Financial Stability
ECB looks to add eight more O&Ds to guide
European Central Bank proposes guidance on the application of another eight options and discretions in banking supervision; public consultation will run until June 21
Central Bank of Barbados govt financing up 25% last fiscal year
Central bank continues to finance government deficit, despite IMF warnings; expects to still buy government debt, but at "lower levels"
Annual Target2 volumes fall, ECB announces
Transactions on the eurozone’s real-time gross settlement system fell to their lowest-ever level in 2015; ECB concerned this could threaten cost recovery
Banks’ debt maturity needs extension – but not too much, paper argues
Eurozone banks’ debt securities need slightly longer maturity periods, but extensions envisaged under Basel III may be excessive, a Bank of Italy paper argues
RBI moves to curb concentrated credit risk
Central bank hopes new prudential measures will reduce banks’ “very high” exposures to large corporations and encourage firms to turn to capital markets for funding
Now banks face bail-in, should we rethink deposit insurance?
David Mayes argues deposit insurance schemes forged during crisis may impose unnecessary costs in more normal times
Traditional banks played leading role in creating US credit boom, paper finds
Traditional banks played a larger role than ‘shadow’ banks in originating US loans in the lead-up to the financial crisis, paper published by Deutsche Bundesbank says
Germany needs structural surplus, Weidmann says
Bundesbank president counters arguments Germans are saving too much; says treatment of eurozone sovereigns must change, at odds with Bank of Italy governor
Namibian central bank wary of household debt increase
Namibia has higher household debt levels than regional peers, according to some measures, the central bank’s latest financial stability report notes
EBA sees stability risk in Commission ratings proposal
European Banking Authority criticises Commission’s proposals on use of credit ratings’ agencies judgements by regulators; amendments would ‘increase risk to financial stability’, it says
RBA's Edey signals end to lengthy card review process
Assistant governor lays out issues review will address when it is published next week, following two-year process
BoJ keeping options open on new technologies
Deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso says the Bank of Japan is not planning to issue a digital currency any time soon, but is exploring the possibilities created by technological innovations
IMF urges San Marino authorities to tackle NPL problem
Staff encourage a policy based on stocktaking, provisioning and recapitalisation; central bank may needs outside help with AQRs, they suggest
BoE paper: CCP legal framework may need work
Process of handling default is legally robust in many cases, but has room for improvement in others, authors say
ECB to conduct comprehensive assessment of four more banks
European Central Bank is assessing four banks it may come to directly supervise; supervision fees charged to European banks set to rise over 45% in 2016
Research considers use of blockchain in securities settlement
Paper published by SWIFT Institute says full application of technology could lead to, and would require, change in existing business processes in the industry
Liikanen anticipates more changes to come from digitisation
Many new actors in the payments system in recent years have still made use of existing instruments, Bank of Finland governor says – although this could change in the future
Eurozone finance ministers hold extraordinary meeting over Greece
Finance ministers meet in Brussels over Greek debt; recent negotiations marked by public disagreements between IMF and Greek government
Paper examines credit risk spillover in the eurozone
Estimations of fair-value credit default swap values may give better picture of eurozone risk contagion than market prices for credit default swaps, ECB paper argues
Riksbank-FI merger not on the table – Swedish minister
Per Bolund says the government is not actively considering radical reform options discussed by the Riksbank, and defends Swedish approach to macro-prudential independence
Regulators can influence but not prescribe culture, Bailey says in last speech at PRA
Incoming FCA chief warns bank regulators cannot write a rule to “settle” culture, but cites the senior managers regime as an example of influence
Italian governor criticises bank resolution rules
Bank of Italy governor Visco says BRRD and European Commission policy may increase risk of financial instability
BoE paper evaluates macro-prudential roles of bank capital regulation and monetary policy
Authors find counter-cyclical regulation is more effective than monetary policy in promoting stability in the wake of a credit shock
Political and public support ‘critical’ for macro-prudential policy, says Kohn
Effective communication can help ensure public support for macro-prudential policy, BoE FPC member says; lack of support could encourage political interference