Committee on the Global Financial System

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Fact sheet: Committee on the Global Financial System

The Committee on the Global Financial System is a central bank forum for the monitoring and examination of broad issues relating to financial markets and systems with a view to elaborating appropriate policy recommendations to support the central banks in the fulfilment of their responsibilities for monetary and financial stability. In carrying out this task, the Committee places particular emphasis on assisting the Governors of the G10 central banks in recognising, analysing and responding to threats to the stability of financial markets and the global financial system.

Membership

Deputy Governors and senior officials of central banks with responsibility for financial policy, financial stability assessments and international issues.

Institutions
National Bank of Belgium
Bank of Canada
European Central Bank
Bank of France
Deutsche Bundesbank
Bank of Italy
Bank of Japan
Central Bank of Luxembourg
Netherlands Bank
Sveriges Riksbank
Swiss National Bank
Bank of England
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Other participation

Deputy Governors and senior officials from the following central banks have regularly been invited to attend the meetings of the Committee:

Chairman

Donald L Kohn, Vice Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Secretariat

Dietrich Domanski, Head of Secretariat, supported by a staff of five.

Frequency of meetings

The Committee meets on the occasion of four of the bimonthly meetings of Governors of BIS member central banks.

Reporting arrangements

The Chairman of the CGFS briefs the Committee of G10 central bank Governors on the CGFS's monitoring discussions, and reports on other CGFS work in progress.

Recent major publications

Working group reports:

Joint reports and conference volumes:

Further information

www.bis.org/cgfs