Capital
Central American central bank losses smallest in 25 years
However, capital positions remain weak and would even be negative if claims on governments were valued according to cashflow, IMF study finds
Poor co-ordination on capital controls could prove ‘highly detrimental’, paper warns
Paper presented at RBA annual conference finds significant spillover effects from US monetary policy and calls for greater co-ordination of attempts to control capital flows
World's biggest banks $80bn short of Basel III capital
Results from Basel Committee's latest monitoring exercise of banks' compliance with new regulatory framework shows progress but also some setbacks
Capital vulnerability at US banks began four years prior to crisis, NY Fed paper finds
CLASS model projections show capital vulnerability in the US banking sector started as far back as 2004, before it peaked during the financial crisis at the end of 2008
Banks respond differently to capital target deviations, ECB paper shows
Working paper finds banks tend to reshuffle risk-weighted assets or increase holdings when above Tier I ratio, but more inclined to increase equity levels when below target
Constâncio insists private sector will play ‘major’ role in filling capital shortfalls
The ECB’s vice-president says banks will be able to fill any capital holes turned up in the central bank’s comprehensive assessment at least partly through private funds
Federal Reserve reveals new, tougher stress tests
Details of stress tests for 2014 include scenario based on severe global recession, with some banks facing additional criteria; tests will be applied to 12 more banks than before
Portugal governor: banks are stronger now than pre-crisis
Bank of Portugal's Carlos da Silva Costa argues stringent capital requirements 'well above the EU 8% benchmark' are starting to pay off; banks' average loan-to-deposit ratio was 123% in June
Scandinavians open macro-pru toolbox to cool overheated housing markets
Rising property prices, increasing household debt and towering banking sectors are pushing Norway, Sweden, and Denmark to consider unconventional measures to pre-empt a crash
Bank of England publishes banking primer to educate public
Article says role of prudential regulation is to ensure the soundness of banks by ensuring they have sufficient capital and liquidity to avoid disruption of critical services provided to the economy
European Commission launches shadow banking onslaught
Commission looks to impose more stringent liquidity and capital requirements on money market funds; industry body hits out at 'ill-considered' proposals
Capital flows are 'fickle' and always have been, paper finds
Capital flow volatility is a fact of life for all economies at all points in time, say IMF researchers, who point out that bigger advanced economies are best placed to deal with ebb and flow
Bank of England's prudential regulator consults banks on capital requirements
The UK's Prudential Regulatory Authority wants to hear from financial institutions about the best way to implement Europe's new CRD IV legislation
Slovenian stability review scolds ‘inactive and irresponsible' bank owners
Slovenian banks are squeezed by increasingly expensive wholesale funding and heavy exposure to an anaemic corporate sector, stoking fears of 'systemic risk' at the central bank
Bank of Israel’s outgoing chief, Stanley Fischer, on the challenges of central banking
Stanley Fischer believes his work as governor of the Bank of Israel is done. He tells Chris Jeffery about the reform process in Israel as well as the challenges facing the world economy and the IMF