The Netherlands Bank (DNB)
Interview: Gerard Hartsink
European Payments Council chairman Gerard Hartsink tells Yusuf Yassin he welcomes the decision to set end-dates for Sepa migration, but says concerns about the regulation, raised in October, remain
Clarity in central bank communications remains strong: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study shows central banks communicate policies effectively, despite high degree of uncertainty and less favourable inflation outlook during recent years
Netherlands Bank warns of Sepa information gap
Dutch central bank to launch communication campaign to aid consumers with limited knowledge about the European payments project
Netherlands Bank paper discusses pricing policies in payments markets
Netherlands Bank study says policy on payments systems should be orientated towards improving competition rather than influencing price dynamics
Netherlands Bank paper highlights risk of excessive reliance on wholesale funding
Netherlands Bank study says multinational bank subsidiaries’ access to parent bank and wholesale funding can increase instability
BoJ's Shirakawa urges greater caution over financial innovation
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa says a better understanding of banks' incentive structures can minimise risks associated with financial innovation
Netherlands Bank paper identifies determinants of inflation-targeting adoption
Netherlands Bank study discusses common characteristics of countries that implement inflation-targeting regimes
De Nederlandsche Bank paper measures flow of trade-based money laundering
De Nederlandsche Bank study shows money laundering through licit exports and imports offers way around stricter anti-money laundering regulations in financial markets
Financial openness provides incentive for remittances: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study shows greater financial openness attracts higher levels of remittances
Target2 offers useful liquidity monitoring tool: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study says Target2 payments systems can identify early signs of bank illiquidity
Central bank credibility remained intact during crisis: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study says non-standard economic policies did not have any adverse effects on inflation expectations
LOLR creates incentive for banks to over-leverage: Netherlands Bank paper
A Netherlands Bank study finds central banks’ lender-of-last-resort function motivates banks to take on excessive risk
Surprise choice for Dutch central bank chief
The Netherlands Bank announces Klaas Knot as next president; previous favourite Lex Hoogduin decides to leave central bank
Wellink clarifies position on Greece restructuring
Media reports suggest Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink is open to a debt restructuring for Greece; central bank spokesperson denies suggestions, says president’s views remain in line with European Central Bank
Countercyclical buffer could be big help to output: BIS paper
Research by the Bank for International Settlements says Basel III’s countercyclical capital buffer could have “sizable” hand in preventing output falls
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds
Macroprudential policy – a literature review
Research reviews latest developments, poses future questions
Wellink keen on expanding Basel III rules
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink says further improvements to new Basel rules will increase quality of capital base
Netherlands Bank paper: Basel III could disrupt monetary transmission
Dutch central bank research warns new Basel III rules could lead to greater demand for long-term assets, leading to steeper yield curve which could disrupt monetary policy channel
Executive director Hoogduin tipped as Wellink’s successor
Netherlands Bank executive director Lex Hoogduin frontrunner to take over as president when Nout Wellink’s term expires
Potential limit on terms could lead to Wellink’s departure
Dutch finance minister proposes a 14-year limit on the tenure of central bank presidents; proposal could bring Nout Wellink’s reign as president of the Netherlands Bank to an end next year
Minimum capital requirements increase systemic risk
Netherlands Bank research notes that Basel II capital requirements foster homogeneity
Wellink: OTC markets still need good risk management systems
Basel Committee chairman Nout Wellink warns central clearing house not a silver bullet for over-the-counter derivatives markets
Netherlands’ Wellink survives resignation calls
Calls for Netherlands Bank governor to quit followed damning report into the central bank’s handling of failure of DSB