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Current theories of financial regulation suggest expanding rules-based formal state intervention to promote …-based informal co- and self-regulation through domestic (gentlemen's) agreements underpinned West German bank internationalisation … regulation, drawing on unused primary sources: Coalitions between the German regulating and regulated actors were bolstered by a …
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We investigate the economic consequences of the implementation of a particular aspect of Basel III in the U.S. Specifically, the Basel III proposal and the corresponding U.S. rule (hereafter referred to as the removal of the AOCI filter) to make the inclusion of unrealized fair value gains and...
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To calculate regulatory capital ratios, banks have to apply adjustments to book equity. These adjustments vary with a bank's solvency position: Low solvency banks report values of Tier 1 regulatory capital that exceed book equity. These banks benefit from regulatory adjustments to inflate...
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Based on a large sample of publicly listed and non-listed US commercial banks from 1996 to 2011, we find robust evidence consistent with banks using realized available for sale (AFS) securities gains and losses to smooth earnings and increase low regulatory capital. We also find (i) banks with...
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We examine the effects of the revised Basel II rules on bank managers’ discretionary behavior, specifically income smoothing and loan loss provisioning. As the revised rules exert greater regulatory pressure on corporate than retail banking, we predict corporate bank managers to reduce...
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A common response to systemic shocks are accounting changes that reduce the impact of losses on banks’ regulatory capital. We show that these accounting changes can increase banks' incentive to raise capital. Banks trade off the cost of raising equity and the cost of violating regulatory...
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IFRS 9 substantially affects the financial sector by changing the impairment methodology for credit losses. This paper analyzes the implications of the change from IAS 39 to IFRS 9 in the context of bank resilience. We shed light on two effects. First, the "cliff-effect", which refers to sudden...
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an improvement of the financial reporting quality of these banks. Overall, we conclude that while the GSIB regulation had …
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