Most read 2022: Equivalency pivotal issue in debate over future of central bank money, Financial institutions assessing how best to improve data infrastructure, and more

Most read 2022: Equivalency pivotal issue in debate over future of central bank money By Lewis McLellan

This article, one of OMFIF’s most read in 2022, was first published on 10 August.
‘As use of cash decreases, the public’s access to money shifts increasingly away from central bank money to commercial banks, which can fail,’ said Andreas Jobst, chief economist for ROXE and global head of macroeconomic and capital markets research at Allianz. Providing access to a digital equivalent is, therefore, a valuable innovation, since it overcomes the rising opportunity cost of holding cash. But what is meant by ‘digital equivalent’ is not entirely clear.

Read the full commentary here.

Financial institutions assessing how best to improve data infrastructure By Julian Jacobs A central theme in OMFIF’s 2022 research has been the race between technological growth and adoption. This is particularly true with respect to data management and processing systems. Read the full commentary here.

MEETINGS  Most popular 2022: Future of capital markets conference Friday 1 April, Conference This conference brought together key financial market actors, regulators and multilateral institutions to explore the benefits and risks of the application of new technologies. View the recap here.

ON DEMAND  Most viewed 2022: The Fed and September FOMC Roberto Perli, Piper Sandler’s global policy head and former senior Fed staffer, joins OMFIF to discuss US monetary policy and the 21 September FOMC outcome. Watch the video here.

MOST DOWNLOADED 2022 Gender Balance Index 2022 OMFIF’s Gender Balance Index 2022 reveals gradual but not fundamental progress in the representation of women in the upper echelons of global finance. Read the report here.