Central Banks and Regulators


“Basis for finance is helping and assisting another corporation to survive”


“Basis for finance is helping and assisting another corporation to survive”

May 2012

(Part II of III) Conversation with Lee Soon Woo, CEO of Woori Bank, on growing fee-based income while going easy on fragile customers


“We’ve been working on our China strategy for at least 20 years.”


“We’ve been working on our China strategy for at least 20 years.”

September 2011

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with Rick Waugh, CEO, Scotiabank — How it started, and grew, in Malaysia — how it started in Chongqing — the strategy behind white-boxing its banking services to grow overseas.


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed

May 2011

(Part 1 of 3) Conversation with José Maria Roldán, member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, on – high quality capital – justification for Basel III – stress testing of Basel III


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed

May 2011

(Part 2 of 3) Conversation with José Maria Roldán, member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, on – evolution of Basel III implementation – interaction between BIS and G20 – the global agenda


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed


Implementing Basel III will not be rushed

May 2011

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with José Maria Roldán, member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision, on – application to different business lines – bancassurance – emerging markets


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”

May 2010

Conversation with Yves Mersch, Governor, Banque centrale du Luxembourg on the EU’s role in the Greek crisis – on Luxembourg as a financial centre – coping with the crisis – balancing supervisory duties between the central bank and the banking regulator


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”

May 2010

(Part 2 of 3) Conversation with Yves Mersch, Governor, Banque centrale du Luxembourg on the EU’s role in the Greek crisis – on what went wrong in the EU monetary policy leading to the Greek crisis – creating crisis resolution regimes


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”


“EU too soft on Greece’s fiscal discipline”

May 2010

(Part 3 of 3) Conversation with Yves Mersch, Governor, Banque centrale du Luxembourg on the EU’s role in the Greek crisis – keeping Luxembourg competitive as an international financial centre - views on a proposed bank tax – barriers for entry for new financial centres in Asia