Collateral
Give Canadian CB more say on collateral: Carney
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of Canada, urged lawmakers to allow the central bank to broaden its list of eligible collateral to alleviate money-market tensions.
Relaxing collateral standards presents risks
By accepting poorer collateral central banks can reduce banks' incentives to hold sufficient amounts of higher-quality assets, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Sveriges Riksbank.
Old Lady could relax collateral rules
The Bank of England may swap mortgage-backed securities for government bonds to ease tensions in sterling money markets.
Canada extends collateral list to aid market
In a move to shore up liquidity, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday that it will expand the list of collateral eligible for use in special purchase and resale agreements.
ECB launches consultation on TARGET2
Following its announcement on 8 March, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided on Thursday 26 April to launch a public consultation on the general principles and the set of high-level proposals defining the nature and scope of TARGET2…
Thai central bank eases collateral rules
THAILAND - Central Bank rules had been eased to allow financial institutions to use internal appraisal for collateral of small-sized debtors, rather than external independent appraisal firms, Bank of Thailand assistant governor Thirachai…
ECB- Cross border use of collateral: users survey
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Feb 19 published a report presenting the results of a survey on the cross-border use of collateral.
Hanoi eases rules on using land as collateral
Vietnam has relaxed rules governing the use of land rights as collateral to borrow from commercial banks, a move aimed at stimulating investment, a central bank official said on Tuesday.