United Kingdom: Financial System Stability Assessment including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securities Regulation, Payment Systems, Monetary and Financial Transparency, Securities Settlement Systems, and Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Financing

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No 2003/046, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper presents key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment for the United Kingdom, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, Securities Regulation, Payments Systems, Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency, and Securities Settlement Systems. The financial sector of the United Kingdom is supported by a financial policy framework that has been significantly strengthened in a number of ways in recent years, and that in many respects is at the forefront internationally. The supervision framework complies or largely complies with most international standards and codes.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; financial system; FSA rule; U.K. banking market; financial market; FSA authorization; FSA compliance checking; central bank; FSA sourcebook; monetary policy; market discipline; FSA official; Financial stability assessment; Insurance companies; Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT); Money laundering; Financial sector stability; Global; Western Europe; Northern Europe; Europe; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 109
Date: 2003-03-03
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