As the European Central Bank nears the end of its year-long period of interest rate rises, attention is now turning to forthcoming adjustments to the Eurosystem’s balance sheet, heavily swollen by eight years of quantitative easing. OMFIF is convening an expert panel to discuss the outlook for further reinvestment or possible quantitative tightening for the …
Eurosystem central bank balance sheets: strains and solutions Read More »
Ricardo Consiglio, director of financial markets, Banco Centrale de Chile, joins OMFIF to provide an overview of domestic market developments and the peso. The roundtable will explore Chile’s exposure to global economic challenges, including a possible US recession and a potential slowdown in China. In addition, attendees will discuss opportunities for foreign investment, including green …
Market developments, investment opportunities and challenges in Chile Read More »
Join OMFIF and Jens Ulbrich, director of general economics at Deutsche Bundesbank, in a roundtable discussion on the key factors of Germany’s growth model, the complexity of its fiscal policy as well as, more widely, the capacities of economies to adjust to new realities.
This roundtable will discuss the unwinding of exceptional monetary measures of the Eurosystem against the background of elevated inflation dynamics. It will shed light on the financial market environment, such as liquidity conditions and the absorption capacity of investors. Elements of the operational monetary policy toolkit will be discussed together with the role they could …
Stepping back from exceptional central bank measures while safeguarding market stability Read More »
As the global macroeconomic outlook remains unclear, reserve managers face a challenge in both navigating through the current environment but also looking ahead to future strategies. OMFIF’s Global Public Investor 2023 report finds that, on average, fixed-income products make up over 75% of international reserve assets in Latin America. This breakfast briefing will explore whether …
Global macroeconomic outlook and implications for reserve management Read More »
The digitalisation of our lives will drive technological advancement, competitiveness and higher standards of living. Public infrastructure must adapt to this transformation and digital payments will be a pivotal aspect of this. OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute and Giesecke+Devrient are convening a private roundtable to explore the importance of a sustainable digital public infrastructure and how …
Establishing CBDCs as digital public infrastructure Read More »
The New York Innovation Center, housed within the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has completed the proof-of-concept phase of its Regulated Liability Network, proving it can achieve legal instant dollar settlement anywhere in the world. The trial successfully explored international payment scenarios, identifying shared ledger technology as a potential solution to support wholesale payments …
Achieving instant dollar wholesale settlement with the Regulated Liability Network Read More »
Sustainable finance has seen a retraction in the last 12 months. Banks have continued large-scale funding of oil and gas in the US, while environmental, social and governance investment has faced enormous conservative backlash. Asset managers have shown reluctance to identify assets as ‘sustainable’ under increased regulatory scrutiny and questioning over the labelling of funds. …
Optimising climate-related risk, building resilience and ensuring financial stability Read More »
The UK is renowned for its high-quality, progressive regulation of finance. With cryptoassets gaining more attention, they bring innovative opportunities and risks for market participants, leading the UK Financial Conduct Authority to consider which activities fall under its jurisdiction and require registration or compliance with existing guidelines. Matthew Long, director of payments and digital assets …
Establishing a regulatory framework for cryptoassets in the UK Read More »
European economies have had to show resilience in navigating various challenges as of late. Central banks especially have had to manage a succession of crises, ranging from high inflation, price instability and a volatile energy market. During this roundtable lunch, Jens Weidmann, chairman of the supervisory board at Commerzbank and former president of Deutsche Bundesbank, explores …
The future of Europe: economic and monetary perspectives Read More »
