Systemic risk
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
FSA’s Turner wants new macroprudential body
The UK’s top regulator Adair Turner says a body other than the Bank of England is needed to implement macroprudential supervision
Bank of Korea – Financial Stability Report November 2009
Korean recovery rapid, with increases in quarterly growth rates and a revival in housing prices, says central bank report
Imbalances must be addressed: Trichet
ECB president Trichet points to imbalances in emerging Asian countries and stresses importance of Europe-wide and international cooperation on macroprudential supervision
Getting systemic risk regulation right: an agenda for the US
Robert Litan says systemic regulation can be done, and sets out who should do it in the United States – and how