Risk
Lower risks enable authorities to shift policy – Amro report
Asean+3 research arm says challenges remain on dollar dependency and property markets
Macro-pru should interact with other policies – Chile’s Costa
Governor calls for joined-up thinking as Santiago hosts FSB Americas group meeting
Lessons learned on macro-pru policies
Macro-prudential tools are proving their worth although use cases vary by country; integration into over-arching policy frameworks remains a challenge
ECB stands firm on fining banks over climate risks
Board member says lenders could pay daily penalties for not addressing environmental concerns
Navigating uncertainty: the impact of the 2024 US elections on emerging markets
Franklin Templeton analyses possible outcomes of the US elections, the effect on trade, foreign and domestic policies, market impact and implications for emerging market (EM) economies
Climate stress tests are cold comfort for banks
Flaws in regulators’ methodology for gauging financial impact of climate change undermine transition efforts, argues modelling expert
ECB official open to offering liquidity aid to non-banks
Deputy director doesn’t rule out copying UK plan to extend repo facility to pension funds and life insurers
Financial system needs to be ‘quantum-ready’ – BIS study
Working paper reviews benefits and risks of computing technology
Bank of Thailand launches data-sharing initiative
Central bank and regulators plan to make consent-based data-sharing mechanism operational in 2026
Rate markets had lucky escape from August stock crash, says BoE
FPC minutes suggest spillover might have occurred were it not for positive macroeconomic news
Risk management ‘key’ to monetary policy – IMF’s Kammer
Fund’s Europe chief urges central banks to rely less on forecasts when inflation is high
Fed relief plan for G-Sib agency clearing welcomed
Rollback may revive interest in European FCM model, as principal clearing still treated punitively
‘Unpredictable’ risk driven by AI, geopolitics – Lagarde, Buch, Rehn
European supervisors call for caution – and more authority – at ESRB annual conference
‘The time to prepare is now’ – G7 probes quantum computing risks
Malicious actors may have quantum computers within a decade, expert group says
AI risks ‘strikingly similar’ to financial ones – DNB official
Central banks entering new phase of risk management, says board member responsible for supervision
Alpana Killawala on communications under six governors at the RBI
The former RBI comms chief speaks about the importance of strategic communications, courting the media, open mouth operations and altering a governor’s ‘rock star’ image
BoE’s revised Basel III plans will be ‘welcomed by industry’
Banks will breathe “sigh of relief” over less stringent proposals, say experts
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Further breakdowns of the data highlight patterns in governance, regulatory reform and cyber risk
BoE calls for wider research into operational resilience
Most studies have focused on cyber attacks, though UK has been hit by varying types of incidents
PBoC stress-tests financial institutions’ bond holdings
Bank steps up efforts to tame market rally while keeping key medium-term rate unchanged
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Casts light on how shady crypto characters defraud consumers but does little to identify and control such fraudsters while protecting the public
Banks begin tailoring offers to Gen Z’s needs – MNB report
First “fully digital” generation expects 24/7 digital payments solutions