-currency swap
Chinese corporates will now have access to onshore and offshore hedging markets
Danish regulators push for more flexible Basel III liquidity rules
Shortage of high-quality liquid assets prompts Danish regulators to push for changes to the liquidity coverage ratio within the EU capital requirements directive