The stability of the financial system and the potential for systemic events to alter its function have long been critical issues for central bankers and researchers. Recent events suggest that older models of systemic shocks might no longer capture all of the possible paths of such disturbances or account for the increasing complexity of the financial system. To help assess these concerns, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the NRC cosponsored a conference that brought together engineers, scientists, economists, and financial market experts to promote better understanding of systemic risk in a variety of fields. The book presents an examination of tools used in ecology and engineering to study systemic collapse in those areas; a review of current trends in economic research on systemic risk, the payments system, and the market of interbank funds; and for context, descriptions of how systemic risk in the financial system affects trading activities.

A Report on a Conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences, May 18-19, 2006. Contents: (1) Introduction to Systemic Risk; (2) Current Trends in Economic Research on Systemic Risk; (3) Systemic Risk in Ecology and Engineering; (4) The Payments System and the Market for Interbank Funds; (5) Concluding Observations; Appendix A: Conference Program; Appendix B: Background Paper: Systemic Risk and the Financial System; Appendix C: About the Report Editors.

This report, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, presents key findings from the cross-disciplinary conference New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk, held in May 2006.

This report, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, presents key findings from the cross-disciplinary conference quot;New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk,quot; held in May 2006.

An accessible and detailed overview of the risks posed by financial institutions Understanding Systemic Risk in Global Financial Markets offers an accessible yet detailed overview of the risks to financial stability posed by financial institutions designated as systemically important. The types of firms covered are primarily systemically important banks, non-banks, and financial market utilities such as central counterparties. Written by Aron Gottesman and Michael Leibrock, experts on the topic of systemic risk, this vital resource puts the spotlight on coherency, practitioner relevance, conceptual explanations, and practical exposition. Step by step, the authors explore the specific regulations enacted before and after the credit crisis of 2007-2009 to promote financial stability. The text also examines the criteria used by financial regulators to designate firms as systemically important. The quantitative and qualitative methods to measure the ongoing risks posed by systemically important financial institutions are surveyed. A review of the regulations that identify systemically important financial institutions The tools to use to detect early warning indications of default A review of historical systemic events their common causes Techniques to measure interconnectedness Approaches for ranking the order the institutions which pose the greatest degree of default risk to the industry Understanding Systemic Risk in Global Financial Markets offers a must-have guide to the fundamentals of systemic risk and the key critical policies that work to reduce systemic risk and promoting financial stability.

This report, produced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the National Academy of Sciences Board on Mathematical Sciences and Their Applications, presents key findings from the cross-disciplinary conference quot;New Directions for Understanding Systemic Risk,quot; held in May 2006.