01657cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF013589 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484380413 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. European Dept. Belgium : Technical Note on Financial Conglomerate Supervision. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013. 1 online resource (43 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 Belgian financial conglomerates (FCs) remained important players in the Belgian financial sector, despite significant restructuring following the global financial crisis. FCs operated in multiple streams of the financial sector, especially in banking and insurance. Owing to their economic reach and use of regulated and unregulated entities across sectoral boundaries, FCs presented a challenge for sector-specific supervisory oversight. The Executive Board suggested a pragmatic supervisory approach, which needs to be streamlined and applied more uniformly to contain FC-specific risks. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2013/138 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2013/138/002.2013.issue-138-en.xml IMF e-Library