Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing

Credibility is the bedrock of any crisis stress test. The use of stress tests to manage systemic risk was introduced by the U.S. authorities in 2009 in the form of the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program. Since then, supervisory authorities in other jurisdictions have also conducted similar exerc...

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Main Authors: Li Lian Ong, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:International Journal of Financial Studies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/2/1/15
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spelling doaj-0b41d918ab594c62bb3cc3f8e4ac40932020-11-24T22:37:24ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Financial Studies2227-70722014-02-0121158110.3390/ijfs2010015ijfs2010015Credibility and Crisis Stress TestingLi Lian Ong0Ceyla Pazarbasioglu1Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20431, USAMonetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund, 700 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20431, USACredibility is the bedrock of any crisis stress test. The use of stress tests to manage systemic risk was introduced by the U.S. authorities in 2009 in the form of the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program. Since then, supervisory authorities in other jurisdictions have also conducted similar exercises. In some of those cases, the design and implementation of certain elements of the framework have been criticized for their lack of credibility. This paper proposes a set of guidelines for constructing an effective crisis stress test. It combines financial markets impact studies of previous exercises with relevant case study information gleaned from those experiences to identify the key elements and to formulate their appropriate design. Pertinent concepts, issues and nuances particular to crisis stress testing are also discussed. The findings may be useful for country authorities seeking to include stress tests in their crisis management arsenal, as well as for the design of crisis programs.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/2/1/15asset quality reviewfinancial backstophurdle ratesrestructuringsolvencytransparencyEBAPCARSCAP
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Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing
International Journal of Financial Studies
asset quality review
financial backstop
hurdle rates
restructuring
solvency
transparency
EBA
PCAR
SCAP
author_facet Li Lian Ong
Ceyla Pazarbasioglu
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title Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing
title_short Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing
title_full Credibility and Crisis Stress Testing
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series International Journal of Financial Studies
issn 2227-7072
publishDate 2014-02-01
description Credibility is the bedrock of any crisis stress test. The use of stress tests to manage systemic risk was introduced by the U.S. authorities in 2009 in the form of the Supervisory Capital Assessment Program. Since then, supervisory authorities in other jurisdictions have also conducted similar exercises. In some of those cases, the design and implementation of certain elements of the framework have been criticized for their lack of credibility. This paper proposes a set of guidelines for constructing an effective crisis stress test. It combines financial markets impact studies of previous exercises with relevant case study information gleaned from those experiences to identify the key elements and to formulate their appropriate design. Pertinent concepts, issues and nuances particular to crisis stress testing are also discussed. The findings may be useful for country authorities seeking to include stress tests in their crisis management arsenal, as well as for the design of crisis programs.
topic asset quality review
financial backstop
hurdle rates
restructuring
solvency
transparency
EBA
PCAR
SCAP
url http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/2/1/15
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