Insurance
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
BNM veteran recounts career-defining lessons and how the ASB synthesises theory with practical EM realities
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
European Commission opens consultation on AI in finance
As AI use in financial services increases, regulators must balance innovation with risk
Ransomware payments can be necessary, say panellists
Paying off hackers may be only way to safeguard financial stability, despite risks
Lessons from the banking turmoil of 2023
Guardrails on capital, liquidity, deposit insurance, resolution, digitalisation and disintermediation need a rethink
MAS seeks to simplify data collection rules for insurance sales
Proposal aims to allow customers in Singapore to buy simple policies more easily
Governance and diversity at the Federal Reserve
Could changes in governance practices have contributed to poor performance in 2021–22? asks Jeffrey Lacker
Monetary policy affects insurers’ balance sheets, ECB paper finds
Eurozone insurance firms increase asset holdings and risk-taking if policy loosens, researchers say
Managing reserves amid climate change and home-shoring
Central banks can still make asset allocations with solid climate outcomes, despite slippage in the net-zero timetable, writes Gary Smith
Bank of England launches system-wide stress-test scenario
Exercise is first-of-its-kind look at macro-prudential impact of shocks to banks and non-banks
PRA plans dynamic insurance stress test for 2025
UK regulator will consult industry and publish more details next year
UK regulators open consultation on diversity and inclusion rules
Authorities would require policies, targets and data collection
BoE presses ahead with contentious insurance reforms
Changes to matching adjustment juggle competing priorities from government, firms and regulator
Aruba accuses Curaçao of regulatory failings
Spat between central banks comes amid ongoing problems with troubled insurer Ennia
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
Book notes: The crisis of democratic capitalism, by Martin Wolf
A sincere attempt to explain and fix the failing of capitalism in liberal democracies
Ukraine’s governor on central banking in wartime
Andriy Pyshnyy talks about macroeconomic stability, running banks under missile attack, winning IMF aid and post-war reconstruction plans
BoE proposes ‘Solvency UK’ insurance reforms
Government overruled central bank on tightening a key element of the rules
Deposit insurance: what lies ahead?
Proposals to redesign deposit insurance may be neglecting the market’s role, says Manoj Singh
Bank failure déjà vu
New bank capital rules were meant to ensure failures would be less frequent and resolution not involve taxpayer money. Then came the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, writes Jesper Berg
IMF’s Adrian on the systemic threat posed by a ‘weak tail’ of financial institutions
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about bank runs and emergency interventions, market and oversight failings, and the need for action on run rate assumptions, interest rate risk, deposit insurance, crypto regulation and a ‘weak…