This paper examines the implications that alternative regulatory structures may have for resolving failed banking institutions. We place our emphasis on the European Union (EU), which is both economically and financially large and has several features relating to cross-border banking in the form...

This book explores the potential and problems of bank safety and efficiency arising from the rapidly growing area of cross-border banking in the form of branches or subsidiaries with primarily only national prudential regulation. There are likely to be differences in the treatment of the same...

Cross-border banking, while having the potential for a more efficient financial sector, also creates potential challenges for bank supervisors and regulators. It requires cooperation by regulatory authorities across jurisdictions and a clear delineation of authority and responsibility. That...

Special addresses -- Shared responsibility for the regulation of international banks / Daniel K. Tarullo -- Post-crisis risks and bank equity capital / Thomas M. Hoenig -- Reputational risks and large international banks / Ingo Walter -- The cross-border banking landscape -- Cross-border banking...