Bank of England (BoE)
UK's Royal Mint brings back golden guinea to mark 350th anniversary
New £2 coin designed in the style of the now disused guinea, featuring the crest of King George III; coin will enter circulation later this year
BoE's King says expectations less important than economic conditions
Bank of England governor says focus should be on creating the right economic conditions for normalising monetary policy rather than talking people through it
UK banks told to find £13.4 billion in extra capital
Bank of England’s PRA says Lloyds and RBS need to raise extra £10.2 billion; Osborne says government will ‘do what it can’ to return both banks to the private sector
Bank of England’s FPC needs expanding, says UK parliamentary review
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards delivers verdict on UK’s new regulatory architecture; recommends appointing additional external member to FPC to shift power away from bank insiders
UK parliamentary review slams 'half-hearted' Bank of England reform
Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls for overhaul of Court of Directors; dismisses central bank's Oversight Committee as ‘half-hearted at best'
Carney appoints Bank of England's first-ever chief operating officer
Charlotte Hogg, currently at Santander, will become the most senior woman at the BoE; final decision to appoint was made by incoming governor Mark Carney
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Rebalancing the fraught relationship between governments and central banks
The growing politicisation of central banking involves central bankers needing to make difficult judgement calls on the areas that lie outside of their competence
Carney's Bank of England should seek closer ties with ECB, says MEP Bowles
Sharon Bowles will raise issue of European co-operation at her first meeting with Mark Carney - saying it is even more of a priority now Paul Tucker is leaving
Central banks laying the seeds for ‘crisis in fiat money’, says UK MP Baker
Chair of UK parliamentary group for economics says a sharp correction in developed world sovereign bond prices could spark a collapse in confidence and challenge the sustainability of fiat money
BoE research warns of self-fulfilling prophecy in 'speed-limit’ monetary policy
Working paper says targeting rates of change may not be as beneficial as some studies have suggested; could cause interest rates to become ‘pinned’ at the zero lower bound
Bowles: Give ECB its ‘smoke and mirrors'
ECB's chief inquisitor says central banks must retain 'a certain amount of mystery' to keep fiat monetary systems going; interaction between ECB's monetary and supervisory arms will be 'difficult'
BoE deputy Paul Tucker quits after 33 years
Deputy governor for financial stability will stay for Mark Carney's first few months as governor of the Bank of England, before leaving to spend a ‘period of time in academia in the US'
Bank of England paper says above-target inflation threatens expectations anchor
Article in latest quarterly bulletin says UK inflation expectations remain anchored for time being but could be dislodged if high inflation persists
UK banks on cyber threat alert, says BoE’s Haldane
Chief risk officers at UK banks worried about cyber-attacks on financial institutions; Bank of England official says government must take ultimate responsibility to guard against cyber threats
UK mulls US-style bank stress tests
Bank of England seeks to improve bank stress tests by including publicly disclosed remedial actions as debate intensifies over independence and the use of a leverage ratio in the UK
Bank of England faces legal challenge over all-male banknote roster
Central bank stands accused of failing in its duties under the Equality Act, after choosing to replace the only woman on a British banknote with Winston Churchill
BoE markets head warns of collateral balancing act
Andrew Hauser says repo markets must be ‘prudentially sound’ but remain ‘sufficiently deep and liquid’; warns against an ‘excessive’ central bank presence
People: Poloz names special advisor; BoE appoints insurance specialist to PRA
Bank of Canada appoints senior advisor to the governor; UK's Prudential Regulation Authority names final independent director; payments systems Bacs and Chaps appoint new chairmen
Parliament launches inquiry into independence of Bank of England’s FPC
Law-makers raise questions over independence of Financial Policy Committee; concerned by Osborne’s recent changes to its membership and remit
BoE chief cashier looks forward to further innovations in the use of cash
Chris Salmon, chief cashier and executive director for banking services at the Bank of England, says ‘local recycling' of cash in ATMs poses questions over authentication
ECB keeps SME measures ‘on the shelves’ and holds rates alongside BoE
Draghi says further unconventional measures were discussed at today’s meeting of the governing council, but are being held in reserve; ECB joins Bank of England in taking no policy action
Bank of England annual report redefines financial stability
BoE annual report reveals change in interpretation of financial stability; central bank must maintain ‘efficient flow of funds' in the economy and ‘confidence in financial intermediaries'
BoE’s Bailey sets out limits to central bank SME support
Andrew Bailey says central bank schemes such as funding for lending are restricted due to the presence of structural market failures
BoE reveals £300 million drop in FLS lending
Banks participating in FLS scheme reduced their net lending by £300 million in the first quarter of 2013; Bank of England predicts ‘gradual’ increase throughout year