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Belgium; Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront … in updating the insurance regulatory regime and supervisory practice. The updated regulatory framework has a high level … of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs), supported by robust prudential supervision. The authorities are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244392
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Canada: Financial Sector Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This report discusses key findings of the Financial Sector Stability Assessment on Canada. Canada’s financial system successfully navigated the global financial crisis, and stress tests suggest that major financial institutions would continue to be resilient to credit, liquidity, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244761
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Australia; Insurance Core Principles—Detailed Assessment of Observance
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The insurance industry in Australia has weathered the global financial crisis well and was resilient to the … catastrophic events in 2010/11. The insurance industry is mature but relatively small compared to the banking sector. Assets held … insurance market has been consolidating steadily as the total number of players fell from 190 to 172 although branches of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245056
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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentation––Detailed Assessment of Observance of Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
€™s insurance market and the supervisory framework. The assessment was benchmarked against the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs …) issued by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAISs). It is advised that the National Insurance … Commission (NAICOM) of Nigeria can expand the objective to include the creation of a fair, safe, and stable insurance sector for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244134
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From Stress to Costress; Stress Testing Interconnected Banking Systems
Maino, Rodolfo; Tintchev, Kalin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
uses analytical techniques—similar to those applied in the insurance industry - to estimate banks’ credit portfolio …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654147
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Are Rating Agencies Powerful? An Investigation Into the Impact and Accuracy of Sovereign Ratings
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
We find that Credit Rating Agencies (CRA)'s opinions have an impact in the cost of funding of sovereign issuers and consequently ratings are a concern for financial stability. While ratings produced by the major CRAs perform reasonably well when it comes to rank ordering default risk among...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650631
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Canada: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This paper discusses key findings of the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes for Canada. Canada has a very high level of compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision. In response to the challenges and structure of its market, the Canadian banking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244652
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Singapore: Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper discusses findings of the Report on Observance of Standards and Codes on Singapore. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) shows a very high level of compliance with the Basel Core Principles and demonstrates a strong commitment by MAS to their implementation. As a large financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244668
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Belgium; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
the banking and insurance sectors of Belgium since 2006. The Belgian financial system is relatively large with solid …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245209
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Belgium; Technical Note on Stress Testing the Banking and Insurance Sectors
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
funding shocks under different macroeconomic scenarios were assessed. Both banking and insurance tests underscore the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245216