Bank of England (BoE)
Bank amends collateral rules for sovereign debt
Revisions adjust ‘narrow’ and ‘wide’ bands for eligible collateral; change is for liquidity reasons
Reform in haste, repent at leisure warns UK Treasury Committee
Treasury Committee warns against hasty reform
Central banks accused of collateral hypocrisy
Despite the funding risk it creates, central banks still refuse to sign two-way collateral agreements
Cut BoE’s vote on macroprudential body, say lawmakers
Influential parliamentary committee calls for Bank of England (BoE) executive directors’ votes to be transferred to external members, citing amount of power vested in central bank
Basel III should aim higher on capital targets, says Bank of England
Discussion paper published by Bank of England and co-authored by external rate-setter David Miles suggests Basel III common equity requirements are too low
UK Banking Commission chief makes case for ring-fencing retail operations
Independent Commission on Banking chief John Vickers rules out “radical narrow banking” but says some separation between investment and retail banks could help
Stability objective should drive financial policy, says BoE’s Bailey
Bank's Bailey says stability goal must not be swayed by “murky compromises with other objectives”
Bank of England's Bailey: UK PRA and banks will be 'heavily engaged'
BoE's Bailey: UK PRA and banks will be 'heavily engaged'
Imbalances could treble in next two decades: Bank's Haldane
Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane charts course of global imbalances, pointing to trends likely to widen them
Basel III won’t be a problem if implemented correctly, says Bank of England
Latest Financial Stability Report stresses importance of long transition to new rules, and concerns over central counterparty clearing
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
UK economic growth bodes well for equities, says Schroders
Schroders outlook for next year is positive, with the UK avoiding a double dip recession and equity markets rising. However, the eurozone problems are not over and interest rates remain low.
Neglecting financial stability was Bank’s biggest mistake: FSA’s Sants
UK Financial Services Authority chief and future Bank of England deputy Hector Sants says neglect of financial stability was Bank's gravest policy error
Lord Turner: FSA break-up unnecessary
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner supports Twin Peaks approach “in theory” but argues benefits could have been achieved without breaking up regulator
ECB could offer governance concession on T2S
European Central Bank could modify governance arrangements of its settlement platform in a bid to entice sterling to join
BoE: High-frequency traders raise risks of liquidity event
Potential liquidity mirage in foreign exchange markets must be addressed, says Michael Cross
Sergeant leaves Lloyds; mooted for regulatory role
Carol Sergeant leaves Lloyds Banking Group
Google price index gets analysts’ thumbs-up
Commentators praise the innovation underlying Google price index; despite limitations, index could work as a CPI subset
Wilson to move from BoE to Moody's
Bank of England institutions head Alastair Wilson moves to Moody's as chief credit officer for Europe
BIS must fix data gaps: Bank of England paper
Bank of England paper identifies specific information gaps in cross-border banking statistics published by Bank for International Settlements; improvements thought to be under way
Central banks are preferred regulators: CentralBanking.com panel
Charles Goodhart, Sir John Gieve and Paul Mortimer-Lee say regulation is best housed within the central bank but warn challenges remain
Focus on banks’ incentives must continue post-crisis: Bank’s Bean
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says crisis focus on bank incentives must remain; financial market problems require macroprudential instruments
Solvency II poses bigger danger to economic stability than bank refinancing
Refinancing risk dwarfed by Solvency II’s impact on insurer appetite for corporate debt
UK FSA sees further departures
Chief operating officer resigns