Stefan Ingves
Sweden sets higher capital buffers for big banks
Swedish authorities say capital buffers of country’s largest banks will be raised to 10% of risk-weighted assets by 2013, swelling to 12% in 2015
Ingves says Basel III’s success depends on global application of rules
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision chairman Stefan Ingves says Basel III will only work if implementation of rules is internationally consistent
Sweden will go beyond Basel III capital rules, says Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says Sweden will follow Switzerland and UK in implementing higher capital adequacy requirements than Basel III for largest banks; details to be released soon
Australian regulator appointed secretary-general to Basel Committee
Basel Committee names executive general manager of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Wayne Byres to replace Stefan Walter as secretary-general
Riksbank told to improve on financial stability activities
Expert evaluation of monetary policy and work regarding financial stability leads to several key recommendations
Sweden gives Ingves six more years as governor
General council of the Riksbank extends Stefan Ingves’ term as governor for another six years; first deputy governor and deputy governor resign
Sir Mervyn King collects more titles in Basel
BIS reveals Bank of England governor to chair Global Economy Meeting, Economic Consultative Committee and Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision; takes over in November
Basel working group calls for 'explicit' financial stability mandate
Working group on financial stability governance calls for explicit and clear mandates for central banks
Resolution regimes offer second line of defence: Sweden’s Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says resolution regimes should supplement macroprudential policy
Monetary policy, a fine balancing act: Sweden’s Ingves
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says policymakers must maintain balance between theory and practice in monetary policy decisions
Riksbank’s Öberg to quit at end of this year
Departure to come at the same time as Nyberg’s and Ingves’s departures
Sweden’s Ingves draws roadmap to macroprudential mandate
Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves discusses measures in governance, implementation and econometrics needed for successful macroprudential policy
Bail-ins win further support
Bail-in capital meets with favour from speakers at London School of Economics conference
No alternative to bail-in capital: Bank's Tucker
Bank of England's Paul Tucker attacks bankers' concerns that bail-in capital will rattle investors; Sweden's Ingves says conversions achievable
Sweden's Ingves on the crisis and beyond
"Despite the gloomy outlook for next year, there is still some light at the end of the tunnel," said the governor of Sweden's central bank in a new year's eve post.
Banks not saved for their sake - Sveriges Ingves
We are not saving banks and their management for their own sake or the sake of their shareholders, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Sveriges Riksbank.
Caruana, Ortiz, Ingves interviewed for BIS job?
Jaime Caruana, Guillermo Ortiz and Stefan Ingves are the candidates for the top job at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a leading German financial daily reported on Friday.
We will suffer a while yet: Sweden's Ingves
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riskbank, has warned that Sweden will probably have to live with the financial market turbulence and the crisis in the US for a good while to come.
Regulators must adopt global outlook
The real challenge for the world's financial regulators lies in managing cross-border crises, new research published by the Riksbank states.
Riksbank notes rise in stability risks
Global financial market uncertainty and the risk of a pronounced economic dip have made the Swedish banking sector more vulnerable, though the industry remains financially strong, the Riksbank said in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Riksbank's Ingves calls for regulatory revamp
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, wants a regulatory framework that combines the need to maintain stability and minimise costs to the public sector in the short term with long-term market discipline.
Relaxing collateral standards presents risks
By accepting poorer collateral central banks can reduce banks' incentives to hold sufficient amounts of higher-quality assets, said Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Sveriges Riksbank.
Riksbank surprises markets with rate hike
The Riksbank confounded expectations on Wednesday by hiking rates to 4.25%.
Sweden on course to hit 2% target - Ingves
Swedish inflation should be in line with the Riksbank's 2% target in two years time, says Stefan Ingves, the governor of the central bank.