Bankruptcy
Fed’s Bowman defends regulatory ‘tailoring’
Governor calls for independent review of SVB collapse, dismissing Barr report

Another financial crisis hiding in plain sight
Steve Kamin analyses how the risks that sank SVB were plain enough to those who looked for them

Fed report admits errors in SVB oversight
Report takes aim at regulatory easing during Trump era

Challenges ahead for Ueda’s easing commitment
BoJ governor’s plan to maintain monetary easing until 2% inflation is hit may not be easy, writes Sayuri Shirai
US lender tied to FTX goes into liquidation
Federal government investigating California bank linked to failed crypto exchange
Carstens sets out vision for future monetary system
Programmable money on shared ledger would preserve two-tiered structure
FTX collapse: what went wrong?
Regulators close in as downfall of major exchange rips through crypto sector
Book notes: Yellen, by Jon Hilsenrath
Offers new insights into the tough decisions Yellen has made as a pre-eminent economic policy-maker
Bernanke, Diamond and Dybvig win Nobel Prize
Economics prize goes to authors of widely cited work on financial crises
Chinese authorities arrest 234 suspects linked to Henan banking scandal
Authorities also start repaying more depositors after months-long freeze
Book notes: The Fed unbound, By Lev Menand
This book highlights need for charter-like oversight of shadow banking sector
Governance Benchmarks 2021 report – the frameworks that rule central banks
Benchmarking data offers insights on appointments, legal structures, powers, independence and more
‘Preventive restructuring’ reduces unnecessary bankruptcies – BdF paper
Researchers compare data from French preventive restructuring and traditional bankruptcy systems
Governors Nabiullina, Tabaković and Bezhoska on systemic risk and women in power
Russia, Serbia and North Macedonia governors discuss bank reforms, corruption and the Covid-19 crisis
Judicial efficiency improves bank credit – Bank of Italy paper
Banks lend more freely and at lower rates in regions with swifter bankruptcy proceedings
New Fed discount window could ease bankruptcy crisis – researchers
Many companies may not endure a further liquidity shock
Mass bankruptcies should feature in Fed stress tests – former officials
Crowding of bankruptcy courts can effectively double loss given default, says Jeremy Stein
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
Eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight pandemic
Carbon tax spike could spur global recession – S&P
Higher carbon prices would trigger widespread industry defaults, says agency research unit
Activist claims Bailey ‘not fit’ to govern BoE
High-profile activist criticises Bailey and FCA in new report
RBI to resolve first non-bank under revised bankruptcy code
Move could set precedent for wider financial sector clean-up as fallout from liquidity crunch continues
RBI stands firm on stressed assets as Supreme Court deliberates
Central bank says it has not softened stance, but court could force it to grant forbearance
RBNZ suggests eliminating minimum Tier 2 holding
New Zealand’s central bank proposes dramatically increasing Tier 1 to reduce resolution risk
Spanish ex-governor will not face charges over Bankia case
Former IMF managing director will face charges over collapse of Spanish commercial bank