Supervision
EBA chief urges global action on multi-issuance stablecoins
Reserves backing currency should move “seamlessly” across borders to enable fungibility, says Campa
Stability before competitiveness, say supervisors
ECB’s Donnery and BIS’s Restoy discuss merits of imposing secondary mandate on growth
Kenya passes law establishing crypto supervisory regime
Bill, awaiting president’s signature, will grant central bank authority to license virtual asset issuers
FSB finds large gaps in implementing regulatory reforms
Efforts to strengthen resilience of financial sector have not been timely or consistent, body warns
Simplifying rules may hinder EU single market – BIS’s Restoy
FSI chair says supervisors must be mindful of trade-off from making banking regs less complex
RBNZ to set up financial policy committee
Institutional reform comes after parliamentary inquiry suggests idea that mirrors set-up at BoE
Interest rate risk rules need more work, says Fed’s Barr
Former vice-chair for supervision also says his redraft of Basel III would have softened NMRFs
IMF warns of AI adoption resulting in tiered supervision
Advanced economies more likely to use suptech, while EMEs may not be able to afford it
Lagarde: ECB should supervise non-banks to prevent rerun of 2008
Monetary policy would benefit from more holistic prudential approach, president says
Central banks must focus on comms – Bank of Finland panel
Institutions need to concentrate on anchoring inflation expectations, governors say
How staff exodus could leave the OCC high and dry
A third of staff set to depart US regulator, but some teams will suffer much heavier losses
DFAST monoculture is its own test
Drop in frequency and scope of stress test disclosures makes it hard to monitor bank mimicry of Fed models
Central bankers’ compromised immunity
Just how much legal protection should officials have from spurious lawsuits or wrongful dismissal?
Esma needs dose of BoE agility, says official
Clearing house supervisor Giusto points to central bank's consultation on Emir as example of nimbler approach
Book notes: Private finance, public power, Peter Conti-Brown and Sean H Vanatta
A detailed history of bank supervision in the United States from 1789 to 1980
Less is more when it comes to stablecoin supervision – research
Strong collateral rules, not overly close oversight, prevent runs, says new study
AI ‘explainability’ a growing problem for supervisors – paper
Better guidance may be needed on model risk management, Basel-based FSI says
ECB working to simplify banks’ annual health checks – Donnery
Srep will become more tailored to lenders, says supervisory board member
Geopolitics, crypto and inequality are systemic risks – ESRB panel
Geopolitical risk is shaping markets, institutions and the financial system, says Olli Rehn
How to solve the Fed’s $300bn FRTB problem
A sacrifice will have to be made to ensure new market risk rules meet demands for capital neutrality
People: July to September 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
On the eve of the Fed’s framework review
Experts speak about the Fed’s monetary strategy review, including the role of flexible average IT and the need to better communicate policy trade-offs
BoE’s Benjamin on market resilience, non-bank liquidity and the modern financial system
The UK central bank’s executive director for financial stability strategy and risk speaks about leverage in the gilt repo market, minimum haircuts and central clearing, and securing liquidity to where it’s needed
People: BSP appoints new deputy governor for supervision
Plus: Kenya lines up Nokia’s country chief for seat on board, and head of US crypto council steps down