Shaping the New Financial System

Shaping the New Financial System
Author: Aditya Narain
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781455267361

Three years after the onset of the global financial crisis, much has been done to reform the global financial system, but there is much left to accomplish. The regulatory reform agenda agreed by G-20 leaders in 2009 has elevated the discussions to the highest policy level and kept international attention focused on establishing a globally consistent set of rules. Comprehensive reform, once agreed and implemented in full, will have far-reaching implications for the global financial system and the performance of the world economy. In designing the reforms, it is imperative that policymakers keep their focus on the overarching objective of creating a financial system that provides a solid foundation for strong and sustainable economic growth. This paper argues that the current reforms are moving in the right direction, but many policy choices lie ahead—nationally and internationally?which are both urgent and challenging. Policies need to address not only the risks posed by individual banks but also, importantly, those posed by nonbanks and the system as a whole. The recent proposals of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) represent a substantial improvement in the quality and quantity of bank capital, but these apply only to a subset of the financial system.

The Role of Crises in Shaping Financial Systems

The Role of Crises in Shaping Financial Systems
Author: Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2022-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000738892

The Role of Crises in Shaping Financial Systems: From the Global Financial Crisis to COVID-19 underscores the role of crises as turning points for the financial sector and its interactions with the real economy. It sheds new light on the financial industry through the lens of three recent crises – the global financial crisis, the sovereign debt crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book provides in-depth insight into the financial systems in European Economic Area countries, accentuating the role of crises in shaping the condition and development of the financial arena. The authors pay special attention to the differences between “old” and “new” Europe, i.e. countries that joined the EU in 2004 or later. It explores the implications of recent turbulences for financial institutions, financial markets, and public finance, and their relationship with the economy. The book examines low or negative interest rates, non-standard monetary policy, fiscal stimulus, dense safety nets, regulatory inflation, weak profitability of the financial sector, and the sovereign-bank nexus. Post-crisis developments are assessed, comprehensively and empirically, from both macro- and microeconomic perspectives to help readers understand the nature of policy measures and their socio-economic implications. The authors outline their predictions for the future of financial systems, focusing on the structural changes and legacy of the COVID-19 crisis and global financial interlinkages. The book adopts both theoretical and practical approaches to explore the key issues and, as such, will appeal to academics and students of financial economics and international finance, as well as policymakers and financial regulators.

Shaping a New International Financial System

Shaping a New International Financial System
Author: Karl Kaiser
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2019-06-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351763016

This title was first published in 2000: An outstanding volume which examines the professional economic merits, practical feasibility, and underlying politics of the hotly contested competing initiatives for strengthening the international financial system. Challenging much of the conventional wisdom, it offers a comprehensive account of the traditional enduring financial issues facing the G7 and the fundamental architectural elements of the new systemic design. This authoritative text contains a rich and balanced array of contributions from distinguished experts from all G7 countries and from emerging markets outside. Essential reading for academics in the areas of economics and management, to political scientists specializing in international political economy and to officials in the government and the private sector.

Shaping the New Financial System

Shaping the New Financial System
Author: José Viñals
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2010
Genre: Bank capital
ISBN:

"This IMF Staff Position Note is part of the Fund's ongoing efforts to promote a global approach to regulatory reform, spot trends in the financial system that have important implications for policy, and to examine the interaction with macroeconomic policies for more effective measures in the future. Governments should put in place supervisory and regulatory frameworks that deliver a safer and efficient global financial system. 'Global regulatory reform should remain a top priority, ' the staff note concludes."--Press Release No. 10/376 (Oct 3, 2010).

Organized Money

Organized Money
Author: Keith Mestrich
Publisher: The New Press
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 162097505X

Two leading figures from the world of finance show how progressives can take their money away from conservative financial institutions and put it to good, lasting social use The U.S. financial system may be working for some people, but it isn't working for most of us who care about progressive causes. In fact, our financial system taps your money to pay for a conservative agenda. It's a heads-they-win, tails-you-lose game when the fees you pay to use your credit card finance fossil fuels even when you buy green products. Conservative "money muscle" shapes our culture, society, politics, and public policy. In this bold call to action, two leaders from the world of progressive finance propose a strategy to challenge this conservative dominance of the financial sector: organized progressive money. It's a $10 trillion plan for a full- service, market-scale progressive financial system. Mestrich and Pinsky explain how progressives can take control with financial institutions of their own and products that align with progressive values. Organized Money warns that until progressives organize their money, they will lose again and again while conservatives will keep winning. It's a crucial message for the next progressive era, starting with the make-or-break 2020 election cycle, where American voters will be presented with a choice between conservative market fundamentalism that leaves them out or inclusive restorative capitalism that is good for people as well as profits. Written in clear, engaging prose for non- financial readers and finance leaders alike, Organized Money is required reading for everyone ready to confront the excesses of conservative power and influence.

Finance, Financial Sector Policies, and Long-run Growth

Finance, Financial Sector Policies, and Long-run Growth
Author: Asli Demirguc-Kunt
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2008
Genre: Access to Finance
ISBN:

Abstract: The first part of this paper reviews the literature on the relation between finance and growth. The second part of the paper reviews the literature on the historical and policy determinants of financial development. Governments play a central role in shaping the operation of financial systems and the degree to which large segments of the financial system have access to financial services. The paper discusses the relationship between financial sector policies and economic development.

Creating an Efficient Financial System

Creating an Efficient Financial System
Author: Thorsten Beck
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006
Genre: Capital market
ISBN:

Financial sector development fosters economic growth and reduces poverty by widening and broadening access to finance and allocating society's savings more efficiently. The author first discusses three pillars on which sound and efficient financial systems are built: macroeconomic stability and effective and reliable contractual and informational frameworks. He then describes three different approaches to government involvement in the financial sector: the laissez-faire view, the market-failure view and the market-enabling view. Finally, the author analyzes the sequencing of financial sector reforms and discusses the benefits and challenges that emerging markets face when opening their financial systems to international capital markets.

OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2021

OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2021
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2021-05-20
Genre:
ISBN: 9264852395

This edition of the OECD Sovereign Borrowing Outlook reviews developments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for government borrowing needs, funding conditions and funding strategies in the OECD area.

The Monetary System

The Monetary System
Author: Jean-François Serval
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2014-11-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1118867912

A groundbreaking work that paves the way for a new, pro-activefinancial system With The Monetary System, innovative author pairingJean-Francois Serval and Jean-Pascal Tranie devise a comprehensiveeconomic modeling system that accounts for the unprecedentedsituation facing international and regional economies by developinga controversial new stance on the operation of money in society.Presenting a classification of financial instruments with a viewtoward their underlying legal structures, the book sheds new lighton the present economic and financial problems of slow growth andrising debts, and proposes possible outcomes for the globaleconomy. The authors have already gained international attention withtheir novel approach to currency, and now they turn their attentionto the social function of money in all its myriad forms. The bookprovides a way forward in an era of increased life expectancy andother new social patterns and the social role of money provides aframework for understanding intergenerationalredistribution—an urgently pressing task in our time. New aggregate financial categories and economic modeling reveala possible foundation for increased financial stability Companion website includes key mathematical models, accountingstandards, and PowerPoint slides Comprehensive theoretical underpinning presents thecontemporary model of money as a social contract Insights into the current economic situation make sense ofsovereign debt risk in markets around the world With questions and answers at the end of each chapter, TheMonetary System will help you form a new conception of the roleof money in society. Improved regulation and tax policies areneeded to stabilize the global economy, and this book provides theframework for getting there.

Blockchain and Banking

Blockchain and Banking
Author: Pierluigi Martino
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2021-04-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030709701

This book explores blockchain technology’s impact on banks, particularly how blockchain technology can create new opportunities for banks and poses new threats to their business. The digital revolution in the banking industry, whose customers are increasingly adapting to new technologies and new types of competitors and solutions arising in the space, has had a significant impact on the banking industry over the past few years, requiring banks to substantially rethink their business models and strategies in order to cope with these developments. The rise of blockchain’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) has also played an important role since it has the potential to change the whole banking industry in faster and more disruptive ways than ever before. Born as the technology underlying Bitcoin, which has been used to allow the recording of cryptocurrencies transactions, blockchain can facilitate the process of recording any transaction type and track the movement of any asset, finding application in many different areas. Specifically, it has been acknowledged as a disruptive force in the financial sector and a key source of future financial market innovation with the potential to reshape existing business models in the financial services industry. Regarding the banking industry in particular, existing literature suggests that blockchain poses new challenges and generates opportunities as well as threats. This is pushing banks to rethink their operations, business models and strategies. However, literature in this regard is still in its infancy, and we do not yet have a clear understanding of blockchain technology’s potential implications for banks. This book expands the literature on blockchain technology in banking by providing new insights into the developments, trends and challenges of blockchain in the banking industry. In particular, sheds more light on the implications of blockchain technology for banks by discussing the advantages and disadvantages related to this technology and exploring its potential impact on traditional banking business models.