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Systemic Risk in Financial Services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2011

D. Besar ,
P. Booth ,
K. K. Chan ,
A. K. L. Milne  and
J. Pickles
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Abstract

The current banking crisis has reminded us of how risks materialising in one part of the financial system can have a widespread impact, affecting other financial markets and institutions and the broader economy. This paper, prepared on behalf of the Actuarial Profession, examines how such events have an impact on the entire financial system and explores whether such disturbances may arise within the insurance and pensions sectors as well as within banking. The paper seeks to provide an overview of a number of banking and other financial crises which have occurred in the past, illustrated by four case studies. It discusses what constitutes a systemic event and what distinguishes it from a large aggregate system wide shock. Finally, it discusses how policy-makers can respond to the risk of such systemic financial failures.

Keywords

Banking CrisisFinancial CrisisGlobal Financial CrisisFinancial DeregulationCredit CycleGovernanceControl MechanismsSystemic RiskFinancial InfrastructurePayment SystemsShort-term Funding MarketsCollateral ExposureSecuritiesDerivativesCounterparty RiskRecessionPension System

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Sessional meetings: papers and abstracts of discussions
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British Actuarial Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , 25 November 2011 , pp. 195 - 300
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Copyright © Institute and Faculty of Actuaries 2011

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