Custodian
Regulators race to curb crypto asset money laundering
Crypto assets are increasingly used as vehicles for money laundering, but regulating them is not necessarily straightforward
Interoperability of stablecoins
Central bank reserves could be a better option for backing stablecoins than Treasuries, say Manmohan Singh, Caitlin Long and Charles Kahn
Should the Fed’s Fima facility be made permanent?
Emergency repo facility reassures reserve managers about access to cash during breakdown in US Treasuries market
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief speaks about fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy-makers, and hub development plans
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing, coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, external parties and risk
Advanced economy central banks use more custodians
Reserve managers in advanced economies work on average with 5.6 custodians
Libra’s Disparte on big tech’s move into digital currency
Facebook-backed consortium still has more than 3 billion customers in its sights
Central Banking Awards 2020: second group of winners unveiled
Prizes awarded for governor, reserve management, green initiative, asset manager and custody
Custody initiative: Euroclear
The securities depository has debuted instant dollar settlement in central bank money outside the US
Central Banking’s ‘Leaders’ for custody, banking and gold
Reserve managers reveal their top counterparties
China’s bond market needs reform, economist says
IMF book looks in detail at China’s bond market characteristics, prospects and reforms
Custody initiative of the year: Citi
US group used global presence and technological edge to deepen relations and secure new mandates
Asset management: outlook for 2019
Monetary policy divergence, protectionism and ESG are shaping reserve managers’ approach to 2019
PBoC seeks to reassure bond investors amid default concerns
Pan Gongsheng says the central bank has not seen any “special abnormalities”
The winners of the 2018 Central Banking Awards
Bank of Canada, Lesetja Kganyago and Perng Fai-nan among those that stood out
Global custodian of the year: BNY Mellon
Clients point to improved tech functionality and training services
CCP network study uncovers highly concentrated core of firms
First data-collection exercise of its kind reveals concentrated core and more dispersed periphery
Target2 balance surge not a sign of eurozone ‘stress’ – ECB’s Praet
Euro RTGS claims have swollen by €400 billion since introduction of QE