Credit institutions are to an increasing extent using Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos) to meet part of their capital requirements, which could suggest that the market for CoCos contains useful information on the robustness of the issuer. This paper gives a thorough introduction to CoCos -...

We investigate the determinants of US credit union capital-to-assets ratios, before and after the implementation of the current capital adequacy regulatory framework in 2000.Capitalization varies pro-cyclically, and credit unions classified as adequately capitalized or below followed a faster...

This paper is based on the author's comments before the Group of 15 (G15) Conference "Cooperation among G15 Stock Market Exchanges - G15 Capital Markets: Challenges & Opportunities in the New World". The conference was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Egypt, and sponsored and...

This study examines the relationship between Financial Sector Development and Economic Growth in Ghana using time series data from 1980-2009. The study investigates empirically the impact of financial sector development on economic growth in Ghana using the Granger Causality Test, the Johansen...

This paper contributes to the literature on systemic risk by examining the network structure of bilateral exposures in the global banking system. The global interbank market constitutes a major part of the global banking system. The market has a hierarchical network structure, composed of the...

The financial crisis was a systemic run. Hence, the central regulatory response should be to eliminate run-prone securities from the financial system. By contrast, current regulation guarantees run-prone bank liabilities and instead tries to regulate bank assets and their values. I survey how a...

Like in many other countries, inclusive finance for inclusive growth has become a policy issue in Bangladesh following the global financial crisis in 2008. Over the past 10 years, intensity of financial deepening and access to financial services has increased. Both banks and microfinance...

If the UK cannot secure a ‘Norway' deal and stay within the internal market after Brexit, the UK will lose passporting rights for EU financial services and access to euro clearing and settlement, both of which make London attractive as a financial centre. A substantial part of the UK's...