Financial Stability
Austrian banks well capitalised
National Bank of Austria says stress tests reveal banks sufficiently capitalised to withstand severe recession
NY Fed’s Dudley: central banks must look to lean against the wind
New York Federal Reserve president backs calls for central banks to counter bubbles
Goodhart: central banks unprepared for liquidity support
Charles Goodhart, a former member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, says central banks have to devise common rules for liquidity support after crisis caught them out
East Asia-Pacific central banks softened US shocks
Hong Kong Monetary Authority research finds East Asia-Pacific monetary authorities dampened shock from United States money market
RBI's Subbarao: India must go for growth
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India says restoring growth to pre-crisis levels and de-mystifying the office of the governor are among his main objectives for his first term at the helm
RBI's Subbarao on reviving growth, decoupling and global imbalances
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India discusses his objectives for his first term and how the decoupling argument needs to be revised
In return to normality, fiscal order must come first
Governments must put their books in order before central bankers raise rates, say economists
BoE’s Haldane outlines views on capital rules
Bank of England''s financial stability executive director says capital levels were possibly way too low before crash
Loyalty programmes influence payments choices
Reserve Bank of Australia finds that price incentives, and loyalty programs in particular, are influential when it comes to consumer decisions about payment instruments
BoE’s Haldane: OTC markets need reforming
Bank of England’s Andy Haldane says over-the-counter post-trade infrastructure needs top-down push to reform
Central concerns
José Manuel González-Páramo, a member of the ECB’s executive board, talks to Risk about the role of the central bank and the need for greater oversight and transparency in the derivatives market
Liquidity lessons from the crisis
Daniel Heller, the head of the Basel-based CPSS, discusses propsoed reforms for payments, clearing and settlements
BIS's Cecchetti moots longer time horizon for monetary policy
Central banks may need to stretch their time horizons for inflation targeting to successfully combat financial instability, says Bank for International Settlements’ Stephen Cecchetti
Britain begins to offload state banks
Dunfermline sold and supermarket rumoured to be interested in Northern Rock
Washington's timetable for regulatory reform
Patton Boggs, a law firm,sets out how and when Obama's proposals for US financial regulation reform will become law in 2009
BIS's Cecchetti on inflation, imbalances and instability
The head of the Bank for International Settlements' monetary and economic department, on how central-bank policy should change in light of the crisis
BoE’s Tucker: banking social contract needs reform
Bank of England’s Paul Tucker says that banks must adjust and it will not be cheap
Fed Hoenig: new rules must be simple
Kansas City Federal Reserve’s Thomas Hoenig calls for new rules for systemically-important institutions to be comprehensible
Smee on speedier payments
The chief executive of APACS discusses the UK’s first National Payments Plan and the impact of the new Faster Payments service
Transparency and disclosure limit contagion
Cutting back on information asymmetries can reduce contagion
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
Mexico's Ortiz - crisis shows how far we've come
Ability to cope with turmoil is a sign of success of monetary-policy reform, says Bank of Mexico governor
Bank names special resolution czar
Bank of England's chief cashier to head unit
FSA's Turner moots role for ring-fencing
The head of Britain's banking regulator suggests separating overseas operations ay be necessary for cross-border banks