This Guidance should assist supervisory and resolution authorities and firms to evaluate whether firms that are subject to resolution planning requirements have appropriate arrangements to support operational continuity if the firm enters resolution.
Financial Regulation and Supervision
The document sets out an updated Assessment Methodology (2016 Methodology) for global systemically important insurers (G-SIIs).
The document provides a framework that explains why certain product features and related activities may raise the potential for an insurer to pose systemic risk upon failure, and describes the rationale for the IAIS’ discontinuation of the Non-traditional Noninsurance (NTNI) product label.
This non-binding Guidance is intended to assist countries and their competent authorities, as well as the practitioners in the Money or Value Transfer Services (MVTS) sector and in the banking sector that have or are considering MVTS providers as customers, to apply the risk-based approach associated to MVTS.
This paper provides guidance to insurance supervisors on the application of aspects of regulation and supervision specifically relevant to captive insurers or reinsurers.
12 November 2015
The regulatory framework for haircuts on non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions (SFTs) is intended to limit the build-up of excessive leverage outside the banking system, and to help reduce procyclicality of that leverage.
10 November 2015
This report seeks to clarify, modernise and further develop standards for the custody of "Collective Investment Schemes assets" consistent with the IOSCO Principles, including standards relating to the custody of CIS assets and standards relating to the appointment and ongoing engagement of custodians.
1 November 2015
These Principles provide broad guidelines for the development of cross-cutting policy strategies for SME finance, efforts to benchmark policies and the assessment of current initiatives at the local, national and international levels.
5 October 2015
The HLA requirements adopted by the IAIS and endorsed by the FSB, will apply to G-SIIs from January 2019. The regulatory capital requirements for Global Systemically Important Insurers (G-SIIs) are expected to be higher than if a group has not been designated as a G-SII. The HLA requirements build on the foundation of the Basic Capital Requirement (BCR), so apply to all group activities and reflect major categories of risk.
This Guidance describes the features of effective supervision by regulators and supervisors, and also clarifies the interplay with the role of law enforcement agencies.