Articles by Daniel Hinge
BIS: Artificial calm in markets cannot last
Quarterly review presents latest evidence of fault lines running through financial markets; Claudio Borio says tension between market behaviour and underlying conditions must be resolved eventually
Bank of Israel unveils real-time payments plan
New payments infrastructure will support push for advanced electronic payments; committee chair identifies plans for wide range of payments improvements, including real time
Bean calls for overhaul of UK statistics
Report dissecting UK statistics production calls for national statistics office to become more agile, make use of new forms of data, and tackle shortcomings
BoE plans capital framework redesign
The central bank hopes the realignment of capital requirements from individual banks to a system-wide buffer will simplify the framework and allow the FPC to respond to threats earlier
Two UK banks fall short in BoE stress tests
RBS and Standard Chartered pass 'hurdle' rates but fall short on other capital requirements in 2015 Bank of England stress test; tests redesigned since 2014
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Banks face higher capital requirement under Basel trading book review
Basel Committee impact study on the fundamental review of the trading book implies minimum capital allocated to market risk will rise substantially for some banks
Shawwa succeeds Al-Wazir as Palestine governor
Azzam Shawwa set to take over as Palestine Monetary Authority chief as Jihad Al Wazir’s eight years at the helm draw to a close
The big data revolution and central banking
Central banks are increasingly turning their attention to the challenge of analysing very large datasets. But is ‘big data’ as revolutionary as some claim?
The Islamic liquidity facility conundrum
The rapid growth of Islamic finance could undermine both financial stability and monetary policy if central banks do not set up sharia-compliant facilities
Open Forum: Market maker of last resort presents host of issues for central banks
Axel Weber and Minouche Shafik point to perils for central banks looking to step into the role of market maker during a liquidity crisis
Open Forum: BoE event highlights gulf between perception of public and regulators
Open Forum attempts to break new ground in communication, but a sense emerges that regulators have failed to address public dissatisfaction with financial markets
Rajan picked as BIS board vice-chair as he calls for global ‘rules of the game’
RBI governor chosen to take over position Masaaki Shirakawa vacated in 2013; delivers lecture in Frankfurt calling for global ‘rules of the game’
‘Disclosure task force’ can tackle climate risks, FSB says
Industry-led group would develop voluntary disclosures relating to climate change; Mark Carney says better information could head off a ‘climate Minsky moment’
FSB unveils final TLAC standard
Global systemically important banks will need to build sizeable stocks of loss-absorbing capacity by 2019; many jurisdictions are lagging behind on implementing resolution framework
Central Bank of Iceland under scrutiny on crisis response
Supervisory board to investigate complaints over the handling of breaches in capital controls and legal uncertainty surrounding the holding company established by the central bank
No fireworks as Bank of England keeps rate options open
Rates remain on hold as BoE balances domestic strength with signs of weakness overseas; MPC hints a few forces could prompt an earlier hike than markets are predicting
Bank of Israel unveils plans for better credit data gathering
Registry designed to improve both credit provision and financial stability; deputy governor says central bank has learnt from others while tackling what has been a major project
BoE’s Brazier defends new stress testing framework
Executive director says the Bank of England already has much of the forecasting infrastructure it needs, but will not overestimate its ability to spot the UK’s position in the financial cycle
Economists challenge foundations of monetary economics
‘Neo-Fisherian’ approaches use standard New-Keynesian models to show that cutting interest rates will produce lower, not higher, inflation – and the result is surprisingly difficult to overturn
Bernanke offers insight into Fed’s political balancing act
Former Fed chair tells of navigating both political and economic pitfalls in crisis response, and says the US central bank’s independence is still under threat
Vocalink to deliver ‘new generation’ real-time payments in US
CEO David Yates tells Central Banking there will be unique challenges to delivering real-time payments in the US, as Vocalink is chosen to provide software behind faster payments project
Liquidity issues demand further work, says BoE’s Cunliffe
Greater fragility of market liquidity requires reassessment of regulation, new stress tests and better data, BoE deputy says; private sector economists warn of distortionary effects from QE
Regulators push back at complaints of fatigue
EBA chief and secretary-generals of Basel Committee and Iosco defend their work so far and stress the bulk of regulation will be completed in 2016 – though there is more on the horizon