Data
FCA starts to move firms’ data to new platform
UK regulator says RegData platform is faster and more accessible than previous system
EBA wants Basel to revisit prudential rules on software
Banking regulator set to soften capital impact of IT assets, but proposals are still out of line with US
MAS encourages digital reporting through new grant
Firms can claim up to S$250,000 to implement new technology but only from pre-approved firms
BoE will not use climate stress tests to set capital buffers – Bailey
Andrew Bailey reveals new details of tests, with launch set for summer of 2021
Currency Benchmarks 2020 report – the data behind the cash cycle
Perspectives on staffing, circulation, forecasting, fraud, substrate choice, outsourcing and climate risk
Book notes: Austerity, by Alberto Alesina, Carlo Favero and Francesco Giavazzi
When it works and when it doesn’t; every chapter is thorough, informative and persuasive
Fed eases terms on emergency facility as uncertainty rises
High-frequency indicators suggest US recovery is slowing amid resurgence of virus cases
Fed paper presents model of Covid-19 trade-offs
Data-driven model implies lockdown can work if a vaccine can be developed quickly enough
The winners of the 2020 FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Central banks and their partners have innovated across machine learning, cloud services, payments and more
Maggiori, Neiman and Schreger on capital flows and Covid-19
The Global Capital Allocation Project sheds light on where vulnerabilities may lie
Georgia’s Gvenetadze on implementing an aggressive reform agenda
The National Bank of Georgia governor speaks about efforts to improve monetary policy, financial infrastructure, financial literacy, transparency and ESG
RBNZ warns of cyber risk from cloud
Draft guidelines would mandate firms to notify RBNZ over outsourcing critical functions to cloud
BIS tracks $1.1 trillion drop in cross-border claims
Lending surged and then fell back as banks reallocated funds during the Covid-19 crisis
Malaysia’s central bank to launch climate taxonomy in 2021
Information asymmetry among financial firms is hampering green lending, assistant governor says
Only 25% of central banks operate own printworks
Larger central banks from high income countries are more likely to print notes in-house
Covid-19 bolsters support for greener future – Menon
Managing director takes stock of economic damage but says future will be a sustainable one
Central banks show wide variation in cash department staffing
Different staffing levels driven in part by which institutions run their own printworks
Frank Smets on the ECB’s strategy review
The ECB’s DG of economics explains how expectations, communication, fiscal dominance, climate change and the Fed’s actions will be factored into the ECB’s delayed strategy review
Marshall Islands readies to make waves in digital currency
Island nation ready to issue blockchain-based national currency if its new government gives the go-ahead, chairman of foundation says
FSB weighs impact of growing big tech dominance
Big tech offers benefits but is also using its clout to gain significant market power, FSB says
BoE looks to gain better understanding of AI
Public-private forum will share knowledge on how artificial intelligence is used in finance
Beyond climate: addressing the ‘E’ in ESG
Environmental degradation raises fundamental questions about how central banks think about risk; efforts to expand focus beyond climate risks now under way
Global banknote developments before and after Covid-19
Antti Heinonen looks at how the pandemic triggered sharp changes in demand for cash
FCA increases guidance to big tech around consumer protection
UK regulator mulling whether it needs new powers to ensure firms like Google do not exploit customers