The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has strengthened its liquidity requirements for banks. It will be expensive, but at least they'll be operating on a sounder footing. Writer Michael Imeson
Examining the banking regulations that make you mad
Is a piece of banking regulation making you incandescent with Reg Rage? Email your suggestions for the next Reg Rage to justin.pugsley@ft.com
Canada's banks hit by insurance sales rule change
December 30, 2009Is a bank website the same as a bank branch? Canada's finance minister thinks so, which means that banks, which are not allowed to sell insurance through branches, are to be banned from selling it online too. Writer Michael Imeson
Devil in the detail as EC prepares for next banking crisis
November 27, 2009The next time economic disaster strikes, the EC wants an EU-wide way of dealing with the fallout. But the framework it suggests is highly complex. Writer Michael Imeson
German frenzy over capital requirements
October 28, 2009Global regulators are drawing up tougher capital adequacy standards, but German banks do not like what they are seeing. Writer Michael Imeson
Reg Rage: Irish government backs banks with bad loan purchase
October 5, 2009By the end of the year, Ireland's government will start buying up €90bn of highly risky land and property loans, much to the relief of the country's struggling banks. Writer Michael Imeson
Ucits Directive enters the fourth dimension
October 1, 2007The EU directive on retail investment funds is being revised – yet again – but the proposals are flawed.
Transparency Directive is clearly a dog’s dinner
July 2, 2007The EU’s Transparency Directive is not functioning properly because most states have failed to implement it, and where it is in force it has been gold-plated to varying degrees.
South Africa's banks bullied over payments
November 6, 2006Banks in South Africa are being forced to open up the payments system to newcomers and slash transaction charges, writes Michael Imeson.
