Publications

February 2015 Trends in Investment Fund Portfolio Allocation

February 27, 2015

In the weeks following the announcement of the ECB's QE program, global fund investors have increased exposure to Euro Area equities (Chart 1) 1 . The

Weekly Insight: A Good Week for Europe

February 26, 2015

Euro Area banks stopped deleveraging EM portfolio flows moderate despite dovish Fed Greece-one step back from the abyss Malaysia-adjusting to the o

February 2015 Global Economic Chartbook

February 25, 2015

The February edition of the IIF Global Economic Chartbook summarizes our current views on the global economy, drawing on our latest' Global Economic M

February 2015 EM Portfolio Flows Tracker

February 24, 2015

In February, portfolio flows to emerging markets moderated to $12 billion, down from $23 billion in January. Inflows were about equally split between

CBRF Response to IOSCO Task Force on Cross-Border Regulation

February 23, 2015

The Cross-Border Regulation Forum (including the IIF and other associations) submitted the industry's response to IOSCO's "˜Cross Border Regulation Co

Joint associations' letters on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB)

February 20, 2015

The joint associations (ISDA/IIF/GFMA) submitted on February 20 two letters on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) to the Basel Committe

IIF and GFMA requests extension of the QIS and consultation period for the credit risk Standardized Approach (SA)

February 20, 2015

Ahead of their meeting in Frankfurt on February 24, the' IIF and GFMA sent a letter to the Basel Committee's Task Force on Standardized Approaches (TF

February 2015 Global Economic Monitor: Year of Divergence

February 19, 2015

2015 is shaping up as the year of divergence: mature economy growth accelerates while EMs lag behind; the Fed is set to hike rates while most other ce

Venezuela: Debt Default Fears Grow

February 19, 2015

The oil price slump has stoked external default fears and heightened risks of social upheaval. The policy response, thus far, has consisted of seeking

U.S. Shale Oil: Maybe Down, But Not Out

February 19, 2015

The extraordinary rise of U.S. shale oil producers has led the U.S. to record crude oil production, rising nearly 4 mbd since 2008 and altering the gl

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