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A Macrofinancial Approach to Supervisory Standards Assessments
International Monetary Fund
Standards assessments serve several important objectives but are not well integrated into Fund surveillance. Financial standards assessments, when undertaken in the context of FSAPs, are used to identify weaknesses in financial regulation and supervision, or other areas covered by international standards. However, those weaknesses are not specifically linked to the risks and vulnerabilities facing the financial sector. Conversely, the analysis of country-specific vulnerabilities in the FSAP does not contribute to targeting the standard assessment effort, since the assessment must be exhaustive and cover the entire standard.
Keywords:
PP; financial market; market risk; market intermediary; standards assessment; interest rate; liquidity risk; credit risk; market participant; Financial sector stability; Basel Core Principles; Operational risk; Insurance companies; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Global
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Macroprudential Solvency Stress Testing of the Insurance Sector
Andreas Jobst, Nobuyasu Sugimoto, and Timo Broszeit
Over the last decade, stress testing has become a central aspect of the Fund’s bilateral and multilateral surveillance work. Recently, more emphasis has also been placed on the role of insurance for financial stability analysis. This paper reviews the current state of system-wide solvency stress tests for insurance based on a comparative review of national practices and the experiences from Fund’s FSAP program with the aim of providing practical guidelines for the coherent and consistent implementation of such exercises. The paper also offers recommendations on improving the current insurance stress testing approaches and presentation of results.
Keywords:
WP; capital market; solvency regime; balance sheet; credit risk; cash flow; insurance; macroprudential surveillance; financial stability analysis; stress testing; cost of capital; fixed income; liquidity risk; insurance risk; interest rate shock; private equity; asset risk; risk measurement; Insurance companies; Solvency; Financial Sector Assessment Program; Global; Africa
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United Kingdom: Observance by CREST of the CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations for Securities Settlement Systems Detailed Assessment of Observance
International Monetary Fund
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; settlement bank; U.S. dollar; central bank; settlement system; business case; credit risk; Securities; Securities settlement systems; Central securities depositories; Legal support in revenue administration; Payment systems; Global; Europe
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United Kingdom: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; risk management; holding company; business case; credit risk; risk assessment; U.K. FSA; initial margin; FSA process; market operator; interest rate; FSA handbook; financial crisis; money market; FSA practice; Financial stability assessment; Insurance companies; Central counterparty clearing house; Payment systems; Global; Europe
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Guernsey: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund
This report provides a summary of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Guernsey at the time of the mission or shortly thereafter. The assessors reviewed the institutional framework; the relevant AML/CFT laws, regulations, guidelines, and other requirements; and the regulatory and other systems in place to deter and punish money laundering (ML) and the financing of terrorism (FT) through financial institutions and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBP). The assessors also examined the capacity, implementation, and effectiveness of all these systems.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; beneficial owner; criminal activity; drug trafficking; limited partnership; terrorist activity; criminal offense; due diligence; managing director; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Terrorism financing; Legal support in revenue administration; Europe; Africa
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Guernsey: Financial Sector Assessment Program Update-Detailed Assessment of Observance on Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund
Guernsey’s status as the largest international insurance center in Europe hinges on its progressive infrastructure and operational flexibility. Guernsey updates its regulatory regime continually and has implemented all the recommendations arising from the 2003 Offshore Financial Center (OFC) assessment. The updated regulatory framework has a high level of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs). The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) should expand its range of enforcement powers and also implement the public disclosure standards established by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS). The mission advised the GFSC to continually assess the practical implementation of Own Solvency Capital Assessment (OSCA).
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ISCR; CR; insurance manager; risk assessment; insurance intermediary; life insurer; due diligence; investment strategy; market practitioner; risk matrix; insurance risk; senior management; reviews insurers' annual; insurance industry; Insurance companies; Insurance; Solvency; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Legal support in revenue administration; Global
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Guernsey: Financial Sector Assessment Program Update-Detailed Assessment of Observance on Basel Core Principles
International Monetary Fund
The Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCP) assessment confirms the high standard of prudential regulation and supervision described in the 2003 assessment, and found that the issues identified have largely been addressed. The Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), being the integrated regulator, is responsible for the regulation and supervision of all financial institutions and services provided on the island, and as the banking supervisor, has disciplinary powers to address safety and soundness issues. The GFSC cooperates with the home supervisors of institutions active on the island. Several broad areas for further action have been identified.
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ISCR; CR; holding company; board of directors; risk management; capital base; internal audit; risk assessment; banking licence; GFSC staff; corporate governance; business plan; senior management; interest rate; Bank supervision; Operational risk; Credit; Market risk; Global
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Cross-Border Investment in Small International Financial Centers
Mr. Philip R. Lane and Mr. Gian M Milesi-Ferretti
This note documents and assesses the role of small financial centers in the international financial system using a newly-assembled dataset. It presents estimates of the foreign asset and liability positions for a number of the most important small financial centers, and places these into context by calculating the importance of these locations in the global aggregate of cross-border investment positions. It also reports some information on bilateral cross-border investment patterns, highlighting which countries engage in financial trade with small financial centers.
Keywords:
WP; portfolio; holding; SIFCs; liability; Capital flows; financial centers; international investment position; BIS securities statistics; vis-à-vis SIFCs; portfolio equity share; SIFC Group; portfolio liability; Financial statements; Foreign direct investment; Offshore financial centers; Portfolio investment; Global
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Isle of Man: Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: Stress Testing: Banking and Insurance
International Monetary Fund
This technical note presents stress testing of banking and insurance on the Isle of Man (IOM). The stress tests for the IOM Financial Sector Assessment Program Update have been designed to yield as comprehensive and detailed a picture as possible within the constraints of the approach and available data. Stress tests have been performed both by individual institutions based on the parameters and scenarios agreed between the authorities and IMF staff, and, at an aggregate level and in many instances, by the authorities themselves.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; bank; risk; solvency; asset; banking sector; market risk shock; interest rate risk test; liquidity risk; market-risk shock; risk weight; market risk stress tests; persistency risk; applicable asset risk weight; price Risk; market-risk stress test finding; asset price test; stress test finding; Stress testing; Insurance companies; Market risk; Commercial banks; Europe; Global