Publication: Coordinating Prudential Regulation and Secured Transactions Frameworks: A Primer
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2020-11
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2020-11-24
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Coordination between secured transactions law and rules regulating financial products and institutions is of primary importance to support establishing a sound and inclusive credit ecosystem. This Primer illustrates why coordination between secured transactions law reforms and prudential regulation is needed; introduces the rationale and key tenets of prudential regulatory regimes. Also, specific attention is given to capital requirements and prudential loan-loss provisioning. The Primer also identifies a set of typical issues emerging from the reform experiences of several jurisdictions and presents the key elements of the regulatory strategy to approach such issues.
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“International Finance Corporation. 2020. Coordinating Prudential Regulation and Secured Transactions Frameworks: A Primer. © International Finance Corporation. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34813 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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