Bank of England (BoE)
BoE paper emphasises uncertainty over risk to argue for simpler regulation
Misguided ‘quest for ever-greater precision' in bank regulation is creating ‘ever-lengthening regulatory rulebooks' that are hard to communicate and bad at predicting outcomes
Central bankers give mixed review of BoE forward guidance
One third of respondents to CentralBanking.com poll say the Bank of England’s second phase of forward guidance is an admission that its first attempt was a failure
BoE's Cunliffe warns of 'sustained and powerful pressure' on UK house prices
Deputy governor for financial stability says it would be 'dangerous to ignore momentum in housing market' and cautions that new prudential measures have yet to be tested
BoE's Haldane says time is right to review MPC schedule
Bank's head of financial stability and soon-to-be chief economist says his views on financial and regulatory matters ‘aren't going to disappear'
Bank of England launches review of MPC transcripts policy
Bank of England commissions former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to review practice of destroying records and assess the costs and benefits of publishing meeting transcripts
UK and Dutch central banks set out capital plans
The Bank of England finalises plans to implement CRD IV after public consultation; Netherlands Bank looks to impose additional capital buffer on four systemic banks
Regulators reveal details of EU and UK stress tests
European Banking Authority and Bank of England set out the scenarios they will use in their respective stress tests later this year; ECB sets deadline for meeting capital shortfalls
Former BoE staff clash over reserves accounting in Central Banking debate
Central Banking On Air debate panellists Charles Goodhart and Tim Young clash over the relevance of mark-to-market accounting for central bank reserves
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Time for central banks to play politics
Central bankers need to use the breathing space created by their extraordinary policies to lobby for deeper reform
Bank of England and ECB in joint call to put ABS back in play
European Central Bank and Bank of England promise more thorough treatment of how to reverse asset-backed securities market decline - which could allow ECB to undertake QE
BoE adds ECA-backed loans as acceptable collateral
Loans guaranteed by UK export credit agency UKEF will be accepted under the Bank of England's Sterling Monetary Framework, with a haircut
BoE's Haldane says asset managers the 'next frontier' for macro-pru policy
Bank of England's head of financial stability says macro-prudential action may be justified 'even when leverage is not present and banks are not at the scene of the crime'
Bank of England puts 19th century minutes online
Newly released archival material reveals daring exploits of staff during WW1; the battle to stem an epidemic of counterfeiting in the 18th and 19th century; and more
Buy-side firms seek greater voice on BoE FX committee
Large buy-side firms keen to take a more active role on FXJSC after allegations dealers manipulated foreign exchange benchmarks
Bank of England paper estimates effects of monetary policy
A new approach outlined in a Bank of England working paper avoids three major pitfalls in estimating monetary policy's effect on growth and inflation
No full disclosure on FX scandal in 2014, says FCA's Wheatley
Martin Wheatley, head of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, says ongoing investigation unlikely to be concluded this year; laments prevailing culture of ‘ethical flexibility'
Germany pips UK to renminbi clearing deal
Deutsche Bundesbank signs MoU with People’s Bank of China three days before the Bank of England; agreements pave way for first two clearing banks outside Asia
BoE's Financial Policy Committee notes 40% rise in mortgage approvals
Mortgage approvals rose by 40% in the year to January; FPC makes no new recommendations
BoE and PBoC to ink deal on London RMB clearing bank
Central banks will sign memorandum of understanding next week that will pave way for London to establish the first offshore renminbi clearing bank outside Asia
Parliament eyes Riksbank's off-mark inflation forecasts
Report on Swedish central bank's performance in 2013 shows its inflation forecasts were off the mark; flawed forecasts have forced several central banks to upend policies in the past months
Underemployment's impact on spare capacity smaller than thought, says Weale
Bank of England's Martin Weale says impact of underemployment on UK spare capacity is 'smaller than might appear at first sight'; productivity of extra 1% employment likely lower than average
Carney puts collaboration at core of new BoE structure
Mark Carney outlines plan to take the Bank of England to the forefront of timely, cross-bank policy-making; concern his shake-up may result in a lack of specialist expertise among some unit heads
Carney unveils major BoE shake-up
‘Minouche' Shafik to become BoE's first deputy governor for banking and markets, replacing Paul Fisher on MPC; external MPC member Broadbent also made deputy governor
An alternative vision of the Old Lady
The Bank of England needs a structure that ensures the preeminence of professional central bankers rather than theoretical economists