BoE admits errors over audio leak
The Bank of England has admitted to a number of failures that allowed for the leak of a backup audio feed of its press conferences in 2019. The BoE failed to investigate a warning…
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The Bank of England has admitted to a number of failures that allowed for the leak of a backup audio feed of its press conferences in 2019. The BoE failed to investigate a warning…
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A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69 – Central Banking Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications Central banks face a small set of material challenges when adopting internationally generally accepted accounting…
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Fresh measures taken by the European Central Bank to tackle gender imbalances will also contribute to better policies, a top official says. “Creating a culture in which diverse points of view and a wide range…
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Andrea Maechler: two-year term with GFXC The Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) has appointed Andrea Maechler, a governing member of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), as its new chair for a two-year term. She replaces…
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It seems to me that the average person wants anonymity for their own payments because they are not crooks. On the other hand, the average person (not to mention the average policeman) doesn’t want anonymity…
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Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Aaron Janowski of BearingPoint examine the need for regulatory authorities to develop a clear strategy on how to become part of distributed ledger technology platforms, take advantage of the resulting enhanced data…
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Jerome Powell: acknowledged the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) have all signalled their readiness to counteract the impact of the…
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The National Bank of Denmark The National Bank of Denmark is focusing on maintaining the long duration of the country’s debt, it says in a document outlining its 2016 debt management strategy, published on February…
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There are now more than 4.5 billion social media users around the world. That is more than 400 million higher than it was 12 months ago, equating to year-on-year growth of almost 10%, according to…
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A Surinamese court has sentenced Gillmore Hoefdraad, a former central bank governor and finance minister, to 12 years in prison on corruption charges, according to media reports. The court also fined Hoefdraad S$500,000 ($23,200) in…
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