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RBNZ review lends support to loan-to-value limits
Macro-prudential tool has been helpful in promoting financial stability, study finds
Cyber crime is ‘present danger’ for financial system – BoE deputy
Sam Woods emphasises need for more widespread stress-testing of cyber security
New Zealand banks attack RBNZ capital proposals
Central bank proposal would almost double banks’ minimum capital requirements
Israeli banks and households resilient to higher rates and unemployment
Housing market withstands adverse scenarios in macroeconomic stress test
Saudi central bank fines 16 commercial lenders
Country’s largest banks fined in what may be part of crackdown on consumer finance abuses
Bank of Canada warns of corporate debt risks
Annual financial system report notes the growing corporate debt in Canada’s extractive industries
RBNZ: New Zealand’s biggest bank cannot use own risk capital model
New Zealand central bank says ANZ had “a persistent failure in its controls and attestation process”
Israel’s banking system resilient to geopolitical shock, governor says
Recent stress tests measured impact of geopolitical shock on domestic economy
Weidmann warns trade war likely to hurt US more than Germany
Bundesbank president says policy normalisation should continue
New IMF data reveals non-banks drive capital flows when global risks rise
Evidence can be used to analyse how changes in industry mix can impact capital flow volatility, researchers say
BoE to scrutinise banks’ op risk tolerance limits
Watchdog says banks must prove they can stick to tolerance limits; cyber stress test planned
Strong dollar is weighing on trade – BIS’s Shin
Advanced-economy monetary policy may have made the problem worse, he says
Tighter loan-to-value ratios have stronger impact than a reduction
Other regulations might impact the effectiveness of LTV limits, the authors say
HKMA unveils measures to combat climate change risks
HKMA will be government’s representative in a potential HK$100 billion green bond offering
Zhou on four key decisions that forged the modern-day PBoC
Former People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan shares his perspectives about four critical moments in China’s economic reform agenda
Central Banking’s ‘Leaders’ for custody, banking and gold
Central banks want integrated custody platforms and real-time data from custodians as the low-yield environment drives demand for banking services and increases the relative attractiveness of gold
Capital outflows further reduce Turkey’s reserves in March
Current account deficit falls, but the economy’s weak external position remains unchanged
Time for resilience
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China cuts reserve requirements for small banks
PBoC cuts RRR for local banks; premier Li Keqiang had urged policy-makers to reduce funding costs for small businesses
Bank profitability is associated with lower systemic risk – IMF paper
Over-reliance on non-interest income can increase institutional and systemic risk, researchers find
Former UK civil servant nominated to lead Irish central bank
Senior civil servant with experience in New Zealand and UK nominated for top central bank role
ECB paper looks at eurozone banks’ exposure to securities
Granular study of eurozone securities can help analysis of financial crisis contagion, study argues
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers