In this document, the main characteristics of the mortgage markets regulation in developed countries will be analyzed, trying to extract implications in terms of the resilience of the different systems during this crisis. The note is organized in four sections, covering the most relevant issues...

This paper analyzes whether dynamic provisioning systems act as a dampener -as intended- or as a buffer. After briefly reviewing the literature, we explain the rationale for dynamic provisions and analyze the experience of three of the few countries that adopted them: Spain, Colombia and Peru....

In this paper we explore some lessons from the Spanish housing boom and the incipient bust from the point of view of the usefulness of the regulatory approach, with particular regard to dynamic provisions and the regulatory treatment of securitisation. First, we describe the main features of the...

Banking union is the most ambitious European project undertaken since the introduction of the single currency. It was launched in the summer of 2012, in order to send the markets a strong signal of unity against a looming financial fragmentation problem that was putting the euro on the ropes....

The financial crisis of 2007 and 2008 has drawn the attention of regulators and market participants to the severe consequences of procyclicality in the financial system. While this had already been a concern during preparations for the introduction of Basel II, it seems that much still needs to...

The financial system is undergoing an important regulatory overhaul, gradually increased during the last five years. Solvency II and Basel III are two of the most relevant global initiatives that try to reformulate the future landscape for finance. Under this scenario the Insurance and Pensions...

En Colombia la profundizacion financiera es baja. En este contexto, en los ultimos anos se han desarrollado diferentes esfuerzos tanto por parte de los gobiernos y el sector privado para fomentar el despegue de modelos que permitan un mayor acceso a los servicios financieros. Estos esquemas de...

El sistema financiero esta siendo objeto de un importante ajuste regulatorio que se ha incrementado gradualmente en los ultimos cinco años. Solvencia II y Basilea III son dos de las iniciativas globales mas relevantes que tratan de reformular el escenario futuro de las finanzas. Bajo este...

La senda de crecimiento de la economia peruana en las ultimas decadas ha venido aparejada del crecimiento del sistema financiero; ello sin embargo no se ha trasladado en una mayor penetracion respecto al PIB, el mismo que se encuentra alrededor del 30%, y que se compara inferior con otros paises...

La crisis financiera internacional se ha reflejado en un aumento de los tipos de interes del nuevo credito a las empresas, en particular en los paises perifericos y en el caso de las pymes. En este documento se analiza la formacion de los precios del credito en dos paises de la periferia,...