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The edited volume on The Role of Institutional Investors in a Globalized Environment will publish original papers that examine various issues concerning the strategies of institutional investors, the role of institutional investors in corporate governance, their impact on local and international capital markets, as well as the emergence of sovereign and other asset management funds and their interactions with micro and macro economic and market environments including the impacts on international economic and market stability.

Institutional investments. --- Institutional investors. --- Global custody (Securities)

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The aim of the book series is to explore public concerns and practical issues deeply and rethink theoretical debates and institutional policies critically in the broad area of corporate responsibility, corporate governance and sustainability around the world. It examines the social, economic and environmental impacts of corporations, and the real effects of corporate governance, CSR and business sustainability on societies in different regions. It facilitates a better understanding of how value systems, cultures and traditions in different societies may affect the policies and practices of corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability. It identifies the future development trends of corporate responsibility, governance and sustainability in contexts when examining and exploring those key issues.

Corporate governance. --- Corporations -- Investor relations. --- Institutional investors. --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Management Styles & Communication --- Corporations --- Investor relations. --- Investor relations with corporations --- Shareholder relations with corporations --- Governance, Corporate --- Shareholder relations --- Stockholders --- Industrial management --- Directors of corporations --- Public relations --- Institutional investors --- Corporate governance --- Investor relations --- E-books --- Company secretary: role & responsibilities. --- Boards & directors: role & responsibilities. --- Business Ethics.

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The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront challenges related to legacy assets and economic uncertainties in Europe. The Belgian authorities have made significant progress in updating the insurance regulatory regime and supervisory practice. The updated regulatory framework has a high level of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs), supported by robust prudential supervision. The authorities are advised to review current conduct-of-business (CoB) regulation and supervision to strengthen the protection for policyholders.

Finance --- Business & Economics --- Insurance --- Belgium --- Economic conditions. --- Assurance (Insurance) --- Coverage, Insurance --- Indemnity insurance --- Insurance coverage --- Insurance industry --- Insurance protection --- Mutual insurance --- Underwriting --- Finance: General --- Public Finance --- Industries: Financial Services --- Pension Funds --- Non-bank Financial Institutions --- Financial Instruments --- Institutional Investors --- Insurance Companies --- Actuarial Studies --- Bankruptcy --- Liquidation --- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General --- Insurance & actuarial studies --- Public finance & taxation --- Insurance companies --- Solvency --- Internal controls --- Legal support in revenue administration --- Financial institutions --- Financial sector policy and analysis --- Revenue administration --- Debt --- Revenue

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We use the Synthetic Control Method to study the effect of IMF advice on economic growth, inflation, and investment. The analysis exploits the existence of IMF programs that do not involve any financing (Policy Support Instruments, “PSIs”). This enables us to focus on the effects of IMF monitoring, advice, and approval (as opposed to direct financial assistance). In addition, countries with non-financial programs are typically not crisis-struck – thereby mitigating the reverse causality problem and facilitating the construction of counterfactuals. Results suggest that treated countries add about 1 percentage point in annual real GDP per capita growth, with inflation being lower by some 3 percentage points per year. While we do not find evidence for an impact on total investment and the resulting capital stock, PSI-treatment does seem to stimulate foreign direct investment.

Inflation (Finance) --- Finance --- Natural rate of unemployment --- E-books --- Financial Risk Management --- Inflation --- Investments: Stocks --- Macroeconomics --- Investment --- Capital --- Intangible Capital --- Capacity --- Price Level --- Deflation --- International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions --- Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General --- Pension Funds --- Non-bank Financial Institutions --- Financial Instruments --- Institutional Investors --- Financial Crises --- Education: General --- Investment & securities --- Economic & financial crises & disasters --- Education --- Stocks --- Financial crises --- Consumer price indexes --- Prices --- Financial institutions --- Price indexes --- Cabo Verde

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This paper presents an assessment of financial system stability in the Netherlands. The country is home to a global systemically important bank and a global systemically important insurer. The banking system comprises half of the financial sector and is concentrated in four domestic banks. Major reforms, driven by the European Union and global developments, have significantly strengthened financial sector oversight. The authorities’ response to the global financial crisis was far-reaching and addressed many deficiencies. The Single Supervisory Mechanism has enhanced bank supervision, as have strengthened capital and liquidity regulations. Insurance supervision is also stricter thanks to Solvency II, and there is a new framework for the pension sector.

Finance --- Financial institutions --- Financial intermediaries --- Lending institutions --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- State supervision --- Banks and Banking --- Finance: General --- Public Finance --- Industries: Financial Services --- Banks --- Depository Institutions --- Micro Finance Institutions --- Mortgages --- Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation --- Pension Funds --- Non-bank Financial Institutions --- Financial Instruments --- Institutional Investors --- Social Security and Public Pensions --- Banking --- Pensions --- Stress testing --- Insurance companies --- Pension spending --- Financial sector policy and analysis --- Expenditure --- Commercial banks --- Banks and banking --- Financial risk management --- Netherlands, The