Download or read book An Appraisal of the Twin Peaks Model of Financial Regulation in South Africa written by Shaynel Praful Joshi and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis proved to be a landmark event in the context of financial regulation to the extent that it gave rise to questions of which approach would best suit financial regulation in the pursuit of financial stability. As such the question followed whether there should be a single mega regulator covering all the basis of financial regulation and supervision or whether the mandate should be covered by different institutions of which the central bank should be part thereof. It was within this context that the Twin Peak model attracted the attention of the South African national treasury as a regulatory approach to follow which would serve South Africa better on the whole. This dissertation investigates this model as the way forward having enacted the Financial Sector Regulation Act to give effect to it. The purpose of this dissertation is to consider the specific Twin Peaks model adopted as the new approach to financial regulation in South Africa. The main components of this model will be interrogated in order to determine whether this model is an appropriate regulatory model that caters for the main aspects of financial regulation. This includes the promotion and maintenance of financial stability, safety and soundness of financial institutions and appropriate business conduct regulation. It will be shown that that through this model South Africa has augmented its approach to financial regulation to the South African Reserve Bank as the central bank through an advanced and pronounced financial stability mandate via the legislative framework of the Financial Sector Regulation Act that will enable the efficient execution of this mandate. The dissertation will also delve into a comparative investigation which will focus on the Twin Peaks model which was first pioneered in Australia in 1998 to comparatively benchmark the South African model. The lessons learnt from the failure of the model to work efficiently in Australia will also be discussed. The dissertation is concluded with recommendations for the effective implementation of Twin Peaks in South Africa.
Download or read book Implementing a Twin Peaks Model of Financial Regulation in South Africa written by South Africa. Financial Regulatory Reform Steering Committee and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Twin Peaks Model of Financial Regulation and Reform in South Africa written by Andrew Godwin and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comparative Analysis of the Role of the Central Bank in Promoting and Maintaining Financial Stability in South Africa written by Martha Gertruida Van Niekerk and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2008 Global Financial Crisis shook financial systems worldwide to their roots and set regulators on a new course post Crisis where the pursuit of financial stability emerged as apex regulatory objective. This new regulatory paradigm resulted in an expanded financial stability mandate for central banks. Given the aÌ22́Ơ¿3fuzzinessaÌ22́Ơ℗+ of the concept of financial stability it is quite challenging to regulate this new mandate. Inevitably it also entails considering which model of financial regulation is the optimal model within which to locate the central bank and its expanded mandate. Pertinently it needs to be considered how the appropriate legislative and institutional framework can be designed in order to specifically enable effective execution of the financial stability mandate of the central bank and also enable the promotion of financial stability in the broader regulatory context via prudential and market conduct regulation of financial institutions. This thesis thus trails the evolution of central banks and their various roles that are relevant in the context of financial stability. It considers the impact of the GFC on regulation and ponders the concept of financial stability as core regulatory objective, post GFC, and how it has had an impact on the role of the central bank in this regard. It further considers the main models of financial regulation focusing specifically on Twin Peaks, given that that is the model that has been selected by South Africa, and in which the South African Reserve Bank and its expanded financial stability mandate will be positioned. The study delves deeper into the role of the South African central bank in respect of the promotion and maintenance of financial stability, and considers how this role has changed in the context of the Twin Peaks model (as set out in the Financial Sector Regulation Act) that South Africa recently adopted in August 2017. A comparative investigation is then undertaken of the Twin Peaks models, adopted in Australia and the Netherlands respectively. These comparative investigations focus specifically on the role of the central bank in the Twin Peaks context, insofar as promotion and maintenance of financial stability is concerned, but also more broadly into Twin Peaks as a regulatory model that enables financial stability on a broader scale. The study is concluded with recommendations for future reform and research.
Download or read book The Twin Peaks Model and the Future of South African Financial Regulation written by Tariro Gloria Muzenda and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twin Peaks written by Andrew Godwin and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Assembly of South Africa has passed a Bill adopting the 'twin-peaks' model of financial regulation, which sees regulation split into two broad functions: market conduct regulation and prudential regulation. This article compares the structure of the twin-peaks model in South Africa with the structure in other jurisdictions. In doing so, it identifies the strengths and possible weaknesses of the model in South Africa, and the extent to which it reflects international experience. The evolution of the legislation reveals that South Africa has drawn increasingly on the international experience, particularly the experience in the UK. However, it also reveals characteristics that might be regarded as unique to South Africa. Two areas are particularly noteworthy in this regard. First, the regulatory framework attempts to achieve a balance between the need to ensure operational independence on the part of the regulators, and the need to recognise the role and involvement of the executive government. Second, by comparison with the international experience (even that in the UK) the design of the regulatory co-ordination framework appears to involve a high level of potential overlap between the co-ordinating bodies, and also a highly prescriptive approach to achieving effective co-ordination.
Download or read book The Role of the Prudential Authority in the South African Twin Peaks Model written by Alude Xuba and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability of a country to promote and maintain financial stability depends to a large extent on whether it has an effective and efficient financial regulatory model. It is of great importance that the regulators within such a regulatory model must have clear objectives and mandates. A financial regulatory model that has been hailed as an optimal regulatory model is the Twin Peaks model as designed by Michael Taylor. This model establishes peak regulators namely a systemic and prudential regulator on the one hand and a market conduct regulator on the other who then work together to regulate the financial system in the interests of financial stability. The Twin Peaks model was first pioneered in Australia in 1998 where it has been adapted to contain three peaks, namely the central bank as systemic regulator, APRA as prudential regulator and ASIC as market conduct regulator. South Africa has recently transition to a Twin Peaks model with the introduction of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 19 of 2017. The South African Twin Peaks model, like the Australian model is also a three peak model comprising of the central bank as systemic regulator and the newly established Prudential Authority and Financial Sector Conduct Authority as prudential and market conduct regulators respectively. This dissertation accordingly interrogates the institutional structure of the South African Twin Peaks model with specific focus on the role of the Prudential Authority. It considers the objectives, powers and functions of the Prudential Authority as well as its management structure and location to determine its role as aforesaid. It further compares the role of the South African Prudential Authority with its Australian counterpart to assess whether there are any aspects that require further reform.
Download or read book The Pursuit of Financial Stability Post the Global Financial Crisis written by Yvonne Orateng Motsoai and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) derives its mandate from the South Africa Reserve Bank Act, 90 of 1989. This mandate is confirmed in section 224(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 which provides that the objective of the SARB is to "protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic"℗+. The SARB as the central bank of South Africa has various powers and functions in terms of section 10 of the South African Reserve Bank Act and its mandate for maintaining financial stability has historically been implied as a consequence of such powers. Financial stability has however not until very recently been captured in legislation as one of the explicit responsibilities of the SARB. However, recognising that achieving financial stability is the ultimate pursuit for economic growth, South Africa started a formal review of its financial regulatory system in 2007, and this review process which is detailed in the Treasury policy documents "A safer financial sector to serve South Africa better (2011) and "Implementing a Twin Peaks model of financial regulation in South Africa (2013)) eventually culminated in the enactment of Twin Peaks model of regulation in 2017. In terms of the Twin Peaks model the prudential regulation of financial institutions and the regulation of market conduct are separated in order to put equal focus on both functions. Notably, the Financial Sector Regulation Act, 9 of 2017 (FSR Act) as a framework act for the South African Twin Peaks model also strengthened the mandate of the SARB by entrusting it with the responsibility of ensuring financial stability and generally the macro prudential oversight over financial institutions.
Download or read book The Role of the South African Reserve Bank as Central Bank in the South African Twin Peaks model written by Darius Zeederberg and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: South Africa has recently transitioned from a model of sectoral financial regulation to a Twin Peaks model of financial regulation by objective. The Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSRA) which puts in place the architecture for the new Twin Peaks model is a focused piece of legislation aimed at safeguarding financial stability. This mini-dissertation will guide the reader on the impact of the FSRA on role of the Reserve Bank of South Africa (SARB), as central bank, in relation to financial stability. The previous functions of the SARB will be discussed, to indicate how the role of the SARB has changed in the Twin Peaks model. This discussion will be informed by an overview of the reasons for, and lessons learnt from, 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the rationale for the introduction of a Twin Peaks model in South Africa. Thereupon the legal framework for the expanded financial stability mandate of the SARB is considered in detail. A brief discussion of the Australian Twin Peaks model is also provided with a discussion of the roles of the Australian Reserve Bank and the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, who share the mandate for financial stability in Australia. The purpose of this comparative discussion is to benchmark the role that the SARB plays within the South African model and to draw lessons that could aid in improving the South African model and particularly the central bank s ability to promote and maintain financial stability.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of the Twin Peaks Model Regulation in South African Banking Sector written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Financial Regulatory Governance in South Africa written by Andrew Schmulow and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of Twin Peaks financial system regulatory reforms in South Africa.
Download or read book Retail Market Conduct Reforms in South Africa Under Twin Peaks written by Andrew Schmulow and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article examines retail market regulatory reforms currently underway, as part of the implementation of a Twin Peaks regulatory model in South Africa. A brief account is provided of the history of these reforms, followed by an analysis of the normative goals put in place for a new market conduct and consumer protection regime; and the developmental needs that inform those goals. Thereafter the article explores the inter-relationship between the existing credit regulator and the soon to be established Financial Sector Conduct Authority. An analysis is then provided of accountability mechanisms, as well as failures exhibited by those mechanisms in the UK and Australia. Finally an argument is made for a “regulator for the regulators”, in order to address past regulatory failures.
Download or read book Twin Peaks written by Gerda Van Niekerk and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In terms of section 3 of the Reserve Bank Act the primary objective of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is the protection of the value of the currency of the Republic in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic. Subsequently, the status of the SARB as central bank of South Africa was given recognition in section 223 of the Constitution when the latter was enacted. The Constitution also provides that the primary objective of the SARB is to protect the value of the currency in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in the Republic. The Constitution further specifies that the powers and functions of the SARB are those customarily exercised and performed by central banks, which powers and functions must be determined by an Act of Parliament and must be exercised or performed subject to the conditions prescribed in terms of that Act. The autonomy of the SARB is entrenched in the Constitution which provides that the SARB must, in the pursuit of its primary objective, perform its functions independently and without fear, favour or prejudice but that there must nevertheless be regular consultation between the SARB and the Minister of Finance.
Download or read book The Twin Peaks Model written by Aston Moodley and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Practical Guide to Financial Services written by Lien Luu and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-26 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an accessible style from a consumer perspective and blends academic research with professional insights. Deals with all essential aspects of financial services that affect consumers and how they can exploit opportunities. Each of the chapters contain a list of learning objectives; a range of scenarios, case studies, examples and articles to provide a “real world” context to the discussion; a key points summary with referencing and further reading and useful on-line resources, as well as, a selection of short self-review questions. Enables readers to understand how the operations, complexity and dynamism of an ever-changing financial services industry shape the financial opportunities and risks they face.
Download or read book The Proposed Twin peaks System for Regulating the Financial Sector of South Africa in Comparative Perspective written by Amanda Erasmus and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Twin Peaks written by Michael Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
