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The ongoing global financial crisis is rooted in a combination of factors common to previous financial crises and some new factors. The crisis has brought to light a number of deficiencies in financial regulation and architecture, particularly in the treatment of systemically important financial...
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OTC derivatives but rather shift them from banks to CCPs. Under the present regulatory overhaul, the OTC derivative market …, indicates that the proposed changes may not provide the best solution. The paper suggests that a tax on derivative liabilities … could make the OTC derivatives market safer, particularly in the transition to a stable clearing infrastructure. It also …
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the two main compromises: the tradeoffs between maturity and collateral, and between seniority and control. The framework …
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. Instead it shows, first, that the use of ill-suited collateral in the secured funding operations of U.S.-based investment …
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.
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This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the U.S. economy has experienced the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. In the second half of 2008, financial pressures intensified and came to a head with the failure of Lehman Brothers in September. Executive Directors have...
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Credit derivative markets are largely unregulated, but calls are increasingly being made for changes to this "hands off …. The purpose of this paper is to address two basic questions: (i) do credit derivative markets increase systemic risk; and … of credit derivative markets and recent events, followed by an assessment of their recent association with systemic risk …
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Credit ratings have contributed to the current financial crisis. Proposals to regulate credit rating agencies focus on micro-prudential issues and aim at reducing conflicts of interest and increasing transparency and competition. In contrast, this paper argues that macro-prudential regulation is...
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The staff report on Canada’s 2009 Article IV Consultation examines economic developments and policies. Canadian banks have weathered the crisis better than major-country peers, but the credit cycle will be challenging, particularly given high household debt. Financial instability is a...
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