01952cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008180 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807264 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Switzerland : Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics; Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Payment Systems, and Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (76 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 This paper presents key findings of Switzerland's Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, Payment Systems, and Monetary and Financial Policy Transparency. Overall, financial institutions in Switzerland are well capitalized, but the risks of the current environment should not be underestimated. The large internationally active banks have suffered from the recent asset market volatility and the global economic slowdown. The domestically oriented banks are well capitalized, but their lower level of underlying profitability makes them sensitive to the economic cycle. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/108 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/108/002.2002.issue-108-en.xml IMF e-Library