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Recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board on Intermediate Objectives and Instruments of Macro-prudential Policy

ESRB recommendation on necessary steps towards operational macroprudential oversight

European Systemic Risk Board recommendations about next steps toward operational macroprudential oversight. Makes five recommendations to EU Council: i) definition of intermediate objectives; ii) selection of macroprudential instruments; iii) policy strategy; iv) periodic evaluation of intermediate objectives and instruments; and v) single market and Union legislation. Presents framework for making macroprudential policy operational by selecting effective and efficient macroprudential policy instruments to prevent or mitigate systemic risks in financial system as a whole.

Publisher: Regional Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Apr 2013

Type: Sound Practice

Topics: Macroprudential, Systemic risk

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

Financial Inclusion and Legal Discrimination Against Women

WB research paper analyzes gender differences in use of financial services in 98 developing countries

World Bank study analyzes gender differences in the use of financial services using individual-level data from 98 developing countries. Data highlights the existence of significant gender gaps in ownership of accounts and usage of savings and credit products. Gender is significantly related to usage of financial services, and legal discrimination against women and gender norms may explain some of the cross-country variation in access to finance for women.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Apr 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking

MAS Framework for Impact and Risk Assessment of Financial Institutions

MAS approach to risk-based supervision

Monetary Authority of Singapore explain of how its supervisory objectives and principles shape its supervisory framework, and the supervisory processes that underpin that framework, including how MAS assesses the impact of financial institutions and the use of its Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework and Techniques (CRAFT) to assess risks.

Release date: Mar 2013 Country: Singapore

Type: Law, Regulation and Policy

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Guide for Senior Executives

Companion to MAS Framework for Impact and Risk Assessment of Financial Institutions

Monetary Authority of Singapore guide for boards and senior managers. Provides detailed information on MAS risk-based supervision of financial institutions. Covers how MAS supervisory objectives and principles shape its supervisory framework, and the supervisory processes that underpin the framework, including how MAS assesses the impact of financial institutions and the use of the Comprehensive Risk Assessment Framework and Techniques (CRAFT) to assess their risks.

Publisher: National Regulators Release date: Mar 2013 Country: Singapore

Type: Guideline

Topics: Risk-based supervision, Supervisory framework

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

Measuring Financial Inclusion: Explaining Variation in Use of Financial Services Across and Within Countries

Brooking discussion paper measures how adults save, borrow, make payments, and manage risks

Brookings Institution discussion paper summarizes indicators that measure how adults in 148 countries save, borrow, make payments and manage risk. Provides benchmark of financial inclusion around the world and investigates significant country- and individual-level variation in how adults use formal and informal financial systems to manage their day-to-day finances and plan for the future. 50% of adults worldwide are "banked" but account penetration varies across countries by level of economic development and across income groups within countries. Women in developing economies are still more excluded from financial sector than men.

Publisher: Others Release date: Mar 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Gender equality, Consumer education and protection, Financial inclusion

Sectors: Banking, Microfinance

Thematic Review on Risk Governance

FSB report examining risk governance practices at national authorities and firms, identifying sound practices and offering recommendations to support further improvements

Describes the findings of the thematic peer review on risk governance, including the key elements of the discussion in the FSB Standing Committee on Standards Implementation (SCSI). The peer review found that, since the crisis, national authorities have taken several measures to improve regulatory and supervisory oversight of risk governance at financial institutions. National authorities need to strengthen their ability to assess the effectiveness of a firm's risk governance, and more specifically its risk culture to help ensure sound risk governance through changing environments.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Feb 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Peer: Principles for an Effective Risk Appetite Framework

Topics: Risk management, Corporate governance, Supervisory framework

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment

FATF guidance on conduct of risk assessment

Financial Action Task Force guidance on general principles to serve as framework in assessing money laundering/terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks at national level. Different types of assessments (comprehensive, sectoral or thematic) carried out at the national level may also form the basis for determining whether to apply enhanced or specific measures, simplified measures, or exemptions from AML/CFT requirements.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Feb 2013

Type: Guideline

Peer: Risk-Based Approach for the Banking Sector, Prepaid Cards, Mobile Payments and Internet-Based Payment Services , Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures and Financial Inclusion

Topics: Money laundering and terrorist financing

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities

Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF Recommendations

FATF methodology for assessing technical compliance with the FATF Requirements and the effectiveness of AML/CFT systems

Financial Action Task Force methodology provides the basis for undertaking assessments of technical compliance with revised FATF Recommendations, and for reviewing the level of effectiveness of a country's anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) system. Methodology has two components: i) technical compliance assessment addresses specific requirements of FATF Recommendations, principally as they relate to relevant legal and institutional framework of the country, and powers and procedures of supervisory authorities; and ii) effectiveness assessment of adequacy of the implementation of the FATF Recommendations. Identifying extent to which a country achieves a defined set of outcomes that are central to a robust AML/CFT system.

Publisher: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Release date: Feb 2013

Type: Standard

Peer: Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Measures and Financial Inclusion

Topics: Money laundering and terrorist financing

Sectors: Banking, Insurance, Securities

Mobile Money: Enabling Regulatory Solutions

GSMA report promoting collaboration between regulators, banks and mobile network operators

GSM Associates report seeks to support regulators and mobile money providers that want to engage in collaborative discussions on the regulatory reforms necessary to develop mature, innovative and deep financial systems. Elaborates commonly held positions in the mobile money industry on some key policy and regulatory issues.

Publisher: Industry Groups Release date: Feb 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Financial inclusion, Consumer education and protection, Financial market infrastructure, Transparency and disclosure

Sectors: Microfinance, Banking

The Interaction of Monetary and Macroprudential Policies

IMF paper examining the relationship between monetary policy and macroprudential policies

International Monetary Fund analysis of the roles, interactions between, and constraints in using macroprudential policies as a complement to monetary policies in seeking to maintain financial stability.

Publisher: International Organizations Release date: Jan 2013

Type: Consultative, discussion and issues paper

Topics: Macroprudential, Systemic risk

Sectors: Banking

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382 records

Recommendation of the European Systemic Risk Board on Intermediate Objectives and Instruments of Macro-prudential Policy

Financial Inclusion and Legal Discrimination Against Women

MAS Framework for Impact and Risk Assessment of Financial Institutions

Guide for Senior Executives

Measuring Financial Inclusion: Explaining Variation in Use of Financial Services Across and Within Countries

Thematic Review on Risk Governance

National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment

Methodology for Assessing Compliance with the FATF Recommendations

Mobile Money: Enabling Regulatory Solutions

The Interaction of Monetary and Macroprudential Policies

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