Bank liquidity stress testing, which has become de rigueur following the costly lessons of the global financial crisis, remains underdeveloped compared to solvency stress testing. The ability to adequately identify, model and assess the impact of liquidity shocks, which are infrequent but can...

The aim of this paper is to construct a comprehensive and consistent dataset to analyze the potential risks from foreign bank lending, for both the creditor and borrower countries of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (CESE). We develop a picture of bank claims on 13 CESE countries by...

The IMF has had extensive involvement in the stress testing of financial systems in its member countries. This book presents the methods and models that have been developed by IMF staff over the years and that can be applied to the gamut of financial systems. An added resource for readers is the...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CREDIT RISK TRANSFER INSTRUMENTS: STRUCTURED CREDIT PRODUCTS AND CREDIT DERIVATIVES -- III. INTERLINKAGES ACROSS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- IV. EXPOSURE OF U. K. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO CREDIT DERIVATIVES -- V. REGULATORY AND SUPERVISORY INITIATIVES...

Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. LITERATURE ON SEASONALITIES -- III. INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF CHINESE STOCK MARKET -- IV. DATA AND RESEARCH METHOD -- V. RESULTS -- VI. EXTENSION: HOLIDAY EFFECT -- VII. FURTHER EXTENSIONS: INVESTMENT STRATEGIES BASED ON SEASONALITIES -- VIII....