Archive for April 2nd, 2008
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Committee of European Securities Regulators
Abbreviation: CESR
Type: Public
Founded: 2001
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Description: The role of CESR is to improve co-ordination among securities regulators, act as an advisory group to assist the EU Commission, work to ensure more consistent and timely day-to-day implementation of community legislation in the Member States.
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: CEBS
Abbreviation: Committee of European Banking Supervisors
Type: Public
Founded: 2003
Members Total: 28 (Central Banks or Banking Supervision Authorities in the EU, ECB) plus five observers (Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland plus European Commission and European Banking Supervision Committee)
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Membership of: ECB
Description: CEBS (Committee of European Banking Supervisors) is comprised of high ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: London Club
Abbreviation: -
Type: Private
Founded: 1976
Members Total: depends on Debt Case
Membership in: not applicable
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Description: The London Club is an informal group of commercial banks that join together to negotiate their claims against a sovereign debtor. The debtor initiates a process in which a London Club "Advisory Committee" ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Paris Club
Abbreviation: -
Type: Public
Founded: 1956
Members Total:19
Membership in: not applicable
Membership of: IMF
Description: The Paris Club is an informal group of official creditors, industrial countries in most cases, that seeks solutions for debtor nations facing payment difficulties. Paris Club creditors agree to reschedule debts due to them. Although the Paris Club ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Financial Stability Institute
Abbreviation: FSI
Type: Public
Founded: 1999
Members Total: not applicable
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Description: The Bank for International Settlements and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision jointly created the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) in 1999 to assist financial sector supervisors around the world in improving and strengthening their ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics
Abbreviation: IFC
Type: Public
Founded: 1997
Members Total: 61 Central Banks, Centre for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA), Central American Monetary Council (SECMCA)
Membership in: Institute of International Statistics (ISI)
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Description: The Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC) is a forum of central ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Group of 30
Abbreviation: G30
Type: Private
Founded: 1978
Members Total: 30
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Description: The Group of Thirty is a private, nonprofit, international body composed of very senior representatives of the private and public sectors and academia. It aims to deepen understanding of international economic and financial issues, to explore ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: European Central Bank
Abbreviation: ECB
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Membership in: FSF, BIS, CEBS
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Committee on the Global Financial System
Abbreviation: CGFS
Type: Public
Founded: 1971
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Membership in: FSF
Membership of: ECB
Description: The Committee has a mandate to identify and assess potential sources of stress in global financial markets, to further the understanding of the structural underpinnings of financial markets, and to promote improvements to the ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Institution: Committee on Payment and Settlement System
Abbreviation: CPSS
Type: Public
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Membership in: FSF
Membership of: ECB
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Working Group: Sub-Group on Foreign Exchange Settlement Risk, Working group on clearing and settlement arrangements for OTC derivatives, Working group on system interdependencies
Outreach: The Committee has developed relationships with many non-CPSS central banks in ...
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