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Fed’s Tarullo warns against another Glass-Steagall
Fed governor Daniel Tarullo says split between investment and commercial banking would do little to abate too-big-to-fail problem
Swiss stability maintained through tighter regulation: SNB board member
Thomas Jordan, a member of the Swiss National Banks’ governing board, also says record low interest rates could lead to excessive behaviour in mortgages and real estate again
RBA’s Lowe: approaches to financial stability vary
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Philip Lowe says there is no one-size-fits-all approach to financial resilience
Financial regulation needs unorthodoxy – Gopinath
Reserve Bank of India’s Shyamala Gopinath says financial regulatory framework needs to move away from orthodoxy
How global imbalances exacerbated the crisis
Riksbank's Barbro Wickman-Parak says imbalances contributed to the rise of complex instruments and structures
Buba's Weber cautions on leaning against wind
Bundesbank's Axel Weber adds that financial stability is not just a buzzword
Shirakawa blames human nature for bubbles
Bank of Japan's Masaaki Shirakawa says bubbles' causes will eventually boil down to the human nature
Sweden’s Nyberg calls for a “bolder agenda”
Lars Nyberg, a deputy governor of the Riksbank, calls for a common international approach to crisis management
Innovation, not regulation, the challenge
Heng Swee Keat, head of Singapore’s central bank, said Asian economies have different needs in emerging from the current financial crisis
India’s Thorat: coordination key in crisis
Reserve Bank of India’s Usha Thorat draws regulatory and crisis-management lessons from India’s past financial crises
Kenya’s Ndung’u praises M-Pesa
Central Bank of Kenya’s Njuguna Ndung’u says M-Pesa mobile payments service improves financial inclusion and provides secure remittances channel
Macroprudential policy tough to apply – Watanagase
Bank of Thailand’s Tarisa Watanagase says macroprudential policy framework is challenging to put into practice
New law will allow Islamic banks – Uganda governor
Bank of Uganda’s Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says the financial institution act will be amended to allow Islamic banking
Zambia’s Fundanga: region to upgrade regulation
Bank of Zambia’s Caleb Fundanga says Eastern and Southern Africa’s regulation must adapt to complex cross-border financial institutions and move to consolidated supervision
Four steps to improve international cooperation: Fed’s Kohn
Fed vice-chairman Donald Kohn calls for a more coordinated global response to the crisis
Curaçao and Sint Maarten should dollarise – Tromp
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles’s Emsley Tromp says formal dollarisation would improve the islands’ macroeconomic stability
Bank profits a product of public policy: France’s Noyer
Christian Noyer, governor of the Banque de France says that banks' profits should be kept within the system
Bernanke outlines regulatory agenda
Fed chairman says comprehensive reform requires action from Congress
Emerging economies to lead the recovery: BoJ deputy governor
Bank of Japan's Kiyohiko Nishimura says financial conditions and business sentiment in the world’s second largest economy have improved
Norway’s Gjedrem plays down crisis impact
Norges Bank’s governor says financial crisis unlikely to feed through to real economy
Fed’s Rosengren on lessons from history
Boston Federal Reserve’s Eric Rosengren draws on crises in previous centuries to come up with broad lessons on turmoil
France’s Noyer welcomes Islamic finance
Banque de France governor argues that principles of Islamic finance create stability, adding that there is demand for it
Research to focus on stability: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber says central banking studies must concentrate on financial stability and links to monetary policy
Bernanke: don’t lose sight of global imbalances
Fed chairman’s comments build on recent efforts by the International Monetary Fund to deal with instability of global monetary order