Banks
Swiss banks are more resilient now than before crisis – Zurbrügg
‘Too-big-to-fail’ especially relevant for Swiss economy due to strong role of few major banks
Cyber crime potentially biggest risk to Danish banks, central bank says
Central bank study finds most financial institutions have reinforced their security since 2016
Central Banking FinTech RegTech Global Awards 2018
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Insights from network analytics in suptech
With regulators leveraging technological innovations to move towards informed, data‑driven decision‑making and automation, supervisory technology is attracting enhanced interest. Kimmo Soramäki and Phillip Straley examine how regulators are gaining…
Distributed ledger technology in regulatory reporting
Satisfying regulatory demands can be made cheaper and more straightforward via distributed ledger technology as regulatory reporting has a transformational effect on the regulatory value chain. Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Noah Bellon of…
An informed approach to banknote security and durability
De La Rue explains how its data consultancy service, DLR Analytics, allows central banks to ensure notes in circulation are secure and durable, and offers value for money in spite of increasingly prominent alternative payment solutions. By facilitating…
Supervisory lessons: management traits of problem banks
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about the management of problem banks and how to stop dangerous activities before they take hold – in the first of a four-part series on supervision
The Bank of England’s missing records
Central banks need to implement robust archiving frameworks, should they want to maintain public trust and learn from the lessons of the past, writes former Bank of England official historian Forrest Capie
Cyprus inquiry probes central bank’s role in lender’s collapse
Senior supervisor says central bank and ECB failed to act after chief executive resigned in 2015
China’s ‘big five’ banks highly inefficient – Bank of Finland paper
Biggest lenders suffer from persistent inefficiency, researchers say
Central Bank of the Philippines gets mandate to regulate payment systems
Payment systems could be placed on blacklist if they pose a risk to the financial system
Clarida confirmed as Fed vice-chair
US Senate approves appointment with 69 votes in favour, 26 against and four abstentions
Number of bank accounts in Malawi up 64 % in six months – governor Kabambe
Digital financial services reducing the number of people unbanked in Malawi, says governor
BoJ sets out goals for interest rate benchmark reform
Working committee aims to publish deliberations in March 2019
Kenyan central bank reports big increase in banks breaching regulations
Governor calls for banks to consider their “long-term impact on society”
Kenyan central bank toughens cyber security standards
Regulator issues minimum standards for cyber security for payment system providers
Vietnamese government orders tougher capital ratios for banks
Banking modernisation plan pledges increased central bank independence but is short on details
The battle for cyber resilience
The cyber attack on Bangladesh Bank prompted central banks around the world to change their approach and refocus on contingency planning, but are they ready now?
Brian Wynter on Jamaica’s inflation-targeting transition
Jamaican governor says the end of fiscal dominance plus the creation of a two-way forex market and an effective interest rate policy mechanism essential for “full-fledged” inflation target
Next financial crisis “will be brewing” in shadow banking – Bullard
Silicon Valley disruption represents threat to financial stability; Fed has limited powers to counter it despite FSOC and tough new bank rules, says Eighth District president
Capital markets union a la Willie Sutton
When Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he said: “That’s where the money is.” Europe has yet to address where the capital markets union funding should come from, but there is a solution
Cameroon faces risks from microfinance links to banks – IMF staff
Rise of mobile banking is making microfinance sector more vulnerable, report says
James Bullard on 2% rates, tariffs and Fed leadership
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis speaks about the impact of US trade policies, the disruption to the banking industry from Silicon Valley, shrinking the Fed balance sheet and the potential for agent-based modelling
Older population increases financial fraud risks – Atlanta Fed
Most financial exploitation of elderly goes unreported, researcher says