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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Republic of San Marino: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
This Selected Issues paper compares Sammarinese banks with nearby Italian banks with similar business models, highlighting gaps in asset quality, capital adequacy, and cost efficiency. Individual banks can boost profits by reducing the high operating costs and increasing the share of income-generating assets. If within bank consolidation is insufficient to restore competitiveness, system-wide consolidation can be considered to achieve economies of scale. It is key to improve the competitiveness of the banking sector well-ahead of the 15-year time frame granted by the EU association agreement. The analysis shows most San Marino banks need to catch up in terms of asset quality, capital adequacy and cost efficiency. A system-level consolidation can be considered. The banking sector remains oversized. The number of bank branches needs to be reduced by more than two thirds to reach the EU level. The share of income-generating assets should also be increased.
Keywords:
Nowcasting GDP; NOWCASTING tool; businesses' expectation; association agreement; DFM approach to Nowcasting; A. comparing San Marino bank; San Marino bank; Small and medium enterprises; Income; Manufacturing; Commercial banks; Global
Cover IMF Working Papers
Hidden Treasure: The Impact of Automatic Exchange of Information on Cross-Border Tax Evasion
Sebastian Beer
,
Maria Delgado Coelho
, and
Sebastien Leduc
We analyze the impact of exchange of information in tax matters in reducing international tax evasion between 1995 and 2018. Based on bilateral deposit data for 39 reporting countries and more than 200 counterparty jurisdictions, we find that recent automatic exchange of information frameworks reduced foreign-owned deposits in offshore jurisdictions by an average of 25 percent. This effect is statistically significant and, as expected, much larger than the effect of information exchange upon request, which is not significant. Furthermore, to test the sensitivity of our findings, we estimate countries’ offshore status and the impact of information exchange simultaneously using a finite mixture model. The results confirm that automatic (and not upon request) exchange of information impacts cross-border deposits in offshore jurisdictions, which are characterized by low income tax rates and strong financial secrecy.
Keywords:
WP; bank deposit; EOI agreement; tax evasion; exchange of information; cross-border deposits; treatment effect; offshore center; biases result; standard error; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Offshore financial centers; Double taxation; Personal income tax; Global
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
International Monetary Fund
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is exposed to money laundering (ML) and financing of terrorism (FT) risk related to drug trafficking and international criminal groups. The financing of terrorism has also been criminalized and is largely in conformity with the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (SFT) Convention. The legal and institutional framework regarding the cross-border transportation of cash and bearer instruments is largely in place. The preventive measures regime covers most of the financial and designated nonfinancial businesses and professions (DNFBP) sectors as required under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; POCA regulation; economic activity; business activity; CFT supervision; criminal offense; banking sector; financial institution; mutual fund; material information; CFT compliance; regulatory authority; executive director; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Mutual funds; Legal support in revenue administration; Foreign banks; Caribbean
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Liechtenstein: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector Technical Note on the Basel Core Principles and IOSCO Securities
International Monetary Fund
Liechtenstein has a GDP of US$5.2 billion, of which 40 percent comes from industry and 30 percent from financial services. Currently, 15 banks operate in Liechtenstein (one additional bank is in the process of being wound down without loss to the depositors). The market is highly concentrated with the three largest banks accounting for 90 percent of the total banking balance sheet size; 86 percent of assets under management; 89 percent of operating profits before tax, and 63 percent of employment in the banking sector.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; asset manager; investment undertaking; financial market; FMA staff; rule-making authority; asset management; FMA website; budget consist; FMA lists; customer asset; Asset management; Auditing; External audit; Basel Core Principles; Bank supervision
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Liechtenstein: Assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation
International Monetary Fund
The financial sector in Liechtenstein provides primarily wealth-management services, including banking, trust, other fiduciary services, investment management, and life insurance. The establishment of the Financial Market Authority (FMA) as the unified, independent regulator in January 2005 is a huge step for the financial services industry. The FMA and other authorities have been successful in implementing most of the recommendations provided in the earlier 2002 IMF assessment. The authorities and the industry continue to make significant efforts to strengthen the antimoney laundering regime, though there is still work ahead.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; Liechtenstein; FMA Act; EEA requirement; authority; asset; FMA representative; Liechtenstein regime; due diligence; EEA membership; FMA order; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Asset management; Insurance; Insurance companies; Europe; Global
Cover Working Together
Working Together
Improving Regulatory Cooperation and Information Exchange
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

Globalization requires enhanced information flows among financial regulators. Standard-setting bodies for financial sector regulation provide extensive guidance, but financial sector assessments have often found that problems in cooperation and information exchange continue to constrain cross-border supervision and financial integrity oversight. In July 2004, the IMF organized a conference on cross-border cooperation for standard setters, financial intelligence units (FIUs), and financial regulatory agencies. This book brings together conference papers in which participants discuss: information exchange for an effective anti–money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime, in terms of both standards and practices; the standards for cooperation in the insurance sector; and the experiences of regulators from banking, securities, and unified regulatory agencies with international cooperation. The book also includes papers providing a general overview of international standards and their implementation and, on the basis of survey results, of practices among financial sector regulators and FIUs.

Keywords:
SEM; securities regulator; requesting authority; regulatory authority; regulator in Jurisdiction B; Information exchange; legal power; banking supervisor; information database; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Legal support in revenue administration; Terrorism financing; Global; Africa; SEC staff; supervisory authority; Securities; Middle East; North Africa; East Africa
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Liechtenstein: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector Volume I-Review of Financial Sector Regulation and Supervision
International Monetary Fund
This report summarizes the assessment of Liechtenstein's compliance with internationally accepted standards for the regulatory and supervisory arrangements of the financial sector. It provides detailed assessments of Liechtenstein’s implementation of international supervisory and regulatory standards relative to the Basel Core Principles (BCP) for effective banking supervision, International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) core principles for insurance Supervision, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation, and Financial Action Task Force Recommendations for antimoney laundering and combating the financing of terrorism.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; due diligence; banking sector; investment funds; audit firm; EEA member; internal audit; trust enterprise; FSA mandate; nonlife company; firms reporting; Financial stability assessment; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Insurance; Terrorism financing; Europe; Global; Caribbean
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Liechtenstein: Assessment of the Supervision and Regulation of the Financial Sector Volume II-Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund
This report on the offshore financial center program contains technical advice and recommendations given by the staff team of the International Monetary Fund in response to Liechtenstein’s request for technical assistance. It provides detailed assessment of observance of the Basel Core Principles for effective banking supervision, implementation of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Objectives And Principles Of Securities Regulation, and observance of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) core principles. It also provides the methodology for Assessing Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Standards, endorsed by the Financial Action Task Force.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; due diligence; business plan; beneficial owner; executive order; organized crime; criminal offense; penal code; terrorist association; senior management; FSA staff; banking act; Financial stability assessment; Legal support in revenue administration; External audit; Insurance; Insurance companies; Global
Cover Policy Papers
Offshore Financial Center Program - A Progress Report
International Monetary Fund
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Keywords:
PP; jurisdiction; SEIFiCS; country; authority; CFT assessment; CFT regime; assessed jurisdiction; CFT methodology; CFT regulation; CFT legislation; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Offshore financial centers; Basel Core Principles; Insurance companies; Global; Middle East; Western Hemisphere; Asia and Pacific; Europe
Cover IMF Working Papers
Some Issues in the Design of Monetary Instruments for the Operation of European Economic and Monetary Union
Mr. Paul Louis Ceriel Hilbers
,
Mr. Arto Kovanen
, and
Mr. Charles Enoch
The European Monetary Institute has been working with national central banks of the European Union (EU) to prepare instruments for the operation of monetary policy in Stage 3 of European Economic and Monetary Union. Several publications describing the proposed arrangements have been issued. This paper briefly summarizes the arrangements and identifies some areas in which important decisions still have to be made or refinements introduced—including the choice of counterparties in fine-tuning open market operations; the design of reserve requirements; the signaling function of monetary operations; and payment system relationships with non-EMU participants in the EU.
Keywords:
WP; interest rate; ECB statute; financial institution; NCBs; asset; monetary policy; Monetary Operations; EMU; ECB state; ESCB monetary policy operations; ECB operating procedures; ECB approval; credit operation; ECB payment mechanism; Credit; Reserve requirements; Market interest rates; Standing facilities; Open market operations; Europe