IMF Country Report No. 15/254 NORWAY FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM September 2015 TECHNICAL NOTE—OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION OF FINANCIAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SELECTED ISSUES IN THE PAYMENT SYSTEM This Technical Note on Oversight and Supervision of Financial Market Infrastructure, and Selected Issues in the Payment System for Norway was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed in August 2015. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund Publication Services PO Box 92780 Washington, D.C. 20090 Telephone: (202) 623-7430 Fax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail:
[email protected] Web: http://www.imf.org Price: $18.00 per printed copy International Monetary Fund Washington, D.C. © 2015 International Monetary Fund ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution NORWAY FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM August 17, 2015 TECHNICAL NOTE OVERSIGHT AND SUPERVISION OF FINANCIAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURES, AND SELECTED ISSUES IN THE PAYMENT SYSTEM Prepared By This Technical Note was prepared by IMF staff in the Monetary and Capital Markets context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program Department in Norway. It contains technical analysis and detailed information underpinning the FSAP’s findings and recommendations. ©International Monetary Fund. Not for Redistribution NORWAY CONTENTS GLOSSARY _________________________________________________________________________________________ 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ___________________________________________________________________________