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Designing financial supervision institutions : independence, accountability and governance

Masciandaro, Donato (ed.); Quintyn, Marc (ed.) - 2007

This book offers the first systematic discussion of a new and promising field: the economics of independence, accountability and governance of financial supervision institutions. For a long time the design of supervision had been an irrelevant issue, both in theory and practice. This perception...

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Japan: IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation; Detailed Assessment of Implementation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This report analyzes the functioning of the legal and regulatory framework for the securities market in Japan. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) enjoyed specific powers with respect to the various security laws and regulations laid down by the International Organization of Securities...

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Australia; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: Investor Protection, Disclosure, and Financial Literacy

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This study reviews selected issues on investor protection and corporate governance in Australia, and concludes that the corporate governance framework for Australian-listed companies is largely healthy and dynamic. Shareholder activism is an important element of corporate governance because it...

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Russian Federation; Detailed Assessment of Observance of IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This assessment reviews the regulatory framework in place for the oversight of the capital markets of the Russian Federation as of June 2011. The Russian securities markets, in particular, have been volatile, reflecting the inflow and outflow of money and the crisis. Foreign investment banks...

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Italy; Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in …

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Indonesia; Implementation of the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper discusses implementation of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) objectives and principles of securities regulation in Indonesia. The Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Supervisory Agency (BAPEPAM-LK) has taken impressive steps to increase the...

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European Union; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€”Technical Note on European Banking Authority

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This report is an overview of the performance of the European Banking Authority (EBA) against its mandates, given economic conditions prevailing in the banking sector in the European Union (EU). Banks remain a key contributor to the EU financial and professional services industry. Outlook for...

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Germany : Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2012

considerable headwinds. Several conditions are now in place in Germany for a domestic demand-led recovery. Employment creation has … been robust and unemployment at 5.3 percent is at a postreunification low. Executive Directors have commended Germany … environment. Directors have underscored Germany’s pivotal role in reducing euro area and global imbalances …

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Economic Structure, the Exchange Rate and Adjustment in the Federal Republic of Germany : A General Equilibrium Approach

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper traces the effects of an appreciation of the deutsche mark with the help of a computable general equilibrium model under alternative structural policy scenarios. In the first scenario, characterized by severe structural rigidities, the contractionary effects of exchange rate...

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External Imbalances and Fiscal Policy in the Group of Three Countries : The Role of Stock-Flow Dynamics

International Monetary Fund - 1989

This paper discusses recent empirical research on the interplay between fiscal policies and external imbalances in the G3 countries, focusing on the stock-flow dynamics of public and foreign deficits and debt accumulation

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