Post-2008 financial crisis reforms

More and better regulatory capital requirements, strengthened risk management practices and better aligned compensation structures will build more resilient financial institutions.

The SIFI Framework aims to address the systemic risks and the associated moral hazard problem for institutions that are seen by markets as too-big-to-fail.

Financial institutions should be resolvable in an orderly manner without severe systemic disruption or exposing the taxpayer to the risk of loss, by protecting critical functions and by using mechanisms for losses to be absorbed (in order of seniority) by shareholders and unsecured and uninsured creditors.

The level of supervision applied by national authorities must be commensurate with the potential destabilisation risk that such firms pose to their own domestic financial systems, as well as the broader international financial system.

OTC derivatives market reforms include trade reporting, central clearing, trading on exchanges or electronic trading platforms, capital and margin requirements for non-centrally cleared transactions.

Non-bank financial intermediation provides a valuable alternative to bank financing and helps to support real economic activity. The FSB’s work in this area is focused on monitoring and addressing risks to financial stability arising from credit intermediation by non-banks.

This initiative provides authorities with a stronger framework for assessing potential systemic risks and clearer sight of the interconnectedness of the largest financial institutions.

A uniform global LEI system provides a valuable ‘building block’ to contribute to and facilitate many financial stability objectives, including improved risk management in firms, better assessment of micro and macroprudential risks, facilitation of orderly resolution, and enabling higher quality and accuracy of financial data overall.

Reliance on credit agency ratings to the exclusion of internal credit assessments can be a cause of herding behaviour or “cliff effects” which can amplify procyclicality and cause systemic disruption.

Reliable and relevant valuations and disclosures of the risks to which financial institutions are exposed are important to maintain overall market confidence.