Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Naidene Ford-Hoon to head Sarb financial services wing
Accountant Naidene Ford-Hoon replaces Gerrie Terblanche as head of financial services at the South African Reserve Bank
Bank of Spain proposes more efficient stress test method
Bank of Spain study explores new methods of stress testing that identifies more harmful risks to previously unscreened institutions
Sovereign bonds lost safe haven status in crisis: Bundesbank
Bundesbank study on sovereign bond spreads finds marked change in perceived risk of holding government debt following the bailout of Bear Stearns
BIS’s Caruana warns macroprudential policies may have unintended consequences
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana says macroprudential policies alone do not guarantee protection from systemic risks
Broader card payment security measures may minimise fraud: Kansas Fed
Kansas Federal Reserve study on card payment fraud says more can be done to improve the security of card based transactions
Markets rejoice as Beijing reverts to managed float
Investor risk appetite soars as China drops the renminbi’s rigid dollar peg; analysts say Beijing’s policy shift sparked by potential benefits, rather than international pressure
Trichet: European Union needs to adopt sanctions to curb spending
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet proposes sanctions against countries that overspend in order to fulfill obligations of new crisis management institution under review
Ireland unveils new supervisory code
Central Bank of Ireland report heralds move towards tougher approach; plans to create departments to implement more stringent regime
Zimbabwe orders end to seizure of central bank assets
Zimbabwe's finance minister Tendai Biti stops auctioning of central bank assets in bid to revive beleaguered institution
Accounting change behind Saudi gold surge
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s gold reserves more than double due to accounting adjustment; European central banks keep to agreement while Russia, Philippines buy
PBoC to regulate non-bank payments providers
People’s Bank of China sets out new legislation governing non-financial institutions that provide payments services; law an attempt to shed light on burgeoning payments network
Israel's Fischer says labour market absence is not sustainable
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says labour market reforms are necessary to maintain current growth levels
Cyprus's Orphanides: central banks in best position to supervise risks
Cypriot central bank governor Athanasios Orphanides says central banks are in best position to oversee macroprudential risks
Bank of Finland Bulletin (2010/1)
Bank of Finland's bi-annual Bulletin shows Finnish economy was more sluggish than euro area as a whole during last six months
National Bank of Belgium - Financial Stability Review (2010)
National Bank of Belgium's financial stability review outlines shortcomings of government law passed on banking recovery measures
Singer named new Czech National Bank governor
Vice governor Miroslav Singer appointed CNB governor for six-year term
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for fatal central bank attack
Al-Qaeda group says it orchestrated bombings aimed at the Central Bank of Iraq which killed at least 18 people; militants say they targeted central bank to choke off funds to United States
Draghi backs EU move on stress tests
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi sees publication of results of stress tests of Europe’s biggest banks as key to calming market jitters; EU move follows Spanish decision to publish results of its stress tests earlier this week
Four candidates vie to head Bank of Thailand
Bangkok set to present finance ministry with shortlist narrowed down from four applicants including deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn; incumbent Tarisa Watanagase will leave in October
Sri Lanka's Cabraal gets second term
Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal gets a further six years at the helm; credited with bringing inflation back under control
ECB's Bini Smaghi says executive pay inefficient
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says executive salaries don't reflect performance, calling for broader international solution
Swiss banks return to profit: SNB
Swiss National Bank report finds banks in Switzerland recorded moderate profits last year following heavy losses in 2008
Financial Services Authority - Annual Report (2009/10)
UK Financial Services Authority's annual report discusses the regulator's transformation since the financial crisis
Bernanke supports greater macroprudential focus in regulation
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says reform must focus on macroprudential financial regulation in line with Squam Lake report