Transparency
MAS bans individuals involved in 1MDB scandal
Six people involved in 1MDB-related breaches have been issued prohibition orders by MAS, with two more facing potential future bans
US senators chase regulators on Treasury market reform
Crapo and Warner push regulators to ensure reforms to improve transparency are still in the pipeline; gaps in data remain a concern
PBoC’s Zhou warns China’s leverage is ‘relatively high’
Governor says corporate sector debt has ballooned partly due to local government financing vehicles
StanChart probed by MAS over fund transfers
MAS says supervisory probe is still ongoing and it will not tolerate abuse of its financial system; Indonesia is also reported to be investigating
ECB starts publishing corporate bond purchase data
Move increases transparency, but data contains few surprises, analysts say
Central banks should take transparency further, economist argues
Dissenting MPC members can hide behind vagueness and “verbiage”, says Tony Yates
Banks ‘still groping toward’ macro-pru transparency – Eichengreen
Central bank governance expert says central bank transparency is getting better around the world, although New Zealand, Argentina and some Central American institutions could make improvements
Eichengreen supports calls for FOMC to hold more press conferences
Governance expert says Fed is one of the most transparent central banks in the world but improved consistency of format around FOMC meetings “makes sense”
FSB urges Argentina to review macro-pru framework
International body encourages the central bank to consider creating financial stability committee, while improving co-ordination with regional regulators
Opaque money markets work well, Nobel laureate says
Bengt Holmström says policymakers should not try to make money markets more transparent
PRA’s tough line on Pillar 2 disclosure divides lenders
Watchdog seeks to level playing field with public disclosure of total capital requirements
Quarles defends past views amid Senate grilling
Trump’s pick for Fed regulation chief says hindsight is a wonderful thing, as he defends actions around crisis; Quarles says the Fed can improve regulatory transparency
Philip Turner urges RBNZ to focus analysis on ‘new normal’
Former BIS official gives positive review of RBNZ’s monetary policymaking process, but recommends the central bank focus its efforts on understanding changing economic structure
Credibility essential to Central Bank of Brazil success, says IMF
Further changes to the central bank’s inflation target could limit future policy space, fund advises, praising improved transparency of communications
BoE’s Forbes points to bias among overworked MPC members
Senior Bank of England officials are overworked and heavily scrutinised, which may make it harder for them to take tough decisions, Kristin Forbes says in her final speech as an MPC member
Deutsche Bank fined further $41 million by Fed
US central bank finds fault with banking giant’s AML function, months after UK regulators imposed similar fines; Deutsche has two months to submit reform plans
Former Fed vice-chair Kohn on populism, top central bankers
Donald Kohn speaks to Christopher Jeffery about his fears for the Fed amid mounting populism, why he has few policy regrets and his experiences working with some of the world’s top central bankers
Bank Negara Malaysia to ramp up misconduct supervision, says Ibrahim
Shocking survey results shows 15% of respondents would act ‘unethically’ when not being monitored; new guidance principles and transparency framework to help, BNM governor says
New York Fed legal vice-president challenges ‘check the box’ mentality
If a compliance regime does not accept blame or responsibility, then it has failed says Held; regimes should not be afraid to uncover problematic behaviour
Norges Bank board to meet more and publish minutes
Governor Øystein Olsen says the Norwegian central bank is looking to be more transparent around monetary policy; the executive board holds the key rate at 0.5%
Bank of Canada’s Vardy and Harrison on the move to ‘peacetime’ communications
Central bank has reshaped its communications approach post-crisis, embedding it into the policy process and encouraging markets to think for themselves
PRA and FCA to investigate Barclays’ chief executive
Jes Staley comes under fire for undermining whistleblowing regime after he sought to identify a whistleblower; board to impose “very significant” cut to bonus
Federal Reserve Banks to work with Swift to make cross-border payments ‘more traceable’
US payment systems partner with Swift to improve cross-border payment speed and traceability; Federal Reserve Banks and The Clearing House make gpi available to clients
Charlotte Hogg resigns from Bank of England
New deputy governor is stepping down as a damning report on her conflict of interest and suitability for the role is published