Matthew Elderfield
Irish central bank appoints top French supervisor as deputy governor
Cyril Roux, previously second-in-command at the French prudential supervisory authority, will join the Central Bank of Ireland as deputy governor with responsibility for financial regulation
Irish deputy governor seeks to adapt funds regulation
Matthew Elderfield announces changes the Bank of Ireland will make to regulatory framework for investment funds; says the central bank will move its authorisation system online
Irish deputy assesses Solvency II implementation in Bermuda
Matthew Elderfield examines application of Solvency II regulations to Bermudan insurance market; says Bermuda is making “extremely good progress” towards compliance
Ireland's Elderfield outlines supervisory changes for banks
Central Bank of Ireland deputy governor outlines supervisory changes being implemented for banks; says some of the requirements may be ‘more demanding’ than in other jurisdictions
Ireland launches new supervisory framework
Central Bank of Ireland says Prism model will better equip it to identify and deal with threats to banking sector in a timely manner; concerns remain over flexibility of framework
Elderfield details Ireland's new risk assessment model
Matthew Elderfield, head of financial regulation at the Central Bank of Ireland, reveals details of new ‘Prism’ risk assessment model
Irish regulator lacked 'capacity and will' pre-crisis admits Elderfield
Ireland's chief regulator has provided more detail on the recent stress tests carried out by the central bank of Ireland and plans to increase the powers of the body
Ireland’s Elderfield: we’ll not haircut senior debt
Matthew Elderfield, Ireland’s head regulator, assures senior bondholders in four banks they will not face “action”
Ireland announces stress test results
Central Bank of Ireland reveals €24 billion gap in funding for the country’s banks
Ireland’s chief regulator gets tough on corporate governance
Chief regulator Matthew Elderfield says poor governance exacerbated by cosy nature of corporate life in Ireland
Ex-Fed economist appointed to Ireland’s Central Bank Commission
Former Federal Reserve economist and special adviser to Ireland’s outgoing finance minister Alan Ahearne appointed to Central Bank of Ireland’s commission
Ireland lifts lid on tough new enforcement approach
Central Bank of Ireland publishes first-ever enforcement strategy, detailing tough line on sanctions; publication accompanies penalties on Allied Irish Banks, NCB Stockbrokers
Ireland’s Honohan calls for greater disclosure of residential mortgages
Central Bank of Ireland governor Patrick Honohan says greater disclosure on residential mortgages loans will help drive confidence in markets
Ireland’s regulator moots new capital facility for banks
Central Bank of Ireland head of financial regulation Matthew Elderfield says creation of standby contingent capital facility for banks from European Union and IMF bailout money will help ease markets
Ireland releases new governance rules
Central Bank of Ireland looks to stamp out poor boardroom practices at financial institutions
Ireland’s Elderfield rules out senior debt haircuts
Holders of senior debt must not be forced to shoulder losses, but issuing banks could negotiate with them, says Central Bank of Ireland’s Matthew Elderfield
How Ireland is reforming its central bank
A change of leadership offers Ireland’s central bank an opportunity to assert its independence from the country’s much maligned political and banking elite. It is doing much to grasp it, Claire Jones finds.
Ireland’s Honohan to criticise central bank’s role in crisis: reports
Irish media say report authored by central bank chief Patrick Honohan will charge his own institution and the financial regulator with having failed in the lead up to the country’s banking crisis
Missed mortgage payments spike in Ireland
Thirteen percent of mortgage payments overdue by more than 90 days; chief regulator Matthew Elderfield says there is no simple solution to the problem
Elderfield: bank recapitalisation costs manageable
Central Bank of Ireland head regulator suppresses fears over banking costs
Ireland’s Elderfield: Consumer comes first
Matthew Elderfield discusses the lessons learnt from the financial crisis, and how new regulations will place the consumer interests before the banks