Derivatives
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates
Central banks, FMIs and the ‘green’ agenda
Collective efforts are needed to transform the environmental footprint of payment networks, writes Biagio Bossone
Europe’s half-baked benchmark switch leaves some dissatisfied
Users frustrated by narrow scope of euro transition, but replacing Euribor was never a euro group objective
Banxico's García on reserve risks: inflation, market volatility and war
Gerardo García, director general of central banking operations at Bank of Mexico, discusses fixed income, including US Treasury and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) dynamics, currency diversification, the value of external managers and his extensive use…
Data sharing as a policy intervention
Increasing access to data represents another policy lever regulators can pull to achieve their objectives, writes David Bholat
FSB proposes global standard to tackle failed CCPs
Report warns authorities not to rely on any single tool but adopt a “toolbox approach”
Margining added to liquidity stress after Ukraine invasion – BIS
Bulletin article examines how tool designed to promote stability can have undesirable side effects
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
Fed throws curveball with agency clearing surcharge proposal
Revived plan could see capital for G-Sibs’ client clearing jump 40 times, says industry body
Man on a mission: Axel van Nederveen, swaps evangelist
EBRD treasurer spreads the good word about local currency derivatives markets
PBoC eyes further opening of onshore repo for foreign investors
Chinese central bank gives first official signal it is looking at Swap Connect-style scheme for repo
Rule-setters need to heed their own advice
The US risks a reputation for failing to meet standards to which it holds others
Third-party risks are a first priority for central banks
Cyber and concentration risks crystallise co-operation between critical infrastructure providers
China and Hong Kong set to launch Swap Connect
New trading link will make it easier for foreign investors to hedge interest rate risks
Another financial crisis hiding in plain sight
Steve Kamin analyses how the risks that sank SVB were plain enough to those who looked for them
PBoC releases draft rules for Swap Connect
Foreign access to onshore CNY swaps limited to interbank bond market users, while Isda docs aren’t ruled out
Stefan Ingves on leadership, prudential oversight and transparency
The Riksbank and Basel Committee veteran speaks about his leadership philosophy, Basel III deal-making and concerns about regulatory rollback, the value of QE and negative rates, and the need for a legal architecture for CBDCs
BIS finds Brexit dented London’s financial ‘pre-eminence’
London remains a leader in banking and derivatives, but has lost some market share
BIS analysis finds ‘huge’ debts hidden in FX derivatives
Economists say banks and non-banks have major exposures hidden off balance sheet
Gilts debacle exposes financial stability risks
Lurking leverage in liability-driven UK pension investments raises important questions for central bankers
BIS data shows ‘surge’ in OTC derivatives market value
Near 50% increase in space of six months reflects “elevated uncertainty”, BIS says
BoE paper finds U-shaped collateral impact from central clearing
Centrally clearing all derivatives trades does not necessarily free up the most collateral
DNB advises pension funds to boost liquidity – report
Following UK crisis, Dutch central bank asks funds to monitor stress signals and review liquidity rules
