Capital
Brookings paper examines impact of governance structures on use of CCyBs
Countries with strong governance mechanisms are more likely to use the macro-prudential tool, researchers find
Colombia culls external reserve manager to boost competition
In the period 2016-18, central bank reduced the number of institutions to six from seven
Climate risk models not up to scratch, warns BIS report
New research highlights models’ inability to accurately anticipate climate risk
Bank of Israel reserves rose 9.3% in 2019
Higher equity prices rewarded central bank’s decision to increase its exposure to stocks
Risk weight tweak could fix IFRS 9 capital clash – research
Practitioner suggests way to cancel out double-counting of Basel credit loss provisions
Leveraged lending creates challenges in UK stress tests
On some assumptions, banks would fail the tests; BoE to alter capital framework
‘Consolidated’ Basel framework finalised
New version is somewhat simpler and easier to navigate, Basel Committee says
Basel Committee proposes illustrative prudential framework for crypto assets
Holdings of crypto assets would be split between banking book and trading book
RBNZ to impose 18% capital ratio on big banks
Central bank finalises plans for substantial increase in minimum capital requirements
‘Sectoral’ counter-cyclical buffer could boost resilience, says Basel Committee
Targeted tool would have a narrower impact on segments of the market
‘More effort’ needed to protect financial stability – RBNZ’s Orr
Central bank determined to raise capital requirements and improve behaviour in finance
Will the Fed pass its year-end funding test?
An unprecedented rate spike in September prompted the Fed to inject billions into funding markets
In-depth: have central banks worsened the secular slowdown?
IMF economist Bas Bakker shares his argument that central banks have misdiagnosed falling growth and long-run rates. He and several other economists are now calling for a rethink
RBNZ sanctions bank over capital calculation errors
Bank of New Zealand appears to have misreported risk weights for several years
De Guindos says ECB ‘implicitly has symmetrical targeting policy’
ECB vice-president backs Macron plan for common eurozone fiscal policy
Policy-makers must re-examine financial stability tools – Fed official
Capital regulations may not reflect increased risks from low-rate environment, Rosengren says
A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69
Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications
US G-Sibs ‘dramatically’ cut exposure to Brexit risk – Fed research
Financial analyst unpacks individual banks’ exposures to the UK since referendum
‘PRA robot’ highlights rise in regulatory complexity
BoE’s Sam Woods says linguistic analysis reveals some problems with the wording of regulation
King calls for radical shake-up to escape ‘low-growth trap’
Central bank models fail to appreciate demand-side secular stagnation
Tackling ‘dead-end’ monetary policy
Shift to lower inflation targets would help central banks escape forever-loose monetary policy, writes former IMF chief Jacques de Larosière
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
FSB calls out ‘uneven’ regulation as vulnerabilities evolve
Board cautions against complacency; Basel Committee says members are still missing deadlines
Brainard attacks Fed plan to soften regulations
Governor warns regulatory cutbacks risk weakening “core safeguards” put in place post-2008