This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of Standards and Codes in Sweden. The assessment reveals that the laws and regulations on banking activities and their supervision are in place in Sweden. The composition of the Board of the Swedish Financial Supervisory...

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of the Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems for Denmark. The main counterparties for the assessment were Danmarks Nationalbank and the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority Finanstilsynet. The assessment...

This paper discusses key findings of the Detailed Assessment of Observance of the National Securities Clearing Corporation’s (NSCC) Observance of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems/International Organization of Securities Commissions (CPSS–IOSCO) Recommendations for...

This paper discusses Selected Issues on Liquidity Risk Management in Fedwire Funds and Private Sector Payment for the United States. While an asymmetric treatment of foreign banking organizations exists regarding the calculation of the capital measure for caps and the fee deductible, policy...

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.

This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Observance of the Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems. The Bank of Mexico has issued regulation to support check truncation, the use of electronic signatures, and regulation that endorses the development and...