to macroeconomic factors increased significantly in the post-Lehman period. Banks hold more bonds from euro area …In this paper, we use detailed data on the sovereign debt holdings of all German banks to analyse the determinants of …, sovereign bond holdings are heterogeneous across banks. Larger, weakly capitalised banks and banks with a small depositor base …

In this paper, we analyze the impact of banks' non-interest income share on risk in the German banking sector for the … on risk significantly differs depending on banks' overall business model. More specifically, we show banks with retail …-oriented business model such as savings banks, cooperative banks and other retail-oriented banks become significantly more stable if …

the literature, we include a large number of unlisted banks in our sample which represent the majority of banks in the EU …. We show that banks with high rates of loan growth are more risky. Moreover, we find that banks will become more stable if …, decreases with bank size possibly because large banks are more active in volatile trading and off-balance sheet activities such …

College) gave the SUERF 2015 Annual Lecture on Capital and Banks. The conference focused on core aspects of banking reform …

efficiency of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP). The MAP is included in Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and … commits countries to endeavour to resolve disputes related to the interpretation and application of tax treaties. The Action …

efficiency of the mutual agreement procedure (MAP). The MAP is included in Article 25 of the OECD Model Tax Convention and … commits countries to endeavour to resolve disputes related to the interpretation and application of tax treaties. The Action …