ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Financial Stability Board

Okay kiddo, have you heard about the Financial Stability Board? It's like a team of superheroes that try to keep our money safe!

You see, when grown-ups want to save money in a bank, they need to know that it's a safe place to keep it. It's like keeping your favorite toy in your toy box, you want to make sure it won't get lost or stolen. The Financial Stability Board is like the grown-up's toy box that holds all the money.

The Financial Stability Board or FSB is like a big group of grown-ups who work together to make sure that our money is safe in the bank. They do this by making sure that the banks follow certain rules and guidelines set by them. These rules are called "standards" or "principles".

Just like we have rules in school to follow, the FSB makes rules for banks. For example, one rule could be that banks can't lend too much money to one person, so that they don't have to give away money they don't have. The FSB also makes sure that banks have enough money to pay back the people who have saved their money with them, in case something bad happens.

The FSB also monitors the global financial system to see if anything is going wrong. If they see that something is not right, they will warn everyone and try to fix it before anyone loses their money. They also work with other superhero teams, like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, to help keep the global money system safe and stable.

So, remember kiddo, the Financial Stability Board is like a superhero team that keeps our money safe! They make sure that banks follow rules and are responsible with our money, so that we can all feel secure about saving our money in the bank.