Brazil: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Stress Testing and Systemic Risk Analysis

November 30, 2018

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Brazil: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note on Stress Testing and Systemic Risk Analysis, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2018) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

The financial system has been resilient through the severe recession. Banks and investment funds dominate Brazil’s financial system landscape. The banking sector has continued to be well-capitalized, profitable, and liquid. Profitability has been supported by prudent lending standards, high interest margins and robust fee income, despite record loan losses. Outstanding nonperforming loans have increased marginally during the recession largely because banks have actively written off bad loans. The investment fund industry has also been solid, enjoying a steady growth of assets under management without experiencing net outflows, in aggregate, during the recession. Market-based indicators point to relatively low levels of systemic risk in 2017. However, the outlook for the nonbank sector will become more challenging in the environment of lower interest rates, as lower returns will affect investment income and a search for yield may increase risk-taking.

Subject: Banking, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial sector policy and analysis, Money, Mutual funds, National accounts, Personal income, Solvency stress testing, Stress testing

Keywords: Accounts receivable, Asset sale, Capital ratio, Central bank, CR, Credit, Foreign currency, Global, Government bond, Hurdle rate, Investment funds, ISCR, Mutual funds, No. 18/344, Parent company, Personal income, Publication service, Return on equity, Sensitivity analysis, Solvency stress testing, Stress testing, Unrealized loss

Publication Details

Pages:

143
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2018/344
Stock No:

1BRAEA2018008
ISBN:

9781484387566
ISSN:

1934-7685

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