United Kingdom: Financial Sector Assessment Program-The Bank of England’s Stress Testing Framework-Technical Note
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Summary:
This paper discusses the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) stress testing program, including both the concurrent stress test and the stress testing done by the banks through the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process, though with a clear focus on the former. The stress test is meant to generate information on potential vulnerabilities of the system to emerging and growing risks, both financial and in the real economy. The main purpose of the stress testing framework is to provide a forward-looking, quantitative assessment of capital adequacy of the U.K. banking system as a whole, and individual institutions within it. The stress-testing program is evaluated along five dimensions: scope of coverage, scenario design, analytical infrastructure, disclosure, and governance.
Series:
Country Report No. 2016/162
Subject:
Banking Capital adequacy requirements Countercyclical capital buffers Financial regulation and supervision Financial sector policy and analysis Financial sector stability Financial statements Public financial management (PFM) Stress testing
English
Publication Date:
June 17, 2016
ISBN/ISSN:
9781475528558/1934-7685
Stock No:
1GBREA2016010
Pages:
31
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