Chapter 7 Central Banks and Financial Stability: A Survey of Financial Stability Reports
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Mr. Martin Cihak
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Language:
English
Print Publication Date:
06 Nov 2008
Keywords:
SEM; central bank; certificate; fund; securities account; payment system; market stability; securities intermediary; TA activity; Securities; Hedge funds; Deposit insurance; Financial sector stability; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Global; Europe; North America; Sub-Saharan Africa; Central Asia; Western Europe

Abstract

In the last three decades, financial stability has emerged as an important public policy objective. The main reasons for the increased interest in financial stability include the increased frequency and high costs of financial crises, the explosive growth in the volume of financial transactions within nations and worldwide, and the increased complexity of new financial instruments.1

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Cover Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law, Vol. 5
Current Developments in Monetary and Financial Law, Vol. 5
ISBN:
9781589067738
Publication Date:
06 Nov 2008
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589067738.072
Pages:
668
Front Matter
I. Legal Developments in the IMF
II. Central Bank Law
III. Financial Stability : Overview
IV. Rationale for Regulation of Derivatives and Hedge Funds
V. Financial Disclosure, Liability of Supervisors, and Legal Risk in Financial Markets
VI. Anti-Money Laundering—Terrorist Financing and Financial Stability
VII. Governance, Deposit Insurance, and Market Discipline
VIII. Payments, Settlement, and Securities Infrastructure