Many countries around the world have experienced banking crises in the past two decades, and all countries are … witnessing substantial changes in the structure and nature of banking. These developments have led national and multilateral … policymakers to focus increased attention on the crucial role of banking supervision. This focus is reinforced by the fact that …

The author compares the U.S. with other G-10 countries regarding key aspects of permissible banking activities. One … banking supervision …

commercial and investment banking activities under one entity, as well as the interconnectedness of the banking entities with … other financial institutions, investment funds, and the shadow banking system. This paper focuses on various measures that … aim to structurally separate the banking entities and their core functions from riskier financial activities such as …

This paper studies the specificities of the regulation of shadow banking in the EU. It argues that the idiosyncratic … features of the EU shadow banking sector call for a different (or indigenized) regulatory approach from that of the U.S. It … highlights striking differences between the EU and the U.S. shadow banking sector based on both the market structure and the …