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The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
Lithuania adopts maximum diversification as defensive strategy
Risk parity protects portfolio from lower bond prices and lower-for-longer yield environment
Estonian and Danish authorities trade accusations as further AML scandal breaks
Swedish, Estonian and Lithuanian authorities announce joint investigation into Swedish bank
Nordic-Baltic crisis simulation seeks to reinforce collective response
Nordic-Baltic Stability Group carried out first region-wide crisis scenario in January
Regulation could stabilise crypto asset market, experts argue
Uncertainty remains over what regulatory approach to take, but collaboration appears key, say webinar panellists
The battle for cyber resilience
The cyber attack on Bangladesh Bank prompted central banks around the world to change their approach and refocus on contingency planning, but are they ready now?
Bank of Lithuania lures fintech firms with e-licensing tool
Portal promises to streamline approval process as country seeks to become fintech hub
Bank of Lithuania to regulate ICOs that mimic securities
Where coin offerings have properties of securities, the central bank will have oversight; financial institutions could have licence withdrawn if regulation is not followed
Bank of Lithuania improves data accessibility in new website
Redesign offers videos and infographics to explain key policies; audience has increased by 10%
Lithuania to launch ‘digital’ commemorative coin
Central bank will host a “hackathon” to decide on technology to underpin the digital asset
The winners of the 2018 Central Banking Awards
Bank of Canada wins Central Bank of the Year, Lesetja Kganyago picks up Governor of the Year and Perng Fai-nan receives Lifetime Achievement Award; 16 more awards unveiled
Central Banking Awards: Ireland recognised for transparency
Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Lithuania and BlackRock win awards
Asset manager of the year: BlackRock
BlackRock delivered some innovative new products and a highly regarded training scheme to build on its already strong foundation in reserve management services
Bank of Lithuania set to board the blockchain
Central bank in the process of creating blockchain-specific sandbox that will grant firms access to its own platform, LBChain; hoping to launch in 2019
Bank of Lithuania bans banks from virtual currency activities
Lithuanian financial firms must disassociate themselves from virtual currencies, says central bank, warning licences may be revoked
Lithuanian paper examines interplay between European housing and credit
Panel-like econometrics may give misleading results, authors warn
Lithuanian central bank mulls fintech sandbox
Regulator says it may suspend some regulations on a “case by case” basis
Bank of Lithuania carries out cyber security exercise
Banks passed tests but supervisors will continue to be on alert, bank says
Lithuanian central bank calls for major pension reforms
“Time to put an end” to short-term political decisions on pensions, governor says
People: RBNZ’s Bascand takes new role; Lithuanian deputy reappointed
Geoff Bascand becomes head of financial stability; Raimondas Kuodis gets a second term; Bank of Israel promotes two officials
Bank of Lithuania plans to cut costs by a fifth
Strategic plan aims at improvements to payments system; bank aims to increase income from investment
People: Lithuania reappoints governor; Carstens retains BIS posts
Vitas Vasiliauskas handed second five-year term; Carstens will continue to chair the BIS’s global economy meeting and economic consultative committee; ex-Iceland governor to run for president