When banks are confronted with systemic crises, some banks reduce the credit risk in their loan portfolios, whereas others exploit potential government bailouts and increase their internal credit risk in their loan portfolios. Using a connectedness sample method identifying managerial styles...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

Zentrale Maßnahmen zur Überwindung der Bankenkrisen der 90er Jahre in Schweden und Finnland waren in beiden Ländern der Aufkauf von "schlechten Papieren" durch Vermögensverwaltungsgesellschaften ("Bad Banks") und die Verstaatlichung von wichtigen Banken. Aus finnischer und schwedischer Sicht...

Angesichts der ausbleibenden Stabilisierung des Bankensektors in Deutschland konzentriert sich die öffentliche Diskussion immer mehr auf die Möglichkeiten zur Auslagerung der Problemaktiva in Bad Banks. Dazu wird hier ein Modell vorgestellt. Kernpunkte sind eine Wertberichtigung der...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

With banking sectors worldwide still suffering from the effects of the financial crisis, public discussion of plans to place toxic assets in one or more bad banks has gained steam in recent weeks. The following paper presents a plan how governments can efficiently relieve ailing banks from toxic...

The goal of this paper is to explore the model risk inherent in the rating and design of structured finance products. We seek to illustrate the consequences of neglecting state-dependent correlations on the methodologies and criteria employed by the major ratings agencies. In contrast to related...

Excessive borrowing of local governments in China sparked concerns that the debt may threaten the financial stability of the economy and ultimately cause economic collapse. It becomes critically important to understand the credit rating of China's LFGV bonds and the association between the...