Bank of England (BoE)
Pension funds snub swaps over margin demand
Liabilities now being matched with bonds or property, says AllianceBernstein
Cyber threat real for hedge funds
Under attack
Bank of England to lay off up to 100 staff, and other recent job news
Changing hats – March 2014
Liquidity not margins will determine clearing house success: SGX
Competitive pressures will impact CCPs but not with respect to margins
Bank of England still undecided over stress test scenarios
Fixed scenarios "could be procyclical"
BoE's Carney: liquidity support for CCPs is a 'last-resort option'
BoE governor insists clearing houses must have enough liquidity to cope with default of two big member firms
Sants quits Barclays after just 10 months in compliance role
Ex-regulator and head of compliance quits UK bank citing stress
Iosco report exaggerates hedge fund leverage, critics claim
A report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions on the systemic risk posed by hedge funds lacks substance, industry participants claim
Bank of England calls for greater transparency on CCP margin modelling
CCPs should have complete transparency on risk to prevent margin-related failures
Haldane dismisses talk of monetary and macro-prudential tensions
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane says it is a virtue that different tools can be used to meet conflicting objectives
BoE's Tucker wants more robust CCP governance
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker raises concerns over the size and for-profit nature of CCPs
PRA losing key op risk staff after just six months
Senior op risk staff set to move into private sector
Liquidity & Funding Risk 2013: Don't rely on forward guidance, say ALM chiefs
Forward guidance alone is of little use from a liquidity planning point of view, conference hears
FX now a $5.3 trillion per day market, says BIS
The latest BIS triennial survey shows the UK has strengthened its grip on the FX market, while USD/JPY has seen a strong increase in trading activity
BoE deputy governor Paul Tucker quits after 33 years
Deputy governor is bound for academia in the US after helping with transition to new Carney regime
BoE's Tucker sets out priorities for orderly cross-border resolutions
Paul Tucker examines the many issues facing authorities seeking to wind down failed banks without taxpayer support, including cross-border co-operation and choice of single or multiple entry points
Tucker: Regulators can't "protect themselves from the rest of the world"
Bank of England deputy governor says cross-border agreements can overcome national barriers to resolution
Myriad factors impact major currency pairs, says Gallo
Clashing currencies
UK banks face £25 billion capital shortfall
Banks told to achieve common equity Tier I capital ratio of 7% of RWA by end-2013
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
The low-yield environment is a challenge for regulators as well as insurers
FSA director blasts BoE for failings in lead-up to financial crisis
Staff at the Bank of England were ill-equipped to deal with the crisis because they weren't working together, UK regulator tells convention
Bank of Japan derivatives purchases threaten already low equity ratio
The BoJ's latest inflation targeting weapon could challenge its balance sheet strength
People: Bailey to be first head of the PRA
Bank of England veteran lands top job at new UK prudential regulator; Kengeter leaves UBS; Getco names new management team; Goldman forex head departs; LCH.Clearnet names new US chief exec
Profile: FSA's Jo Paisley, on data, modelling and the Bank of England
The Financial Services Authority has a Bank of England veteran heading its risk division as it is subsumed by the central bank. Jo Paisley tells Laurie Carver how the two disparate cultures can be reconciled – particularly when it comes to data