Experts from the three organizing institutions and guest speakers updated participants on emerging financial sector issues and trends. Main topics included:
- What is going on in Basel and the core principles framework
- Developments in the implementation of Basel II and III and proportionality aspects
- Policy and supervisory aspects of AML/CFT and developments in correspondent banking relationships
- Assessing forward looking credit losses through the revised IFRS 9 and the use of stress testing in supervision
- Emerging political considerations on Fintech and their impact on supervision and regulation
- Dealing with weak banks
- Applying proportionality to the key attributes for bank resolution regimes and funding of bank resolutions
- Cyber security supervisory and regulatory aspects for emerging economies
Fifty-six senior officials representing central banks and financial supervisory agencies participated in the Seminar, with all regions represented.