01776cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001431 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451874938 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Abrams, Richard. Issues in the Unification of Financial Sector Supervision / Richard Abrams, Michael Taylor. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (32 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper considers the generic arguments for and against the creation of a unified regulatory agency, covering each of the main types of financial institutions (banks, insurers and securities firms). The strongest arguments for unification are the enhanced oversight of financial conglomerates and the economies of scale they can potentially deliver. However, there are also a number of potentially serious disadvantages to unification, especially the risk that the change process will be mismanaged and will result in a reduction in regulatory capacity. The issue requires careful deliberation and ultimately depends on a matrix of factors which vary in importance from country to country. Mode of access: Internet Taylor, Michael. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/213 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/213/001.2000.issue-213-en.xml IMF e-Library