FMI
New Barbados governor casts critical eye over public sector
Efficiency of services offered by the public sector needs improvement, says Haynes; current issues are a “great cost” to productivity
BIS creates DLT analytical framework for central banks
CPMI working group lays out important questions for central banks when implementing distributed ledger tech for payments and settlement; access is a key concern
New legislation to grant BoE more power over payments infrastructure
BoE’s Bailey details consolidation of core retail payment infrastructure along with UK central bank’s new powers
African regulators want regional regulatory structure – Basant Roi
“Political will” to support financial regulatory reform in Africa is “missing”, says Mauritius governor; IMF chief says resolution frameworks are “insufficient”
LCH platform to provide risk calculations for margin hub
SwapAgent will send standardised sensitivities for bilateral trades to AcadiaSoft to make IM calls
Riksbank’s Skingsley says payments innovation needs balance
Central banks should use combination of “hands on” and “hands off” approaches, and strike a balance between innovation, stability and growth, deputy says
Swift creates distributed ledger proof-of-concept
Swift, in conjunction with Hyperledger working group, will launch private distributed ledger network to help banks manage their cross-border payments
FMI transparency needs to improve, Chile deputy says
Central bank leading by example with regard to improved FMI transparency and governance; disclosure framework for central bank’s settlement system to be completed in 2017
RBI research arm tests blockchain for clearing, settlement
IDRBT releases white paper on the applications of blockchain, examining the benefits for the Indian financial sector; research group created proof-of-concept architecture to simulate clearing network
UK competition authority raises concern on VocaLink sale
Sale of payments infrastructure provider to MasterCard could harm competition on ATMs, but unlikely to be a problem for wider payment systems, CMA finds
US card fraud higher than in countries with chip technology – Fed study
Study finds card transactions are on the rise but cheques still important; limited adoption of chip technology seems to be contributing to fraud
French central bank reveals details of blockchain experiment
Banque de France teams up with a fintech start-up to run distributed ledger tech through Sepa; the results of project expected to be presented at a conference in 2017
BoJ and ECB collaborate on distributed ledger tech
The project will examine the possibility of running central bank infrastructure platforms in a DL environment; research will focus on payments and securities settlement
Bank of Japan to launch new website in time for 2017
New responsive design will include information from the old site displayed in new format; central bank has set second launch date in case of “delays”
BoE’s Salmon seeks to fix deadline for delayed Libor replacement
Chris Salmon sets three-month target to finalise transition plan and reach decision on design for risk-free rate
UK’s PSR announces shake-up in provision of payment services
UK’s payment system regulator to open door to competition in national payment infrastructure; regulator sees benefits to Mastercard’s planned takeover of Vocalink
BoE’s Hauser praises plan for integrated retail payments scheme
Faster Payments, Bacs and Cheque Clearing to be integrated into one system, Hauser says; ISO20022 to make interbank payments “much easier” for the UK
Federal Reserve conducts in-depth study into distributed ledger technology
Central bank publishes first paper discussing the benefits of distributed ledger technology in the realm of payments, and clearing and settlement; use of DLT could address “financial frictions”
Malawi governor announces plans for central depository system
New system will provide security for transactions taking place in the market, Chuka says; governor hopes project will increase market liquidity in the long run
Bank Negara Malaysia’s new site draws on award-winning designs
Responsive new site launched after in-house team conducts benchmarking exercise on award-winning central bank sites; head of electronic communications explains the evolutionary process
Dealers urge further clarity on rules for ailing CCPs
New European rules stop short of defining resolution triggers
CCP default risks not correlated, CFTC finds
Timothy Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures
MAS launches blockchain experiment
Central bank to build a proof-of-concept model to conduct interbank payments; second phase could include foreign currency transactions
Global forex code is ‘on track’, says Debelle
Work on the code has been a “constructive and co-operative effort” by central banks and market participants, says RBA deputy; “on track” for launch in May 2017