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Sound corporate governance is essential for a well-functioning banking system and the integrity of financial markets. The paper discusses the corporate governance of Italian banks, its regulatory framework, and the specific challenges arising from the role played by foundations and large...
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governance. This form of oversight is the decision-making responsibility through which an internal body of the central bank …-the Oversight Board-ensures that the central bank is well-managed. First, the paper will contextualize the role of Board oversight … into the broader legal structure for central bank governance by considering this form of oversight as one of the core …
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The crisis in Europe has underscored the vulnerability of European bank funding models compared to international peers …. This paper studies the drivers behind this fragility and examines the future of bank funding, primarily wholesale, in … possible policy options and bank actions to enhance European bank funding models' robustness …
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The paper analyzes the relationship between bank competition and stability, with a specific focus on the Middle East … and North Africa. Price competition has a positive effect on bank liquidity, as it induces self-discipline incentives on … banks for the choice of bank funding sources and for the holding of liquid assets. On the other hand, price competition may …
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Well-designed banking laws are critical for regulating the market access and operations of banks, as well as their removal from the market in case of failure. While at a financial policy level there is a broad consensus as to the content of banking laws, from a legal perspective their drafting...
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This paper runs qualitative and quantitative analyses of the financial soundness of Danish banks. Helped by a series of Denmark's financial policy initiatives, banks have made progress in improving financial stability. However, vulnerabilities remain. To mitigate risks, banks should continue to...
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We use event study methods to compare the market reaction to U.S. and EU-wide stress tests performed from 2009 to 2013. Typically, stress tests have a positive impact on stressed banks' returns. While the 2009 U.S. stress test had a large positive outcome, the impact of subsequent U.S. exercises...
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a tax onshadow bank profits …
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The COVID-19 pandemic could result in large government interventions in the banking industry. To shed light on the possible consequences on market power, we rely on the experience of the global financial crisis and exploit granular data on government interventions in more than 800 banks across...
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In this paper, we discuss whether and how bank lobbying can lead to regulatory capture and have real consequences … through an overview of the motivations behind bank lobbying and of recent empirical evidence on the subject. Overall, the …
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