Andy Haldane
Bitcoin success won't mean death of central banks, say Haldane and Qvigstad
Bank of England chief economist and former Norges Bank deputy write paper examining evolution of central banking from inception through to a digital future
BoE's new international head among senior appointments expected this month
The Bank of England has three weeks to fill seven senior positions as part of a structural overhaul that goes live on June 1
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
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'
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'
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
BoE’s Haldane underscores need for ‘ambidextrous’ policy
Executive director says it is too much to expect ‘one-handed’ policy to keep control of the economy, instead recommending monetary and macro-prudential policy work in tandem
BoE creates new role in response to cyber crime threats
Chief information security officer will oversee the Bank of England’s IT security defences; UK banks to be tested on their ability to withstand online attacks
Haldane dismisses talk of monetary and macro-prudential tensions
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane says it is a ‘virtue’ that different tools can be used to meet conflicting objectives; backs central banks for macro-prudential responsibilities
Mersch backs close relationship between monetary and macro-prudential policies
ECB executive board member says policies should take one another into consideration and exploit informational synergies; LSE academics concerned by politicisation of macro-prudential frameworks
Haldane says central banks have ‘further to go’ to improve communication
Bank of England executive director Andrew Haldane says policy-makers are still searching for a language that resonates with the general public
Basel Committee finds ‘considerable variation' in bank risk-weights
Variation in bank risk-weights 'driven by diversity in bank and supervisory practices', says Basel Committee as it also moves to strengthen oversight of investments in equity funds
Basel Committee reveals leverage ratio formula
Proposals detail leverage ratio calculation framework and disclosure requirements that will enter force in 2015; committee keeps options open for a higher leverage ratio than originally planned
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
Haldane issues call to arms in fight against regulatory complexity
Bank of England executive director warns incremental approach to regulation papers over cracks and leads to a burdensome, ineffectual patchwork of rules
Haldane defends BoE's macro-prudential policy
Andrew Haldane says recent instruction to banks to increase levels of capital will stimulate lending to real economy; academics debate viability of macro-prudential policy
People: Bank of England reappoints Dale and Haldane to committee posts
BoE hands Spencer Dale and Andrew Haldane – both executive directors – further three-year terms on the financial and monetary policy committee respectively; Sweden deputy stands down
Ingves deflects criticism of ‘complex’ Basel III framework
Basel committee chairman says it is naïve to think complex banks can be regulated by simple rules, following criticism of Basel III’s ‘overly complicated’ system of risk weights
BoE's Haldane says UK could redefine global banking rules
Andrew Haldane says UK is in a position to ‘lead with the front foot' on fixing the shortcomings of Basel III, tightening remuneration policies and removing barriers to bank account switching
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
BoE’s Haldane debates banking reformation with Occupy
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane discusses the banking system with social inequality activist group; urges bank reform rather than 'banker bashing'
Basel Committee official rebuts criticism over regulatory complexity
Basel Committee secretary-general defends Basel III from critics who argue it is unnecessarily complicated; says additional detail needed to meet the increasing complexity of financial markets
BoE’s Haldane outlines transparent future for the central bank
Executive director for financial stability says Bank of England has undergone a transformation of communications and transparency; outlines ‘radical’ shift in central bank’s operations