This paper presents a simple model of risk-averse banks that face uncer-tainty over funding conditions in the money market. It shows when increasedfunding uncertainty causes interest rates on loans and deposits to rise, whilebank lending and bank pro…tability fall. It also …nds that funding...

Competitive shocks can erode the customer base and thus the information pool of banks. Inferiorinformation quality also reduces the quality of borrowers and may lead to financial instability ofbanks and corporates if risk taking is excessive. Recent theories conjecture that banks can mitigatethe...

Gemäß den im Juni 2004 durch den Baseler Ausschuss endgültig verabschiedetenKapitalstandards (Basel II) sind Kredite in Höhe des so genannten unerwarteten Verlusts mit Eigenkapitalzu unterlegen. Für erwartete Verluste hat das jeweilige Kreditinstitut Rückstellungen zubilden, wobei hier...

Der vermehrte Einsatz innovativer Finanzprodukte wie Verbriefungen oder Kreditderivate und das Engagement österreichischer Unternehmen in Zentral- und Osteuropa führen zu wesentlichen Veränderungen im österreichischen Bankensektor ...

This paper presents a two-country dynamic general equilibrium model with imperfectcompetition and nominal price rigidities in which productivity shocks coexist withmarkup shocks. After analyzing the features of the optimal cooperative solution, we showthat this allocation can be implemented in a...

IACPM is a non-profit industry association developed to Further the management of credit exposures by providing a forum for members to exchange ideas, foster research on credit portolio management, represent members before legislative and admistrative bodies...

Before - The use of ratings; During- Responses, Reactions, Lessons Learnt; After- BReakouts, Conclusions...

Implied Base Correlations of Single-tranche CDOs on standardized Credit Indices such asthe iTraxx Europe have been used in the credit derivatives market for price communication.During the financial crisis, implied correlations have been quite volatile indicating thegrowing fraction of systematic...

Die Stabilität des Finanzsystemsist gegenwärtig durch spekulativeÜbertreibungen auf den Kredit- undVerbriefungsmärkten gefährdet. Damitgehen erhebliche Belastungen für diereale Wirtschaftsentwicklung einher.Mehr Transparenz und Basel II werdendas zentrale Problem, das Herdenverhaltenauf...