Tag Archives for financial stability
How to define pro-cyclicality Procyclicality is used in the context of discussing the effects of Basel II on the financial system. A simplified definition of pro-cyclicality is: International rules have encouraged banks to act more aggressively when the economic cycle … Continue reading →
06. May 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: basel II, bis, central banks, Claudio Borio, Craig Furfine, credit rating agencies, definition, Dimitrios P Tsomocos, Eva Catarineu-Rabell, financial regulation, financial stability, fsa, George G. Pennacchi, ias, iasb, Jose Vinals, monetary policy, Nancy Masschelein, Patricia Jackson, Philip Lowe, Philip Turner, pro-cyclicality, regulators, subprime crisis, William R White |
2 comments
Claudio Borio, Craig Furfine and Philip Lowe discuss concepts of risks in their article “Pro-cyclicality of the financial system and financial stability: issues and policy options“: They distinguish several types of risk: expected and unexpected losses (in the statistical sense) … Continue reading →
04. May 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: bis, Claudio Borio, Craig Furfine, financial stability, Philip Lowe, pro-cyclicality, risk, risk management, systemic risk |
Leave a comment
Dirk Schoenmaker and Sander Osterloo from the Dutch Finance Ministry have written an article about Cross-border issues in European financial supervision as part of the book on the Structure of Financial Regulation by David G Mayes and Geoffrey E Wood. … Continue reading →
22. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Discussions |
Tags: contagion, david g mayes, definition, Dirk Schoenmaker, financial markets, financial regulation, financial stability, geoffrey e wood, Sander Osterloo |
Leave a comment
David G. Mayes and Geoffrey E. Wood have published a book about “The Structure of Financial Regulation” in 2007 based on a workshop held at the Bank of FInland. The book includes some interesting chapters on: Financial supervision Bank regulation … Continue reading →
22. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Books |
Tags: banking supervision, corporate governance, david g mayes, European Monetary Union, financial regulation, financial stability, geoffrey e wood, insolvency regimes, money laundering, payment systems, securities |
2 comments
When defining Financial Stability, the authors of the book on “Global Financial Governance” stated that financial stability is a “public good [which] will never be provided adequately by the market without regulatory intervention” (p. 18). In the traditional meaning, a … Continue reading →
14. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Memo |
Tags: economic theory, financial stability, global governance, John Eatwell, Kern Alexander, public good, wikipedia |
Leave a comment
The FSF Report on Financial Stability (called “Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience”) was yesterday approved by the G7. To assess the impact of the report on the global financial architecture and the responses to the credit crisis in the financial … Continue reading →
13. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: banking supervision, banks, credit rating agencies, exchange rates, financial regulation, financial stability, fsf, g7, imf, sovereign wealth fund, subprime crisis |
Leave a comment
The G7 Finance Ministers met yesterday at the IMF Spring Meeting and approved a report prepared by the Financial Stability Forum, the main forum bringing together Central Banks, Regulators and Finance Ministers. Before discussing the report in detail, it is … Continue reading →
13. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Reports |
Tags: basel II, bcbs, credit rating agencies, european union, financial institutions, financial stability, financial stability forum, fsf, g7, iaasb, iais, imf, iosco, monoline insurers, otc-derivatives, pillar 2, pillar 3, securities, subprime crisis |
6 comments
Institution: Financial Stability Institute Abbreviation: FSI Type: Public Founded: 1999 Members Total: not applicable Membership in: not applicable Membership of: not applicable Description: The Bank for International Settlements and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision jointly created the Financial Stability … Continue reading →
02. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Organisations |
Tags: basel, bis, financial architecture, financial stability, fsi, public, scientific advisory |
Leave a comment
Institution: Committee on the Global Financial System Abbreviation: CGFS Type: Public Founded: 1971 Members Total: 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 … Continue reading →
02. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Organisations |
Tags: basel, central banks, cgfs, donald l. kohn, ecb, financial architecture, financial stability, fsf, g10 |
Leave a comment
Institution: International Association of Deposit Insurers Abbreviation: IADI Type: Public Founded: 2000 Members Total: 50 (Member Directory) Membership in: Membership of: Description: The International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) is a separate legal entity domiciled at the Bank for International … Continue reading →
02. April 2008 by kasi
Categories: Organisations |
Tags: basel, bis, central banks, deposit insurance, financial architecture, financial stability, fsf, iadi, insurance, public |
Leave a comment
← Older posts