Asset managers
Central banks and securities lending: A lever for monetary policy and liquidity management
Securities lending is often considered an alternative mechanism for generating revenue by asset owners, fund managers and others who invest with profit in mind. Central banks, however, do not share this viewpoint. Rather, their securities lending…
MAS unveils plans to transform financial service sector
Authority hopes road map will boost financial services growth to nearly double that of the overall economy
Swing pricing can help ease liquidity pressure – BIS paper
Open-ended mutual funds can mitigate the risk of “self-fulfilling” runs by using the pricing technique, researchers say
IMF recommends Spain take a tougher approach on NPLs
Fund advises central bank to set up a group to oversee public asset management company Sareb
HKMA pledges $1bn to IFC infrastructure platform
HKMA commits $1 billion of its Exchange Fund to International Finance Corporation’s syndicated loan platform to invest in infrastructure projects
HKMA eyes infrastructure investments in Belt and Road initiative
Hong Kong’s central bank plans to invest reserves to help meet Asia's $1.7 trillion annual infrastructure needs, focusing on countries engaged in China’s Belt and Road initiative
France should broaden macro-prudential oversight – FSB report
Country should widen its outlook to include asset managers and other risky areas, a peer review finds; report recommends action to boost communication and disclosure
RBI begins to wield new banking clean-up powers
Central bank puts pressure on banking sector to carry through plans to address non-performing assets; floats idea of supplying its own credit ratings to prevent “rating shopping”
Reserve managers move to less traditional instruments – survey
More managers are increasing their holdings of corporate bonds
Norges Bank paper offers method of stress testing with fire sales
Model recognises possibility of indirect exposures, which could affect outcome of bank stress tests