Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
People: Saudi Central Bank appoints two vice-governors
BIS names heads of key committees; senior officials quit US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Swift gears up for innovation around digital currencies
Head of innovation at global payments messaging provider is focused on CBDCs, tokenised securities and artificial intelligence
Big tech links are ‘policy blind spot’, says FSI
Basel-based institute says tech firms are “increasingly intertwined” with financial sector
Top central bankers admit inflation models fell short
Reliance on Phillips curve and demand-driven models may have created blind spots
Crypto a ‘wake-up call’ for central banks
Digital economy needs CBDC as risk-free asset, say panellists at ECB’s Sintra conference
PBoC launches renminbi reserve pool with BIS
Equivalent of $13.5 billion will be pooled by six central banks to withstand market volatility
BIS says central banks must act ‘decisively’ on inflation
Tightening policy hard and fast may be central banks’ best shot at engineering a soft landing
BIS balance sheet buffeted by market turbulence
Institution still turned a profit in the year to March 2022
People: RBA and Norges Bank appoint deputy governors
Timothy Lane retires from Bank of Canada; BIS appoints deputy banking chief
Legal certainty: the Achilles’ heel for CBDCs?
Many central banks lack legal certainty when it comes to issuing digital currencies, despite all the research and trials. Isn’t it time to get the lawyers involved?
BIS unveils ‘post-quantum cryptography’ project
Innovation Hub centres will also explore climate disclosures and CBDC security
BIS: the future of money is not crypto
Hyun Song Shin lays out vision of payments innovation backed by CBDC
Filipe Dinis on Bank of Canada’s cyber strategy and tackling cyber risks
The Canadian central bank’s chief operating officer calls for heightened vigilance, more collaboration, info sharing and tabletop exercises, and less reliance on similar, siloed systems
Banknotes: April to June 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Officials urge narrow focus as CBDC use cases proliferate
Communication and financial inclusion are critical concerns, Summer Meetings panellists agree
The FinTech and RegTech Global Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the fifth annual FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Crypto market faces growing fragmentation – BIS paper
Crypto assets are failing to generate network effects seen in standard payments, authors find
People: Skingsley to head BIS Innovation Hub
New deputy governor in Philippines; BIS names new Asia-Pacific rep; and more
What is the right size for a central bank board?
There is greater consensus for smaller boards in theory than in practice
Global climate standards ‘badly needed’ but elusive, say central bankers
“I am not sure we are going to get there,” ECB president says
NGFS moving from climate ‘awareness to action’ – MAS’s Menon
Net-zero transition has been “tepid” despite the limited time remaining, MAS chief says
‘Unconventional credit policy’ can help avoid lower bound – BIS paper
Liquidity injections can be useful tools but also face limits, authors find
Real house price growth slowing slightly, BIS says
Advanced economies still seeing price increases that are close to historic highs
Tackling private-sector debt in the wake of the pandemic
Navigating Covid-19 debt is more of a challenge amid gathered storms of inflation and war, write Roong Mallikamas and Benjamin Weigert