Despite its importance, the issue of financial sector regulatory and supervisory independence (RSI) has received only marginal attention in literature and practice. However, experience has demonstrated that improper supervisory arrangements have contributed significantly to the deepening of...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- PART I: ISSUES IN SURVEILLANCE -- 2. Loan Review, Provisioning, and Macroeconomic Linkages -- 3. Domestic Lending in Foreign Currency -- 4. Toward a Framework for Systemic Liquidity Policy -- 5. Emergency Liquidity Support...

Despite its importance, the issue of financial sector regulatory and supervisory independence (RSI) has received only marginal attention in literature and practice. However, experience has demonstrated that improper supervisory arrangements have contributed significantly to the deepening of...

This article considers the Finanical Stability Board and the extent to which this extension of the current "soft law" regime can be a substitute for a "hard law" regime with greater enforcement powers. The article concludes that greater institutional backing for the FSB is achievable without...

This article considers the Finanical Stability Board and the extent to which this extension of the current "soft law" regime can be a substitute for a "hard law" regime with greater enforcement powers. The paper concludes that greater institutional backing for the FSB is achievable without...