01768cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014421 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498340809 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department. Switzerland : Financial Sector Stability Assessment. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (52 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 discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment on Switzerland. Stress tests indicate that the Swiss banks are robust against even severe shocks. Banks have increased their capital, and the two global banks have achieved substantial deleveraging. Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has focused on significantly improving the quality of its supervision. Real estate bubbles appear to be emerging. With monetary instruments not available, macroprudential instruments are being introduced, but so far are limited and untested. Interest rates are negative at some maturities, threatening the business models of life insurance and pension companies. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/143 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/143/002.2014.issue-143-en.xml IMF e-Library