Philip Lane
TK Whitaker, 1916–2017
Former Irish governor was key figure in his country’s economic modernisation; earlier served as senior civil servant in finance and pushed through far-reaching reform plan
Draft Irish law could compromise central bank independence, ECB says
Proposals would oblige central bank to promote competition in housing market
Brexit may not lead to ‘new dominant location’ for European finance – Irish governor
Regulatory considerations should not drive firms’ location decisions, Lane argues
Irish central bank publishes minutes of first macro-prudential committee meeting
Governor and senior staff approve current O-Sii and C-Cyb plans; intend to look further at impact of macro-prudential measures on housing markets
Irish central bank announces major internal reorganisation
Bank will split market supervision department in two and create new financial stability directorate; full-time director of corporate affairs to be appointed
Irish central bank forms macroprudential committee
Governor Philip Lane announced internal advisory committee on design of macroprudential policy; featuring senior officials, the group will convene for the first time in “early September”
Central Bank of Ireland to form analytical teams to improve ‘data architecture’
Governor Philip Lane encourages regulators to “embrace” technological advances, while stressing the balance between innovation and consumer protection
Regulators must improve co-operation in monitoring shadow banks – Irish governor
Regulators must develop better systems for managing and sharing information on shadow banks, Ireland’s central bank governor says; better understanding of “geography of risk” needed
Central Bank of the Year: Central Bank of Ireland
Well-capitalised banks, new supervision measures and timely macro-prudential policy action to cool an overheated property sector have gone far to restoring the Central Bank of Ireland's credibility
A few thoughts on the global situation
Policymakers around the world must act to restore order to the global economy says Jacques de Larosière.