Text presented at the 19ª Asamblea Anual del Grupo Regional de América Latina y el Caribe (GRULAC), of the World Savings Banks Institute, La Habana, Cuba, 4-5 November 2013. It mentions some of the more recent international reform initiatives in particular those linked to the Basel Committee...

The text explores generally whether recommendations relating to deposit insurance are international guidleines or mandatory rules, explores the role of deposit insurance as one of several elements in the financial safety net, and offers an outlook to a future with more research and cross-border...

Standards and the global framework. The BIS as host of standard setting bodies. Legal impact of standards.