Risk Management
UAE revokes licence for Russia’s MTS Bank
Gulf state was put on the FATF grey list last year
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s risk management subject matter specialist Victor Mendez-Barreira speaks with Chris Jeffery about emerging risks, the organisation of risk management departments and the most influential approaches to risk management
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 – executive summary
Insights on risk priorities among central banks and how they are changing
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 report – assuming new responsibilities
Insights on risk priorities among central banks, the response to the pandemic, changes in organisational structures and the importance of climate change risk
Minority of central banks use GRC platforms
RSA Archer and SAP named as providers
Riksbank studies link between equity prices and interest rates
Measures that do not directly account for interest rates can better explain historical prices
Climate risks narrowly concentrated among EU banks, report finds
Only 25 EU banks bear most exposure to physical risks of climate change, ECB-ESRB report says
More syndicated loans at risk, say US regulators
Regulatory agencies say Covid-19 puts more big loans in lower categories, but cushions are strong
Only climate policy risk priced in US equity markets – research
US political debate is only “wake-up call” for investors, who seem to disregard physical risks
Eurosystem adopts common sustainable investment principles
Eurozone central banks aim for climate disclosures on non-monetary policy portfolios in two years
ECB to accept green bonds as collateral
Green asset purchases also possible subject to programme-specific criteria
Firms’ risk management likely ‘severely deficient’ – BNM deputy
Innovative technology requires risk managers to shift their focus, says Chew
Employer-employee loans can cut credit risk - Minneapolis Fed article
Research looks at Minnesota scheme
Technology can support comprehensive credit risk management – panellists
The expansion of balance sheets since the crisis has created new challenges for central banks
Public debt in low-income countries rising to risky levels – IMF
The fund recommends official creditors co-ordinate their response to debt crises
Carney proposes public-private co-operation in markets regulation
Supervisors cannot regulate every circumstance and anticipate all market innovations, Bank of England governor says
Riksbank study explores new stress test models for banks
A new proposal recommends developing models that can foresee multiple challenges and solutions
IMF explores ways to reform US mortgage finance
The research questions whether the US model of homeownership through government-backed fixed rate mortgages is sustainable in an increasingly unequal society
Argentina expands collateral for farmers
The central bank aims to expand credit for the key agricultural sector
BoE toughens 2016 stress tests
GDP growth to hit a trough at -1.9%, unemployment to rise 4.5 percentage points and the level of GDP to fall by 4.3% in latest BoE stress tests; higher capital hurdles also mandated
Risk management services provider of the year: Wall Street Systems
A powerful real-time risk-calculation engine, consistent high-quality support and broad central-banking experience make this treasury management offering the best in class
Malawi stress test shows three banks fall below Tier 1 requirement under minor credit shock
Latest stress tests show improved resilience but credit shocks remain greatest risk, Malawi’s latest financial stability report reveals
Chinese finance minister Lou Jiwei on local government debt and tax reform
Minister of finance Lou Jiwei talks about fiscal policy under China's 'new normal' and how the country plans to tackle spiraling local government debt
Assessing credit risk post-crisis at a central bank
Eric Wolfe explains how the Bank of Canada has developed its own credit assessment processes to avoid mechanistic reliance on credit rating agencies.