Central Banking
Riskier investment strategy rewards GIC
Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Annual Report reports rise in portfolio returns after investment in riskier assets
Basel Committee releases proposals for pay
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision releases guidelines on methodology for compensation practices; says proposals seek to more closely align risk and performance at financial institutions
Academics embark on €1.8m project to predict crises
European Union-funded project will see economists, computer scientists and physicists cooperate in bid to improve financial forecasting
FOMC minutes discuss QE options
Federal Open Market Committee meeting’s minutes discuss possibility of further investment in long-term Treasury securities
IMF: currency crises studies inaccurate
Fund research finds earlier studies on currency crises fail to identify volatile market fundamentals
Google price index gets analysts’ thumbs-up
Commentators praise the innovation underlying Google price index; despite limitations, index could work as a CPI subset
Pakistan’s Shehzad: corruption burdens banking sector
State Bank of Pakistan deputy governor Muhammad Shehzad discusses central bank’s campaign against corruption
Central banks should not get accustomed to QE: France’s Noyer
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer says central bank intervention was essential during crisis but should not be perceived as regular practice
Oversight panel blasts Tarp’s contracting standards
Congressional Oversight Panel condemns US Treasury’s governance standards in outsourcing Troubled Asset Relief Programme work to private firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Sentance: Bank risks losing credibility if rates remain on hold
Bank of England external MPC member Andrew Sentance says central bank risks being seen as not taking its inflation-fighting remit seriously if it does not begin to raise rates
Singapore tightens to spur faster appreciation
Monetary Authority of Singapore tightens policy further to allow for faster appreciation of Singapore dollar
Buba’s Weber rebuffs criticism of German surplus
Bundesbank president Axel Weber dismisses argument that eurozone’s surplus countries should boost demand to aid deficit-laden neighbours; condemns “misleading” comparison to China
Bank Negara Malaysia - Monetary and Financial Developments
Malaysian central bank’s August Monetary and Financial Developments report shows inflation of 2.1%
NY Fed’s Dudley backs Basel III
New York Federal Reserve president William Dudley says Basel III will capture risk better than pre-crisis standards
RBI’s Subbarao: trade between EMEs’ should be exploited
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says developing world can secure prosperity by focusing on trade with other emerging markets
IMF on luck and labour markets
Evidence from cricket shows a good first job has persistent positive impact on long-term career outcome, Fund study says
Hungary sets four hour limit for retail payments
National Bank of Hungary issues decree requiring banks to settle electronic payments within four hours; move may cost banks up to $40m, admits deputy
G30 unveils macroprudential manual
Group of Thirty recommends dual approach to macroprudential policy; says combination of fixed and flexible tools will equip supervisors to address systemic risks
Basel Committee outlines principles for good supervisory colleges
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision publishes its eight principles to guide the construction and running of supervisory colleges
RBA appoints new secretary
Reserve Bank of Australia names Anthony Dickman as secretary; Dickman replaces David Emanuel who retires after 47 years at central bank
The dangers of Bernanke’s calls for change
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s calls for more research into areas of economics underexplored by central bankers is commendable, but translating this into policy has its risks, writes Claire Jones
Fed’s Yellen: macroprudential policy must balance rules and discretion
Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen says macroprudential supervisors should be guided by fixed rules, but have discretionary capacity to surprise firms
Monetary policy cannot correct over-leveraging: Bank’s Miles
Higher interest rates will not prevent build-up of debt, which amplified effects of recent crisis, says Bank of England rate-setter David Miles
RBNZ reports NZ$111m loss
Reserve Bank of New Zealand makes loss after appreciation in New Zealand dollar, slashes dividend payment to government