This paper examines the role and determinants of collateral in emerging markets compared to mature ones. Analyzing a … higher there than in developed markets. Thai banks use collateral primarily to reduce the higher credit risks of small and … relatively young firms. Long credit relationships do not reduce collateral requirements by lowering information asymmetry. Market …

Banks’ holding of reasonable capital buffers in excess of minimum requirements could alleviate the procyclicality …

Counterparty Clearing has become increasingly popular in Europe, not just in derivatives markets, where, due to the high risk … the increased sophistication in clearing arrangements is the ongoing process of European economic integration, ie the euro … pan-European financial infrastructure for payments and securities clearing and settlement. Central counterparty clearing …

economic activity and regional property values (the latter representing collateral effects) reduce regional insolvencies. An …

The paper measures economic loss from the problem of inadequate collateral in Bulgaria and proposes solutions …

The Report on a Right of Use for Collateral Takers and Custodians examines on what basis collateral takers can dispose … of the assets of collateral providers, and custodians of those of their clients. The report describes the current legal … (Collateral Directive, Investment Services Directive). The report contains a Tax Appendix. …

theory to credit risk assessment. The author explains that fault tree is one alternative approach of reliability, which …