Recession and sovereign debt crisis, many central banks have pursued ultra-easy and far reaching unconventional monetary … policies for several years. Yields on various bond classes – including euro area sovereign bond yields since the sovereign debt …

systemically important global Banks in Switzerland …

evidence on Swiss banks to assess both benefits and costs. The analysis yields two main conclusions. The long-run economic …

banks. Using market data for risk and both accounting and market data for capital for the period between 1990 and 2002, we …

stability of the financial system. The purpose of the present paper is to shed some light on whether and how Swiss Banks react … simultaneous equations model to analyse adjustments in capital and risk at Swiss banks, when those approach the minimum regulatory … capital level. Our results indicate that regulatory pressure induce banks to increase their capital, but does not affect the …