Financial Stability
ECB hails launch of new wholesale settlement system
Eurosystem’s new RTGS system and liquidity management tool went live on March 20
How Finma milked Credit Suisse’s CoCos to close UBS deal
An unusual clause in Swiss AT1 bonds allowed them to be written off, but could others ever follow suit?
ECB questions Credit Suisse bond bail-in
Swiss government, SNB and Finma organise rescue of troubled lender that pays out to equity-holders
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
Apac central banks reassure amid Credit Suisse woes
Central banks in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong say banking systems remain stable
US banks tap $11.8 billion from new Fed facility
Fed set up Bank Term Funding Program in wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
PBoC to cut reserve requirement ratio
Top officials have previously called for use of the policy tool to boost economy
China to set up new party-led financial supervisors
New committees to be established by end of 2023 as part of wider supervisory change
What are the systemic lessons of SVB?
Philip Turner says the collapse of SVB reveals deeper issues than many have realised
Fed’s Bowman warns of need for crypto standards
Board of governors member says banks’ use of third-party service providers also increases risk
ECB continues tightening despite financial risks
Lagarde says there are no trade-offs between financial stability and inflation
SNB to lend up to $54 billion to Credit Suisse
Swiss central bank and supervisory authority say bank meets capital requirements
BoJ flags risk management problems at banks
Central bank also tries to allay concerns over Japanese banks amid SVB crisis
BoE says more work needed to assess climate capital rules
Campaigners disappointed by lack of action on building resilience to climate change
Fed launches supervision review in wake of SVB collapse
Vice-chair for supervision says central bank needs to show “humility” after bank failure
Central database is ‘cornerstone’ of open banking
Cyber security and financial literacy are key obstacles to data-sharing, experts say
UK brokers sale of SVB subsidiary
HSBC to buy tech lender’s UK arm for symbolic fee after BoE takes part in emergency bidding process
Fed creates new liquidity backstop amid contagion fears
Valuing collateral at par marks significant break with rules on standard liquidity facilities
ECB to run cyber attack stress test for eurozone banks
Eurozone banks have seen major increase in hacking after Russian invasion of Ukraine, Panetta says
Crypto firms are dodging scrutiny, US comptroller warns
Hsu compares crypto exchange FTX to BCCI, subject of infamous ’90s banking scandal
Run on US bank sparks fears over interest rate risk
Major banks’ shares drop as investors reassess billions of dollars of unrealised losses
Saudi Arabia gives Turkish central bank $5 billion
Turkish government moves to protect workers from firing in aftermath of earthquake
OK regulator? How AI became respectable for AML controls
Dutch court case pressures supervisors to accept new tech; explainability the key challenge
Dallas Fed warns of global housing ‘slide’
US and German markets are out of touch with fundamentals, authors say