Systemic risk
Norges Bank: Financial Stability Report
Norges Bank’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report shows a positive outlook for the Norwegian economy despite instability in Europe
Capital ratio hikes 'not appropriate' for South Africa
South African Reserve Bank says lenders already hold more than necessary and further hikes will only hit profits; deputy governor Guma flags work on macroprudential framework
CEPR: small banks pay big premium during credit crunch
Centre of Economic Policy Research study into bank lending finds small firms’ access to liquidity is affected more than larger firms by adverse credit conditions
Caruana: integration essential to global framework
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jamie Caruana draws on importance of financial integration in forming new global framework for financial system
Fed's Tarullo sceptical over contingent capital
Federal Reserve's Daniel Tarullo highlights drawbacks of contingent capital forming part of new regulatory framework
Bair: FDIC-style bailout needed for very large banks
Chairwoman of the FDIC Sheila Bair outlines resolution regime for the biggest firms
Greenspan deflects blame during heated testimony
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan defends record but accepts some criticism
IMF: Bolivia foreign reserves adequate
Research charts developments since 2005
Norges Bank director pushes for better pricing of risk
Norges Bank director Arlid Lund discusses how to prevent the next crisis and where the risks lie
Central banks should oversee systemic risk
CentralBanking.com poll shows majority of respondents think central banks together with government bodies should be responsible for monitoring systemic risk
Bernanke: too-big-to-fail problem “unconscionable”
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke calls for a revision of regulation on firms, which are “too big to fail”
Greenspan slams systemic risk watchers
Former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan says systemic risk oversight bodies will not catch anything regulators have already missed, calls for contingent capital instead
Top-level Swiss committee to fix "too big to fail"
Liquidity and "too big to fail" will dominate agenda for Steering Committee bridging central bank and regulator’s boards, says FINMA’s Zuberbühler
Fed chiefs unite in bid to keep wider bank supervision
Current Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and former head Paul Volcker say taking all but the biggest banks away from the central bank would be a mistake
Iceland trims rates on króna strength
Central Bank of Iceland cuts to 9% despite fears over Icesave dispute
Fed: safety net is too big
Richmond Federal Reserve research flags dramatic expansion of safety net
RBA justifies March rate hike
Signs of revival in economic activity convinced board members to hike rates by a quarter point
Washington makes play to name NY Fed chief
Senate banking committee’s reform bill calls for greater accountability in Liberty Street, pares Fed’s supervisory role to large banks alone
Ireland’s Elderfield: Consumer comes first
Matthew Elderfield discusses the lessons learnt from the financial crisis, and how new regulations will place the consumer interests before the banks
SNB, Finma set up stability steering group
Central bank and regulator intensify their collaboration on financial stability
Caribbean learns from crisis: T&T’s Williams
Ewart Williams discusses the need for greater cooperation between central banks in the region in reducing the risk of financial crises
Kansas Fed heralds more stable banking sector
Stress indicator for financial sector shows further decline in February, moving it closer to its long run average
Fed’s Fisher: break up the big banks
Dallas Federal Reserve’s president gets tough on those deemed too big to fail
Systemic risk more than size and default probability
Bank of Canada looks at measuring aggregate risk in the financial system