Publications

Risk and Capital: The Essential Nexus

September 14, 2015

Since the financial crisis, the IIF has consistently supported the Basel III capital reforms, which have helped to increase banks' capital levels acro

Joint Associations' Response to BCBS Consultative Document on IRRBB

September 11, 2015

The IIF, together with the IBFed, GFMA and ISDA, submitted a response to the BCBS consultation on interest rate risk in the banking book. While the jo

IIF Flows Alert: EM Outflows Reach 70-80% of Taper Tantrum

September 10, 2015

Our Flows Alert remains active as EMs have continued to suffer outflows of portfolio capital in recent days. The retrenchment seems to have reintens

Venezuela: On the Edge of a Cliff

September 10, 2015

B arring an unexpected surprise, the opposition should seiz

Weekly Insight: On Tenterhooks

September 10, 2015

Markets say "no"' Fed -' In two minds EM growth softens in August' China's FX reserves take a hit Brazil -' Going, Going, Gone Puerto Rico - Closing t

Nigeria: Policy Vacuum Adding to Naira Woes

September 9, 2015

The 60% decline in the oil price since last year and the slow political transition following elections in March is taking its toll on the Nigerian eco

IIF Dispatch: Update from Argentina

September 9, 2015

Below are the main takeaways from recent meetings in Buenos Aires with top advisors to presidential candidates for the October 25 elections: "¢The pre

IIF Dispatch: Update from Tokyo

September 9, 2015

It's not just the tropical typhoon fraying nerves and dampening spirits. Our recent visit also found rising concern about the damage from spillovers f

August 2015 EM Coincident Indicator

September 9, 2015

EM Growth Softens in August on Tighter Financial Conditions The IIF EM Coincident Indicator fell by 0.2pp to 3% in August, back to June's level (Chart

August 2015 Portfolio Allocation Trends

September 9, 2015

Trends in allocations suggest that fund investors have rebalanced their portfolios towards much safer asset classes over the few past weeks. With

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