Financial Soundness Indicators
Master IMF's Financial Soundness Indicators framework for analyzing financial system stability and macroprudential surveillance.
Master IMF's Financial Soundness Indicators framework for analyzing financial system stability and macroprudential surveillance.
This comprehensive course explores the IMF's Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs), essential tools for monitoring financial system stability. Students learn the fundamental concepts, definitions, and methodology behind FSI compilation and analysis. The curriculum covers the historical development of FSIs, their application in surveillance and macroprudential analysis, and the underlying frameworks for regulatory capital, leverage, and liquidity. Participants gain expertise in data collection processes, consolidation methodologies, and practical applications of both core and additional FSIs in financial stability assessment.
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What you'll learn
Define key concepts of FSIs and their role in macroprudential surveillance
Understand regulatory capital, leverage and liquidity frameworks
Master data preparation and consolidation methodologies for FSI compilation
Analyze core and additional FSIs for deposit-taking institutions
Apply FSIs in comprehensive financial system stability assessment
Identify and analyze FSIs for non-deposit taking institutions
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Module Description
This course provides comprehensive training in Financial Soundness Indicators (FSIs), tools developed by the IMF for monitoring financial system stability. The curriculum covers the conceptual framework, data collection processes, and practical applications in macroprudential analysis. Students learn about regulatory requirements, consolidation methodologies, and the interpretation of both core and additional FSIs. The course emphasizes practical applications in financial stability analysis and surveillance, based on the 2019 FSI Compilation Guide.
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Accomplished Financial Statistics Expert and International Economist
Samah Torchani is an accomplished economist at the International Monetary Fund, where she has served since 2016 in the Statistics Department's Financial Institutions Division. She specializes in financial statistics and plays a key role in developing and supervising the Financial Soundness Indicators (FSI) online course content. Her expertise extends to technical assistance and training, particularly in financial statistics methodology. Before joining the IMF, Torchani worked as a Senior Economist at the Bank of Canada, where she focused on macrofinancial linkages and monetary policy. Her research contributions include work on household liquidity constraints and housing markets in Canada. In her current role, she provides technical assistance in financial statistics globally and has authored significant reports, including technical assistance reports on Financial Soundness Indicators. Torchani's work combines practical expertise in financial statistics with a strong foundation in economic analysis, making her a valuable contributor to international financial statistics standards and methodologies.
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Veteran Financial Statistics and Banking Supervision Expert
A. Michael Andrews is a distinguished specialist at the International Monetary Fund, serving in both the Statistics Department and the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, where he has made significant contributions to financial sector policy and statistical methodology. As one of the authors of the Financial Soundness Indicators Compilation Guide revised in 2019, he regularly conducts training for IMF staff and member country officials on financial soundness indicators and bank analysis. His extensive career spans over three decades, including senior positions in both public and private sectors in Canada before joining the IMF in 1999. After establishing his consultancy in 2003, Andrews has continued to share his expertise through various IMF initiatives, particularly in developing frameworks for financial system stability and bank restructuring. His work encompasses teaching specialized courses, providing technical assistance, and contributing to international standards for assessing financial system soundness. Andrews' comprehensive understanding of banking supervision, combined with his experience in both practical implementation and policy development, has made him an invaluable resource in shaping global financial sector policies and statistical methodologies.
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