Global Financial Stability Report: Analytical Chapter 3 Launch Event

October 4, 2022

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Asset Price Fragility in Times of Stress: The Role of Open-End Investment Funds

Open-end investment funds play a key role in financial markets, but those offering daily redemptions while holding illiquid assets can amplify the effects of an adverse shock by raising the likelihood of investor runs and asset fire sales. This contributes to volatility in asset markets and potentially threatens financial stability. How could vulnerabilities associated with open-end funds in advanced economies spillover to emerging markets? What policies prevent such spillovers and help maintain global financial stability?

When?

October 4 at 9:00 AM (Eastern Time, ET)

Panelists

  • Fabio Natalucci, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF
  • Felix Suntheim, Senior Financial Sector Expert, IMF
  • Moderator: Greg Ip, Chief Economics Commentator, Wall Street Journal

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