Central Banks
Stronger governance recommended for Hibor
Review of Hong Kong interbank offered rate finds no abuse in fixing process, but new code of conduct put forward to fortify governance
Mongolian governor defends free capital accounts
Mongolia’s Naidansuren Zoljargal says financial contagion should be contained without abandoning the liberalisation of capital accounts
Fed paper assesses impact of government funding on loan provision
Study by Cleveland Fed examines a US scheme designed to boost lending to low-income but high-quality borrowers
Indian ‘growth juggernaut’ must be powered by real sector, says RBI deputy
Reserve Bank of India’s Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty believes accessing the country’s young workforce holds the key to sustaining higher levels of growth
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: How governments are undermining world finance
Central bankers need to forcefully express their concerns about the unintended consequences of new regulatory policies
Islamic finance championed by eight-strong central bank pact
Heads of central banks within the Developing-8 organisation agree to work together to increase the size of the Islamic Finance industry
Low volatility driving forex turnover down, says Bank of England FX chief
Speaking at the FX Week Europe conference, Michael Cross explained why turnover in foreign exchange spot is declining for the first time in a decade
Liikanen: Capital and resolution rules will not suffice
Bank of Finland governor, who has proposed banking separation in Europe, defends the value of structural reform in the financial system
Serbian vice-governor seeks bond market progress
Veselin Pješčić encourages development of the Serbian debt market through more products and wider activity
Interest rate cut finally passes in Poland
Polish central bank’s monetary policy council agrees to cut rates by 25 basis points to 4.5%, after proposed cut mentioned in fourth successive meeting
Danish paper studies liquidity of covered and sovereign bonds
Market liquidity of covered bonds suffered less during the financial crisis
ECB’s supervisory board must oversee all banks, Draghi says
ECB president emphasises potential for smaller financial institutions to be systemically important
Czech president re-appoints both CNB vice-governors
Mojmír Hampl and Vladimír Tomšík appointed for second and final six-year terms at the Czech National Bank
Mersch appointed to ECB amid continuing controversy
Appointment to ECB board finalised despite challenge over lack of female candidates; Sharon Bowles says democracy has been shown to be discarded when ‘its truths are inconvenient’
RBA moves closer to implementing real-time payments system
Reserve Bank of Australia publishes criteria for proposals of real-time consumer and business payments provision following consultations with the industry
EBA reveals criteria for assessing good governance
European Banking Authority sets out process, criteria and minimum requirements for assessing suitability of top management of credit institutions
Bundesbank’s Dombret dismisses banking separation
German central bank executive board member says banking separation will not solve too-big-to-fail problem
Bank of England MPC unanimously rejects QE
Minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee’s meeting show debate about the potential effects of further asset purchases; unanimous vote to maintain programme level and hold interest rate
Fin paper assesses eurozone’s fiscal planning
Research finds countries on the periphery had adjusted their budgets before the euro crisis event; others were more reactive and may have suffered as a result
SNB’s Zurbrügg defends fiscal-monetary relationship
Swiss National Bank board member says tension only arises in times of crisis and monetary policy is burdened with expectations
ECB’s Cœuré concerned about online card fraud
Benoît Cœuré says greater innovation is needed in the internet payments market
Spain’s Linde hits out at countries delaying euro reform
Bank of Spain governor says sovereign debt problems are being dragged out by the slow acceptance of a 'new reality' in the monetary union
King urges government to consider going beyond ring-fencing
BoE’s Mervyn King, Paul Tucker and Andy Haldane give evidence on Vickers proposals on ring-fencing retail banks; King argues recommendations could be extended to full separation of investment arms