Risk
Supervisory lessons: management traits of problem banks
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about the management of problem banks and how to stop dangerous activities before they take hold – in the first of a four-part series on supervision
'No-deal' Brexit would make UK banks add risk weight to EU bonds
UK Treasury says failure to agree EU exit deal would force capital charges
Older population increases financial fraud risks – Atlanta Fed
Most financial exploitation of elderly goes unreported, researcher says
BoE paper proposes composite measures to communicate UK financial stability
Authors aggregate indicators of financial stability into measures that could improve public communications
Firms’ risk management likely ‘severely deficient’ – BNM deputy
Innovative technology requires risk managers to shift their focus, says Chew
Seychelles must act fast on money-laundering, says central bank
Failure to act could lead to major damage from loss of correspondent banking, report says
Bank of Thailand: housing market oversupply needs monitoring
Oversupply is pushing down prices, but developers continue to rack up debt
Competitive housing markets fostered risk taking before crisis – IMF research
In areas with higher price volatility institutions lowered lending standards
UK regulators review financial firms’ operational resilience
Firms must ensure processes can be maintained after disruption - regulators
BoE to defend post-crisis regime through ‘running repairs’
Capital regime will need to evolve to stay on top of risks, says Victoria Saporta; BoE set to unveil details of operational resilience requirements
FSB outlines ‘cyber lexicon’
Group hopes common language will aid cross-border efforts to tackle cyber threats
Book notes: China’s Great Wall of Debt, by Dinny McMahon
McMahon is too pessimistic about the chances of China managing to get its great wall of debt under control, writes Michael Taylor, but he is undoubtedly right about the scale of the challenge
Alternatives to Japan’s 2% flexible inflation target
The Bank of Japan may review its policy framework, given its five-year failure to hit a 2% flexible inflation target
Employer-employee loans can cut credit risk - Minneapolis Fed article
Research looks at Minnesota scheme
BIS sees ‘narrow’ path to safety as global risks build
BIS softens message on tighter monetary policy, but calls for concerted action as global debt reaches fresh highs
Leverage ratio disincentives clearing – BoE paper
Leverage ratio appears to have made some banks less willing to take on new clients
PRA official says financial system must become more cyber-resilient
Firms now view cyber as one of the biggest risks to their operations; regulators must outline what they expect from firms in terms of resilience
BIS authors document ‘significant’ shifts in CDS risks
Credit default swaps market has changed “markedly” since 2008, authors say
Book notes: Edge of chaos, by Dambisa Moyo
John Chown applauds Moyo’s analysis of how the current democratic framework is failing
Have central banks created a ‘debt trap’? No, but ...
Tougher regulation has helped ensure extraordinary monetary policy has not caused a dangerous rise in private debt
Podcast: San Fran Fed’s Daly on gender inequality in central banks
Mary Daly on the importance of role models in improving central banks’ gender balance
Constancio says EU countries are ‘moving the goalposts’ on risk sharing
ECB vice-president says sovereign bonds should have positive risk weightings
Technology can support comprehensive credit risk management – panellists
The expansion of balance sheets since the crisis has created new challenges for central banks
Is this the beginning of a new era of credit risk management technology?
In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, inadequate credit risk management systems have been widely held responsible by regulators for spreading the crisis’ germs all over the financial sector. As a result, a myriad of regulations affecting credit…