Bank of England (BoE)
BoE’s Haldane highlights increasing risks from high-frequency trading
Bank of England executive director of financial stability Andrew Haldane outlines policy measures to reduce systemic threat posed by high-frequency trading
ETF providers hit back at 'hearsay' in the press and regulator concerns about synthetic ETFs
ETF providers have been angered by the continuing focus on synthetic ETFs by regulators such as the Bank of England and the IMF. But they are particularly concerned about the bad press coverage.
Concern over accuracy of RWAs grows
A weight on their minds
Basel Committee takes tiered capital approach to Sifis
Systemically important solutions
FSA's Turner: RWA divergence would undermine Basel III
FSA chair highlights growing concern about foundation of risk-based regulatory capital system
Greece will default, panellists say
Panellists at the Fathom Consulting Monetary Policy Forum say Greece will likely default on its debt
Map of global banking network shows climb in contagion since late 1980s
Bank of England paper uses BIS banking stats to show potential for cross-border contagion has been rising for past two decades, reaching its apogee at the time of the Lehman Brothers’ collapse
One-way collateral agreements with sovereign leave banks exposed
A call for collateral
Four appointed to UK's new Financial Policy Committee
UK's Financial Policy Committee takes shape
Return to Glass-Steagall essential: Kansas City Fed’s Hoenig
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says reform only scratches the surface without basic separation of investment, commercial banking activity for biggest banks
Get back into risky assets this year, says BNP Paribas
Get back into risky assets this year, says BNP Paribas
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