In the light of the inequity of the way losses from bank insolvencies and their avoidance through intervention by the …

We present a model of bank passivity and regulatory failure. Banks with low equity positions have more incentives to be … rates may act as an early warning signal of bank failure. We provide empirical evidence that the balance sheet information … collected by the Czech National Bank is not a better predictor of bank failure than higher deposit rates. This confirms the …

through’ the bank balance sheet; once borrowers default, asset prices drive bank capital, and constrained credit in turn …

This paper analyses bank exit (ie reorganisation and liquidation) legislation in selected financial centres: New York …, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki and Tokyo. The focus is on bank exit legislation applicable to commercial banks. The legislation … is analysed from the perspective of bank stakeholders, ie bank creditors, depositors and bank shareholders. The analysis …