Regulation
UK regulators open consultation on diversity and inclusion rules
Authorities would require policies, targets and data collection
Reserve managers rank JP Morgan top for custody and banking
BlackRock preferred for knowledge transfer and capacity building
Reserve managers vote BlackRock as overall best asset manager
Goldman Sachs and “other” asset management firms also score highly
Stress-testing the banking system: what lies ahead?
Pedro Duarte Neves says stress tests must evolve to capture systemic, liquidity and cyber risks
High income countries less likely to tranche reserves
Overall, 72.4% of central banks divide their portfolios into liquidity and investment sections
Fewer than half of reserve managers perform liquidity stress tests
Approach tends to be more common among African and American institutions
Few central banks expanded existing swap lines over the past year
Nearly one-third of new and existing lines are denominated in US dollars
Trade in other currencies will reduce USD reserves share, say managers
Over 72% of respondents believe efforts to denominate trade in other currencies will have long-term effect
External managers hired to set up new asset classes and train staff
Central banks also look to external managers to boost returns and access market intelligence
Reserve managers cut duration as top inflation-proofing strategy
No respondent reports expansion into non-conventional assets
Boards responsible for benchmark approval at most central banks
Over half of lower-middle income respondents favour investment committee over other methods
Bank of Uganda issues first Islamic banking licence
Policy-makers hope interest-free lending will increase financial inclusion
Momentum builds to end RBNZ dual mandate
Think-tank calls for abolishing deposit insurance and creating new prudential regulator
Central banks’ average import coverage ratio falls further
Upper-middle income institutions tend to have a higher ratio
Reserve management staff salaries increase by almost 6% from last year
Staff in Europe remain the best paid globally
Barr says Fed will not issue CBDC without legislation
Supervision chief warns of danger of unregulated issuance of stablecoins
Managers divided on sanctions effect on US dollar as reserve currency
Over 43% say it will weaken its status, but nearly 40% say it will not have meaningful long-term impact
Legal dispute pits Costa Rica central bank against financial supervisor
Regulator has refused to hand over credit data, and central bank has filed criminal charges
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2023 – executive summary
Key findings of the 2023 benchmark, including resources, regulation, macro-pru, crime and future risk
Non-banks taking on significant ‘hidden leverage’, FSB warns
Off-balance-sheet positions have grown, but data on many parts of the system is poor
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
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2023 report – how central banks confront risk
Central banks discuss resources, regulating banks and non-banks, macro-pru, crime and future risk
Almost all central banks run stress tests on lenders
Most respondents say they conduct tests more than once a year
SEC targets NFTs in enforcement action
Two commissioners dissent from first SEC action against NFT issuer