Central Bank Announcements
Lael Brainard: Delivering fast payments for all
Speech by Ms Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Town Hall, Kansas City, Missouri, 5 August 2019.
Jacqueline Loh: A coordinated and forward looking approach towards ASEAN disaster and climate risk resilience
Keynote address by Ms Jacqueline Loh, Deputy Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the NTU-ICRM’s 10th Annual International Symposium on Catastrophe Risk Management, Singapore, 1 August 2019.
Philip Lowe: Opening statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
Opening statement by Mr Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Canberra, 9 August 2019.
Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid: Re-inventing payments – the future of financial services
Keynote address by Mr Adnan Zaylani Mohamad Zahid, Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia (Bank Negara Malaysia), at the Malaysian E-Payments Excellence Awards (MEEA) 2019, Kuala Lumpur, 31 July 2019.
Second meeting of the PRA and FCA’s joint Climate Financial Risk Forum
The Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) co-chaired by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), met for the second time in July 2019.
Financial Stability Note: Central Bank note outlines the landscape for London and other EU financial centres post Brexit
Financial Stability Note: Central Bank note outlines the landscape for London and other EU financial centres post Brexit
New debt-to-income data informs New Zealand’s mortgage risk
The Reserve Bank has today released new debt-to-income (DTI) data for new mortgage applications in New Zealand, showing how total borrower debt compares with borrower income.
Submissions received on new mortgage bond standard, update on repo-eligibility conditions
Submissions received on new mortgage bond standard, update on repo-eligibility conditions
UAB deVere E-Money fined for improper segregation of customer funds
The Supervision Service of the Bank of Lithuania has concluded that the electronic money institution UAB deVere E-Money breached the requirements set out by the Republic of Lithuania Law on Electronic Money and Electronic Money Institutions by holding customer funds outside credit institutions and imposed it a fine.
Prudential Authority imposes administrative sanctions on Bank of Baroda, South Africa
The Prudential Authority (PA) has imposed an administrative sanction on Bank of Baroda, South Africa (Bank of Baroda) for non-compliance with certain provisions of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act 38 of 2001, as amended (FIC Act).
Official Cash Rate reduced to 1 percent
The Official Cash Rate (OCR) is reduced to 1.0 percent and its necessary to continue to meet its employment and inflation objectives.
Federal Court finds that Sydney lawyer acted dishonestly
An appeal by Mr Yingjie Wang (also known as Jay Wang), a lawyer and accountant from Sydney, against his permanent banning from providing financial services has been dismissed by the Federal Court of Australia.
ASIC consults on new guidance for companies on whistleblower policies
ASIC is calling for public input on its proposed guidance on the new legal obligation on companies to implement a whistleblower policy.
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
According to Monetary Policy Decision, the Reserve bank of Australia Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.00 per cent.
Media Accreditation Opens for 2019 India Economic Summit
Media Accreditation Opens for 2019 India Economic Summit
Financial Stability Note: Central Bank note outlines the landscape for London and other EU financial centres post Brexit
Financial Stability Note: Central Bank note outlines the landscape for London and other EU financial centres post Brexit
Bank of Lithuania restricted activities of SatchelPay
The Bank of Lithuania suspended the activities of SatchelPay, UAB by prohibiting it to issue electronic money and provide part of its payment services.
Federal Reserve announces plan to develop a new round-the-clock real-time payment and settlement service to support faster payments
Fed Banks will develop a new round-the-clock real-time payment and settlement service, called FedNow℠ Service, to support faster payments in USA.
Delivering Fast Payments for All
the Federal Reserve will invest in a new service to help ensure that real-time payments are available to everyone.
ASIC update on compensation by institutions for poor financial advice
ASIC update on compensation by institutions for poor financial advice
