Banks
Banks increasingly reliant on ‘flighty’ finance, BIS finds
Money market funds are taking on an even greater role as funding sources, research says
Basel Committee will look at interest rate risk and liquidity reforms
Pablo Hernández de Cos says more analysis needed on minimum capital for interest rate risk
Book notes: The Continental dollar, by Farley Grubb
Grubb’s book brings an important new interpretation to this founding moment in US financial history
Bank of Uganda issues first Islamic banking licence
Policy-makers hope interest-free lending will increase financial inclusion
ECB criticises Italy’s windfall tax on banks
Central bank warns measure could hamper monetary transmission and weaken lenders
ECB nominates Bundesbank’s Buch as new head of supervision
Governing council votes for German official over Bank of Spain deputy governor
Helder Lopes becomes Timor-Leste central bank governor
Country faces bank lending challenges due to limited land registry
Data privacy and protection: non-negotiable supervisory equations
Manoj Singh says data protection is essential to modern finance, but throws up myriad supervisory challenges
Vanuatu launches new automated payments network
Island nation opens interbank rails and central securities depository
NGFS launches framework on nature-related risks
Guide aims to create common approach for central banks and supervisors
Legal dispute pits Costa Rica central bank against financial supervisor
Regulator has refused to hand over credit data, and central bank has filed criminal charges
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
BIS paper highlights powerful information effects during SVB run
Hearing about SVB made people more likely to run, but good communications helped stem the tide
FSB chair says world faces ‘pivotal’ moment
Tight policy and slowing growth signal financial stability problems ahead, warns Klaas Knot
Deep learning models are ‘fragile’, BoE paper finds
Models suffering from “Rashomon effect” need better supervision, authors say
Swift tokenisation experiments connect multiple blockchains
Banks and FMIs working towards 24/7 global asset trading settlement and servicing
China to ease mortgage rules and cut banks’ FX reserve ratio
Moves come on top of authorities’ recent support measures for property sector and stock market
A ‘unified ledger’ and the future of money
Blueprint set out by the BIS staff raises plenty of questions about the 'singleness of money'
Fed proposes long-term debt requirement for large banks
Governors Waller and Bowman express concern the rule doesn’t appropriately tailor regulation
ECB: from a supply to a demand-driven floor?
Eurozone’s central bank expected formally to abandon corridor in forthcoming operational framework review
Fed throws curveball with agency clearing surcharge proposal
Revived plan could see capital for G-Sibs’ client clearing jump 40 times, says industry body
BoE researchers call for more advanced stress-testing techniques
Survey finds “great strides” in modelling but calls for greater complexity and feedback loops
Custodia opens for business without Fed master account
Wyoming digital assets bank is continuing legal action against the US central bank
Bank resolutions averaged 1.8 cases in last decade – central banks
Lower-middle income countries report higher mean number of resolutions