matthew elderfield : recent regulatory developments in ireland opening remarks by mr matthew elderfield, deputy governor of the central bank of ireland, at the central bank of ireland stakeholder conference, dublin, 27 april 2012. * * * good morning, minister, ladies and gentlemen. i would like to welcome you to our first stakeholder conference and to warmly welcome our visitors to ireland. in a few minutes i will invite mr michael noonan, minister for finance to open the conference, but first i would like to make some introductory remarks. our purpose here today is to give irish stakeholders an overview of current and future eu and international regulatory developments and to provide them with an opportunity to share their views. we have here with us representatives of consumers, the financial services industry and broader stakeholder groups, as well as colleagues from the european supervisory authorities, other national regulatory authorities and members of the press. i want to welcome our speakers and panellists and thank them for their engagement and commitment. we are privileged indeed to have such eminent representatives with us today. our discussions will be far reaching but we should try to organise them around two broad long - term themes – stability and consumer protection. a fundamental objective of the central bank of ireland is to ensure “ the stability of the financial system overall ”. this is complemented by our participation in the european systemic risk board and the central bank is now organised to fulfil these mandates. as regards consumers, it is more important than ever that consumers make well - informed decisions and feel confident they are adequately protected if something goes wrong. the consumer mandate has been a priority for the central bank and is an increasing focus of all the european supervisory authorities and their joint committee. the central bank aims to be an active advocate for consumer issues in these fora. before the discussions to open up the debate to the wider european and international agendas, let me say a little about how we in the central bank have been dealing with some of the challenges faced in ireland. it is vital that we do whatever is necessary to protect and improve the reputation of ireland as a financial centre. the irish authorities have taken decisive steps to strengthen the banking system through rigorous, conservative and independent assessments of loan losses, involving recapitalisation actions and targeted reduction of non - core assets. efforts have also been made to improve regulation. in the central bank we see improved standards of governance and fitness and probity across financial services in ireland as a priority. the statutory code of corporate governance sets out clear

nor shamsiah mohd yunus : welcoming remarks - bnm sasana symposium 2023 welcoming remarks by ms nor shamsiah mohd yunus, governor of the central bank of malaysia ( bank negara malaysia ), at the bnm sasana symposium 2023, kuala lumpur, 8 june 2023. * * * distinguished guests, central bank officials and payment system operators from indonesia, singapore, and thailand, ladies and gentlemen. assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh and good morning. welcome to the inaugural bnm sasana symposium! every year, in march, bank negara malaysia publishes our annual report, along with the economic and monetary review, and the biannual financial stability review. we also publish our quarterly bulletins. these reports describe how we have discharged our mandates over the past year, and provide our thinking, analyses and assessments on the economy and financial system. in the reports, we also discuss important ideas and pressing issues affecting the economy and financial sector in feature articles that help inform and shape long - term initiatives that are necessary to strengthen our economic fundamentals. one of the ways we hold ourselves accountable to the rakyat through our flagship publications is by explaining the key considerations behind the decisions and measures that we take, and the priorities that guide our work. often, this involves complex policy trade - offs that have to be carefully balanced from many angles. our reports, as well as any communications from us, such as our monetary policy statements, often generate lively conversations all around the country – in the press, on social media, and at the dinner table. in recent weeks, my team has been travelling across the country, meeting with members of the public, businesses, community leaders, and students. this is not just to explain our work, but to also hear from them to get a better pulse of the nation. we will continue to simplify our messages to make them more relatable and easier to understand. in the same spirit, today's symposium will offer a further opportunity to engage the public in deeper discussions around our work. it is my hope that the symposium will also serve as a springboard for others to build on in order to move us forward in the interest of the nation. i am sure that the sessions today will be informative, lively and engaging, and so i don't plan to summarise the issues that will be covered. but if anything, i thought that it would be