Insurance
ECB lifts lid on shadow-banking activities
New statistics based on broad data collections will improve euro area reporting for financial institutions that fall outside traditional monitoring frameworks
Malaysia’s Jaganathan highlights importance of supervision on insurance firms
Bank Negara Malaysia assistant governor Donald Jaganathan says insurance firms are not insulated from uncertainties of financial system
RBNZ Bulletin – December 2010
Reserve Bank of New Zealand bulletin features articles on regulating non-bank financial firms
Basel Committee sets out principles for deposit insurance
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision outlines principles on the scope, operation and legal dimensions of deposit insurance systems
Philly Fed: school failure insurance reduces dropout rates
Philadelphia Federal Reserve study says introduction of insurance against college failure risk could increase retention rate
US Treasury slashes forecast for cost of Tarp
US Treasury estimates cost of government bailout at $30 billion, less than a tenth of original forecast
Trinidad and Tobago’s central bank faces legal action over bankrupt insurance giant
Disgruntled policyholders of failed insurance giant Clico demand compensation from Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago over what they see as deficiencies in oversight
Isoard to head International Association of Deposit Insurers
International Association of Deposit Insurers appoints former governing board member of Mexico's deposit protection agency Carlos Isoard as next secretary general
Kosovo’s incarcerated governor hit with fresh charges
Kosovo’s central bank governor Hashim Rexhep charged with allegedly abusing official position and receiving bribes
Singapore moots expanding deposit guarantees
Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes extending scope and limit of deposit protection as it nears exit from an emergency guarantee adopted at the height of the crisis
Iceland shows need for pan-EU supervisory approach
The Icelandic experience in the current crisis shows that the European Union's (EU) arrangements for cross-border banking supervision and deposit insurance need urgent strengthening, a new paper from Robert Wade, a professor of political economy at the…
Reserves good insurance for emerging markets
Accumulating foreign-exchange reserves remains "pretty good insurance" for emerging markets, new research from Deutsche Bank posits.
Plosser joins district criticism of Fed
Charles Plosser, the president of the Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, added his voice to a growing chorus of discontent from regional banks over the policies of the Washington-based Federal Reserve Board.
India's Subbarao: in crisis better to over-insure
It is safer, in crisis management, to err on the side doing too much rather than doing too little, said Duvvuri Subbarao, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
Ex-FDIC's Seidman dies
Bill Seidman, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) who presided over the savings and loan crisis, has died.
FDIC recruits former Fed counsel
Michael Bradfield, a former head of the Federal Reserve's legal team, has been named general counsel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
FDIC's Bair condemns too big to fail
The idea of banks being too big to fail should be consigned to history, Sheila Bair, the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the American regulator, has said.
Geithner bailout meets with mixed reviews
The markets loved it. But economists' reaction to US Treasury secretary Tim Geithner's public-private partnership to relieve banks of their toxic assets was more critical.
Kenya needs an FSA - Nyangito
Kenya's policymakers should begin thinking about the establishment of a single financial regulator along the lines of Britain's Financial Services Authority, said Hezron Nyangito, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Kenya.
Washington talks down nationalisation
Some of the main players in the United States's plans to fix the financial sector have been playing down the likelihood of nationalisation in recent days.
US regulators pledge to support banks
America's regulators on Monday moved to shore up sentiment in the country's flagging financial sector, saying they would support systemically important institutions.
What to look for in Tarp II
Tim Geithner, the US Secretary of the Treasury, has delayed unveiling the plans for the next steps in administration's financial bailout programme until Tuesday. Here is a summary of the new steps that could be announced tomorrow.
FDIC may run US bad bank
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), a key American regulator, could manage a bad bank that the Obama administration is likely to soon set up, say reports.