This paper analyses the proposition that adjusting structure can strengthen safety and therefore promote stability. It examines six proposals: Liikanen, Volcker, the US rule requiring foreign banking organisations (FBOs) to establish an intermediate holding company (IHC), depositor preference,...

Subsequent to the 2008 global crisis, Basel III has proposed some major changes to the Basel II banking regulations, such as increases in Tier 1 capital, mandatory and discretionary capital buffers, and new liquidity ratios. In this paper we provide a comparative study of the Islamic versus...