Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)
HKMA unveils design of two new banknotes
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority says improved security features on new banknotes will reduce counterfeits in circulation
HKMA, PBoC agree to expand renminbi business
New agreement will enable banks in the territory to establish renminbi accounts for financial institutions
Yam joins China Investment Corporation
Former HKMA chief executive Joseph Yam appointed to sovereign wealth fund’s international advisory council
Hong Kong investors claw back more Lehman losses
Hong Kong unit of DBS bank will pay just under $84m in compensation to holders of Lehman-linked credit notes; settlement follows on from agreement on minibonds
HKMA issues incident response and management procedures
Hong Kong Monetary Authority reminds firms of their requirements in response to incidents affecting customers
Four former governors join Central Banking’s advisory board
Joseph Yam, Y.V. Reddy, Don Brash and Ludek Niedermayer join Central Banking Publications editorial advisory board
HKMA flags potential for asset-price bubble from renminbi appreciation
Hong Kong Monetary Authority study suggests currency’s appreciation may have significant effects on asset prices
HKMA appoints PBoC’s Mu as senior adviser
Former People’s Bank of China director general Mu Huaipeng joins Hong Kong Monetary Authority in bid to boost mainland ties
Taskforce to overhaul Asian post-trade framework
Central banks of Hong Kong and Malaysia team up with settlement systems firm Euroclear to create pilot common platform to improve central securities depository infrastructure
HKMA's Chan: markets will be punished if lessons are not learnt
Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive Norman Chan warns over complacency in regulating markets
HKMA: offshore markets can help boost currency trade
Hong Kong Monetary Authority says risks of trading currency in offshore markets are manageable
Chiang Mai currency swap deal comes to life
Regional $120 billion currency swap arrangement between ASEAN members and east Asian powerhouses comes into force
Hong Kong debt market rebounds
Latest Quarterly Bulletin from Hong Kong Monetary Authority shows debt markets have normalised in the territory following Lehman collapse
HKMA restructures banking department
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) spins off banking department to tackle workload from Lehman Brothers fallout
Singapore moots expanding deposit guarantees
Monetary Authority of Singapore proposes extending scope and limit of deposit protection as it nears exit from an emergency guarantee adopted at the height of the crisis
HKMA in fresh drive to spur yuan trade
Hong Kong Monetary Authority measures promote renminbi bond issuance and settlement
HKMA’s Chan: Asian Crisis lessons were forgotten
Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Norman Chan on drawing lessons from financial crisis
Hong Kong and Indonesia link settlement systems
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Bank Indonesia adopt a real time payment-versus-payment link to remove settlement risk
HKMA deputy Choi on priorities for 2010
Deputy head of HK central bank discusses priorities, including preparations for an exit
HK banks interdependent
Hong Kong Monetary Authority research says local banks as systemically important as international and mainland counterparts
HKMA: Quarterly Bulletin (December 2009)
Bulletin article says exposures to structured products remains insignificant
Bubbles a bigger threat than inflation: HKMA’s Chan
Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Norman Chan sees irrational exuberance as greater risk than spiralling prices
IMF backs HK peg weeks after bubble warning
International Monetary Fund says it supports peg; support comes after research paper cites risk of bubbles from currency strategy