Shadow banking
IMF research seeks to harness shadow banking
Staff discussion note outlines the shadow banking system’s useful functions and systemic risks; contemplates appropriate policy response
Regulators in Asia target shadow banking sector
Regulators in Asia are striving to strike balance between regulating the shadow banking sector and letting Asian financial intermediation develop
FSB takes next steps towards shadow banking regulation
Financial Stability Board gives recommendations for regulating financial institutions outside the regular banking system; estimates shadow banking sector reached $67 trillion in 2011
IMF report says regulation is ‘unfinished’
IMF report says more regulatory action may be required; suggests existing reforms may have unintended consequences that require mitigation
RBA deputy governor warns of regulatory side-effects
Reserve Bank of Australia’s Philip Lowe reviews impact of new financial regulation; says although new rules likely to increase stability, regulators must be aware of possible negative consequences
Fed’s Tarullo calls for prompt action to regulate shadow banking
Fed board member Daniel Tarullo sets out 'more or less immediate' steps that should be taken towards regulating the shadow banking sector
HM The Queen confirms banking ring fence plan
UK set to see controversial ring fence between retail and investment banking operations introduced after Queen includes the plan in her annual speech before the government
Fed’s Tarullo laments delays in shadow-banking reform
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo hits out at slow speed of money market and repo market reform; urges debate on functions that ‘shadow banks’ should perform
Constâncio calls for euro-wide database of repo trades
European Central Bank vice-president calls for database of repo trades as part of new regulatory framework for shadow banking sector