Contents: Foreword by Benjamin M. Friedman Preface Introduction Part I: Post-crisis Financial Regulatory Reform Strengthening Capital and Liquidity Requirements Regulatory Framework Beyond Capital and Liquidity Part II: Managing Systemic Risk through Macroprudential Policy Macroprudential Policy Early Warning Systems Stress Testing Programme Tools for Macroprudential Policy Part III: Managing Financial Crisis Financial Crisis Management Framework Part IV- Coordination in International Policymaking Dynamics of International Policy Coordination New Approaches to International Policy Coordination Macrofinancial Policy Coordination in the Current Milieu Epilogue: Potential Concerns for Central Banks Index The Global Financial Crisis is undoubtedly the most severe financial crisis the world witnessed since the Great Depression of 1929. The crisis has been analysed by a number of experts offering distinct narratives and counter-narratives. Systemic Risk and Macroprudential Regulations examines causes and consequences of the global financial crisis and proposes a regulatory reforms policy—macroprudential regulations. The book emphasizes ‘systemic risk’ as the new-found villain of the financial space and narrates how such risk can be addressed through macroprudential tools. It, thus, offers a possible solution to avoid financial crises in future and facilitates building a safer financial system globally. The book also examines major crisis management frameworks, stress testing, relevant regulatory and supervisory development, and early warning mechanism with detailed cross-country analysis.