Financial Stability Board (FSB)
Derivatives face regulatory scrutiny
The derivatives industry faces a period of heightened scrutiny by regulators, mirroring the supervisory review in the wake of a series of mis-selling scandals in the 1990s, warn bankers.
FSF warns of hedge fund risks
The growth of the hedge fund industry is hindering risk management and valuation processes and is putting margins under pressure, says a report by the Financial Stability Forum (FSF), issued on Friday (May 18).
FSF calls for action on hedge funds
FSF makes recommendations on hedge funds
BIS urges firms to strengthen risk management practices
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released its quarterly review, in which it details the organisation’s activity over the past three months. In it, the BIS notes potential strains to the financial system and highlights where further work…
FSF warns of weak credit risk management
After a two-day meeting in Sydney, the Financial Stability Forum has warned that the credit derivatives industry is still poorly prepared for a crisis, although the financial industry as a whole remains strong.
BIS review reports record highs in emerging markets
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has today released its quarterly review, International Banking and Financial Market Developments. The report found that emerging markets have reached record highs earlier this year, a direct result of the…
Latin America looking to improve risk practices
Participants attending the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) in Chile this week said there was a need for further reforms to enhance Latin American domestic markets, ease the burden of public sector debt and provide alternative sources of risk management…
Latin America looking to improve risk practices
Participants attending the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) in Chile this week said there was a need for further reforms to enhance Latin American domestic markets, ease the burden of public sector debt and provide alternative sources of risk management…
Ferguson named chairman of FSF
Roger Ferguson, vice-chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, was named chairman of the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) today.
FSF calls for more credit risk transfer disclosure
The Financial Stability Forum (FSF), the body set up by leading central banks to examine potential threats to the financial system, has called for greater disclosure and more aggregate data for credit transfer instruments.
FSF calls for more credit risk transfer disclosure
The Financial Stability Forum (FSF), the body set up by leading central banks to examine potential threats to the financial system, has called for greater disclosure and more aggregate data for credit transfer instruments.
FSF chair backs SPVs but calls for better disclosure
The Financial Stability Forum (FSF), a body of national supervisors set up in 1999, has emphasised the need for greater disclosure and corporate governance in the wake of a number of high-profile bankruptcies, at its first meeting following the collapse…
Regulator hits back at Basel II critics
Much of the complexity for which the Basel II bank capital accord is criticised is the inevitable result of three highly desirable features of the pact - namely, risk sensitivity, wide applicability and the shifting of the task of risk measurement to…