FSB finalises recommended action on asset management risks

Work on globally systemic designations pushed back until 2019

The Bank for International Settlements, Basel
The FSB is headquartered at the BIS. Photo: Ulrich Roth
Photo: Ulrich Roth

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) laid out its final recommendations for regulators looking to tackle the "structural vulnerabilities" relating to asset management today (January 12).

A set of 14 recommendations covers risks relating to liquidity mismatch, the use of leverage, operational risks during stressed conditions, and securities lending activities.

Though some commentators had objected that many funds do not use leverage and therefore pose minimal risks, the FSB notes there has been a

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