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...