Publications

IIF Response to Basel Committee Proposal on Internal Modeling for Credit Risk

The IIF is fully supportive of the goal to reduce RWA variance and to strengthen the regulatory capital framework. Through the IIF RWA Task Force, we

IIF Flows Alert: Weak Payrolls and Dovish ECB Fuel EM Flows Surge

Our measure of daily portfolio flows to emerging markets has turned up sharply over the past week, with the 7-day moving average rising to its highest

IIF/GFMA Response to the BCBS SMA for Operational Risk

The IIF together with GFMA responded to the Basel Committee's consultation on the new Standardized Measurement Approach (SMA) for Operational Risk. Th

Argentina: Towards Inflation Targeting

New monetary policy path forward: The central bank will formally begin targeting inflation next year. Implementing an effective inflation targeting r

Weekly Insight: Clouds on the Horizon

Wary markets ahead of key Fed, Brexit decisions' ECB -' wait-and-see mode Japan - when your best may not be good enough' Portfolio flows to EMs grind

May 2016 EM Portfolio Flows Tracker

We estimate that non-resident portfolio flows to emerging markets dropped to a mere $1.2 billion in May, following robust inflows in the two prior mon

June 2016 IIF Capital Markets Monitor Chartbook: Adjusting to Higher U.S. Rates

Cross-asset : With futures markets now pricing in over a 55% chance of a U.S. rate hike by July and rising political uncertainty in many countries, em

Draghi's Dashboard: The Waiting Game

As the ECB prepares for its monetary policy meeting on Thursday, June 2nd, the focus is likely to remain on the implementation of the various policy m

Weekly Insight: Views from Madrid

*' Equities in a sunnier mood * May flash PMIs-diverging paths *' Brazil-a win for the government * The Greek deal-disbursement welcome, but not much

IIF Dispatch: Update from Indonesia

Our recent visit found that supportive policies and increasing effectiveness of the Jokowi government should result in a moderate firming of the econo

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