Financial Stability
FSB proposes global standard to tackle failed CCPs
Report warns authorities not to rely on any single tool but adopt a “toolbox approach”
Chinese police detain financial firm’s staff
Move came after property giant Evergrande’s financial arm missed payments for investment products
US ‘bitcoin ATM’ industry growing despite risks, research finds
Remittances are big driver of bitcoin-to-cash ATMs, but industry is predatory, paper warns
Hong Kong regulator moves against crypto exchange
SFC says JPEX is not regulated to trade in city as police arrest influencers linked to firm
Banks increasingly reliant on ‘flighty’ finance, BIS finds
Money market funds are taking on an even greater role as funding sources, research says
Aruba accuses Curaçao of regulatory failings
Spat between central banks comes amid ongoing problems with troubled insurer Ennia
PBoC cuts reserve requirement ratio but holds policy rate
Data shows some improvement in demand but continuing property sector problems
Debt levels are likely to start rising again, IMF warns
China playing major role in debt growth, as low-income countries face worse risks, analysts say
Margining added to liquidity stress after Ukraine invasion – BIS
Bulletin article examines how tool designed to promote stability can have undesirable side effects
ECB criticises Italy’s windfall tax on banks
Central bank warns measure could hamper monetary transmission and weaken lenders
BIS paper says reform to AT1 instruments ‘may be necessary’
Actual use of contingent bonds may clash with their original purpose, authors say
Data privacy and protection: non-negotiable supervisory equations
Manoj Singh says data protection is essential to modern finance, but throws up myriad supervisory challenges
NGFS launches framework on nature-related risks
Guide aims to create common approach for central banks and supervisors
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2023 – executive summary
Key findings of the 2023 benchmark, including resources, regulation, macro-pru, crime and future risk
Non-banks taking on significant ‘hidden leverage’, FSB warns
Off-balance-sheet positions have grown, but data on many parts of the system is poor
Former Central Bank of Barbados governor calls for dollarisation
Caricom has failed to integrate the Caribbean, says DeLisle Worrell
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
BIS paper highlights powerful information effects during SVB run
Hearing about SVB made people more likely to run, but good communications helped stem the tide
FSB chair says world faces ‘pivotal’ moment
Tight policy and slowing growth signal financial stability problems ahead, warns Klaas Knot
Deep learning models are ‘fragile’, BoE paper finds
Models suffering from “Rashomon effect” need better supervision, authors say
Fed proposes long-term debt requirement for large banks
Governors Waller and Bowman express concern the rule doesn’t appropriately tailor regulation
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2023 report – how central banks confront risk
Central banks discuss resources, regulating banks and non-banks, macro-pru, crime and future risk
Macro-pru tools can cut risk of credit bust – IMF paper
Authors explore whether building buffers can increase resilience over the medium term
Vietnam joins South-east Asian cross-border payment bloc
Six Asian central banks have joined forces to build faster and cheaper cross-border payments