Collateral
Business models at heart of 2023 banking turmoil – research
Unrealised losses and uninsured deposits were not main drivers of crisis, Chicago Fed paper argues
Central banks need to step up their crisis management plans
Patrick Honohan argues that robust preparation can better protect reputations in the event of a crisis
Book notes: Central bank capitalism: monetary policy in times of crisis, by Joscha Wullweber
This book asks if independent monetary policy is feasible at a time when central banks prop up the poorly regulated shadow banking sector
Banks should be operationally ready for liquidity support – BIS
Institution calls on authorities to improve lenders’ preparedness for central bank liquidity
FSB urges non-banks to improve liquidity risk management
Report lists eight recommendations on how funds can answer margin and collateral calls
Nandalal Weerasinghe on Sri Lanka’s IMF programme, central bank reforms and road to recovery
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka governor speaks about his return from retirement to aid Sri Lanka’s structural reforms and recapitalisation, reinforce central bank independence and develop financial resilience
Bank of England to review UK clearing rules
Broader collateral set and greater margin transparency could be adopted from Emir 3.0, but not active accounts requirement
ECB official open to offering liquidity aid to non-banks
Deputy director doesn’t rule out copying UK plan to extend repo facility to pension funds and life insurers
Interpreting the PBoC’s slew of policy reforms
How are new stimulus measures, bond market tactics, deflationary pressures and monetary policy framework changes affecting central banking in China?
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
AI, quantum computing and tokenisation set to transform finance – Menon
But significant barriers remain preventing the technologies from unlocking their full potential
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
Ransomware payments can be necessary, say panellists
Paying off hackers may be only way to safeguard financial stability, despite risks
Lessons from the banking turmoil of 2023
Guardrails on capital, liquidity, deposit insurance, resolution, digitalisation and disintermediation need a rethink
Lkhagvasuren Byadran on geopolitics, gold and 100 years of central banking on the steppe
Bank of Mongolia governor Lkhagvasuren Byadran speaks about monetary and financial reform, embracing AI and fintech, and Mongolia’s new SWF
Getting Chiang Mai right
Asia’s emergency infrastructure is on the right track, but there is still room for improvement
Profit inflation and monetary policy: weighing the evidence
Biagio Bossone says profit inflation needs monetary ‘fuel’ to rise – but fiscal policy is the best fix, should governments have the ‘guts’
‘No frowning’ on banks for discount window borrowing – Fed official
More banks have completed paperwork to access Fed lending facility than a year ago
Campaigners call on BoE to make collateral rules greener
Report says bank’s use of fossil fuel assets as collateral is adding to climate risks
Central banks, FMIs and the ‘green’ agenda
Collective efforts are needed to transform the environmental footprint of payment networks, writes Biagio Bossone