Download or read book Financial Surveillance written by Marianne Frisen and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length treatment of statistical surveillance methods used in financial analysis. It contains carefully selected chapters written by specialists from both fields and strikes a balance between the financial and statistical worlds, enhancing future collaborations between the two areas, and enabling more successful prediction of financial market trends. The book discusses, in detail, schemes for different control charts and different linear and nonlinear time series models and applies methods to real data from worldwide markets, as well as including simulation studies.
Download or read book Creditworthy written by Josh Lauer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first consumer credit bureaus appeared in the 1870s and quickly amassed huge archives of deeply personal information. Today, the three leading credit bureaus are among the most powerful institutions in modern life—yet we know almost nothing about them. Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion are multi-billion-dollar corporations that track our movements, spending behavior, and financial status. This data is used to predict our riskiness as borrowers and to judge our trustworthiness and value in a broad array of contexts, from insurance and marketing to employment and housing. In Creditworthy, the first comprehensive history of this crucial American institution, Josh Lauer explores the evolution of credit reporting from its nineteenth-century origins to the rise of the modern consumer data industry. By revealing the sophistication of early credit reporting networks, Creditworthy highlights the leading role that commercial surveillance has played—ahead of state surveillance systems—in monitoring the economic lives of Americans. Lauer charts how credit reporting grew from an industry that relied on personal knowledge of consumers to one that employs sophisticated algorithms to determine a person's trustworthiness. Ultimately, Lauer argues that by converting individual reputations into brief written reports—and, later, credit ratings and credit scores—credit bureaus did something more profound: they invented the modern concept of financial identity. Creditworthy reminds us that creditworthiness is never just about economic "facts." It is fundamentally concerned with—and determines—our social standing as an honest, reliable, profit-generating person.
Download or read book Cross Border Financial Surveillance written by Marco A Espinosa-Vega and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Effective cross-border financial surveillance requires the monitoring of direct and indirect systemic linkages. This paper illustrates how network analysis could make a significant contribution in this regard by simulating different credit and funding shocks to the banking systems of a number of selected countries. After that, we show that the inclusion of risk transfers could modify the risk profile of entire financial systems, and thus an enriched simulation algorithm able to account for risk transfers is proposed. Finally, we discuss how some of the limitations of our simulations are a reflection of existing information and data gaps, and thus view these shortcomings as a call to improve the collection and analysis of data on cross-border financial exposures.
Download or read book Financial Sector Surveillance and the IMF written by Carlo Gola and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The global financial crisis has magnified the role of Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) in the Fund's activities. This paper surveys the various steps and initiatives through which the Fund has increasingly deepened its involvement in FSS. Overall, this process can be characterized by a preliminary stage and two main phases. The preliminary stage dates back to the 1980s and early 1990s, and was mainly related to the Fund's research and technical assistance activities within the process of monetary and financial deregulation embraced by several member countries. The first "official" phase of the Fund's involvement in FSS started in the aftermath of the Mexican crisis, and relates to the international call to include financial sector issues among the core areas of Fund surveillance. The second phase focuses on the objectives of bringing the coverage of financial sector issues "up to par" with the coverage of other traditional core areas of surveillance, and of integrating financial analysis into the Fund's analytical macroeconomic framework. By urging the Fund to give greater attention to its member countries' financial systems, the international community's response to the global crisis may mark the beginning of a new phase of FSS.
Download or read book The IMF s Financial Surveillance Work Agenda written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fund has the responsibility to ensure the effective operation of the international monetary system, thereby promoting economic and financial stability and growth. The recent crisis was a reminder that these goals are best served by Fund surveillance that seeks to ensure that members’ financial systems are properly regulated and supervised, and maintain the right balance between dynamism and stability.
Download or read book Financial Surveillance written by Henry E Parkins and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing "Financial Surveillance: A Living Nightmare" - a compelling exploration of the hidden world of financial surveillance that will captivate readers and challenge their perceptions of privacy, freedom, and democracy in the digital age. In this groundbreaking book, author [Author's Name] takes you on a gripping journey into the heart of pervasive monitoring in the financial realm, uncovering the unsettling realities of surveillance practices that lurk beneath the surface of our everyday transactions. From the historical roots of surveillance to the cutting-edge technologies reshaping the landscape, "Financial Surveillance: A Living Nightmare" sheds light on the profound implications of surveillance for individuals, organizations, and society as a whole. Through real-life case studies, thought-provoking analysis, and insightful commentary, [Author's Name] exposes the erosion of privacy and civil liberties in the face of relentless surveillance pressures. From political dissidents and journalists to marginalized communities and digital rights advocates, no one is immune from the reach of surveillance, as our financial activities are subjected to unprecedented levels of scrutiny and suspicion. But "Financial Surveillance: A Living Nightmare" is more than just a sobering exposé - it's a call to action for individuals, organizations, and society to confront the challenges posed by surveillance and reclaim our right to financial privacy and freedom. With compelling narratives and actionable insights, this book empowers readers to advocate for greater transparency, accountability, and respect for fundamental rights in financial surveillance practices. Whether you're a concerned citizen, a privacy advocate, or a policymaker grappling with the complexities of surveillance in the digital age, "Financial Surveillance: A Living Nightmare" offers invaluable perspectives and solutions to navigate the labyrinth of financial surveillance and build a future where privacy, freedom, and democracy prevail. Don't miss your chance to delve into this timely and thought-provoking exploration of financial surveillance - order your copy of "Financial Surveillance: A Living Nightmare" today and join the conversation on the future of privacy and freedom in an increasingly surveilled world. Top of Form
Download or read book The IMF Financial Surveillance Strategy written by International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper outlines strategic priorities for the IMF’s financial surveillance in the coming years. It complements recent discussions on the work agenda in this area. It takes stock of innovations and gaps in financial surveillance by the Fund during the past decade, including in the wake of the current global financial crisis. It proposes concrete and prioritized steps to further strengthen financial surveillance so that the Fund can fulfill its mandate to ensure the effective operation of the international monetary system and support global economic and financial stability.
Download or read book Financial Surveillance Strategy Progress Report written by International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This note provides background to the informal Board briefing on the one-year progress in implementation of the FSS. The Board will have the opportunity to review progress in implementing the FSS in the context of the 2014 TSR and the 2014 review of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP), as well as through periodic reports to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and the semi-annual work program.
Download or read book Building Strong Banks Through Surveillance and Resolution written by Mr.Charles Enoch and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2002-09-18 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the mid-1990s, economic observers have kept a watchful eye on the financial sector because of its potential to spark economic crises. Banks in particular have come under close scrutiny. This book offers guidance on setting up regulatory and supervisory regimes that can help to prevent crises, and on dealing with turmoil, should a crisis erupt. It contains a collection of essays on a wide range of issues useful to bolstering the banking and financial sector.
Download or read book Financial Sector Surveillance and the Mandate of the Fund written by International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews the Fund’s liquidity position. The review covers the Fund’s financial activities for the period September 11, 2009 through March 31, 2010, and also discusses recent developments likely to influence the Fund’s liquidity position. Against this backdrop, it examines the outlook for liquidity using the one-year Forward Commitment Capacity (FCC), the primary measure of the Fund’s liquidity, which is calculated taking into account supplementary resources made available under borrowing arrangements, including note purchase agreements.
Download or read book The Age of Surveillance Capitalism written by Shoshana Zuboff and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the twenty-first century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the twentieth. Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new "behavioral futures markets," where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new "means of behavioral modification." The threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a "Big Other" operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. Zuboff's comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to twenty-first century society: a controlled "hive" of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit -- at the expense of democracy, freedom, and our human future. With little resistance from law or society, surveillance capitalism is on the verge of dominating the social order and shaping the digital future -- if we let it.
Download or read book Enhancing Financial Sector Surveillance in Low Income Countries Background Paper written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This note provides an overview of the literature on the challenges posed by shallow financial systems for macroeconomic policy implementation. Countries with shallow markets are more likely to choose fixed exchange rates, less likely to use indirect measures as instruments of monetary policy, and to implement effective counter-cyclical fiscal policies. But causation appears to work in both directions, as policy stances can themselves affect financial development. Drawing on recent FSAP reports, the note also shows that shallow financial markets tend to increase foreign exchange, liquidity management, and concentration risks, posing risks for financial stability
Download or read book Using the Balance Sheet Approach in Surveillance written by Mr.Johan Mathisen and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2007-03-29 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A distinguishing feature of emerging market crises in recent years has been the sudden disruption in the capital accounts of the economy. These crises have highlighted the need for closer attention to macroeconomic vulnerabilities in sectoral balance sheets. This book enhances application of the balance sheet approach to surveillance by taking advantage of new data sets that provide detailed, frequent, and timely financial statistics.
Download or read book Introduction to Financial Surveillance written by Marianne Frisén and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modernizing the Surveillance Mandate and Modalities written by International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper reviews the status of financing for the Fund’s concessional lending and debt relief activities for low-income countries (LICs). It is based on the latest available data and projections, and it takes into account the commitments made so far in response to the Managing Director’s fund-raising request of August 2009. The paper is organized as follows. Section II summarizes: (i) the comprehensive reforms of the Fund’s concessional lending instruments and the associated financing framework that have become effective since the last review; and (ii) the measures that the Board recently endorsed to facilitate the needed mobilization of loan resources. Section III on the financing of PRGT operations begins by reviewing the projected financing needs established in July 2009 in light of recent commitments under the PRGT, and then considers the status of loan and subsidy resources, before discussing developments in the PRGT Reserve Account. Sections IV and V provide updates on the subsidization of emergency assistance and the financing of debt relief under the HIPC and MDRI.
Download or read book Enhancing Financial Sector Surveillance in Low Income Countries Financial Deepening and Macro Stability written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper aims to widen the lens through which surveillance is conducted in LICs, to better account for the interplay between financial deepening and macro-financial stability as called for in the 2011 Triennial Surveillance Review. Reflecting the inherent risk-return tradeoffs associated with financial deepening, the paper seeks to shed light on the policy and institutional impediments in LICs that have a bearing on the effectiveness of macroeconomic policies, macro-financial stability, and growth. The paper focuses attention on the role of enabling policies in facilitating sustainable financial deepening. In framing the discussion, the paper draws on a range of conceptual and analytical tools, empirical analyses, and case studies.
Download or read book The IMF s Financial Surveillance in Europe Experiences with FSAPs and Their Links with Article IV Consultations written by IRC Task Force on IMF and Global Financial Governance Issues and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross-border financial integration has increased the need to make suitable multilateral arrangements for global financial cooperation and oversight - these include more intense and more effective financial sector surveillance by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The financial sector has a crucial role to play in addressing today's global health emergency, and it is important that it remains sufficiently resilient to facilitate the prompt return to more orderly economic conditions worldwide.
