This paper contributes to the current debate on what role financial stability considerations should play in monetary policy decision and how best to integrate macro-prudential and monetary policy frameworks. The paper broadly supports the view that monetary policy easing induces greater...

This paper adds to the growing body of literature on the design of Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCos). We discuss how the design of the loss absorption mechanism affects the stability of bank funding and distinguish between Conversion-to-Equity (CE) CoCos, Principal WriteDown (PWD) CoCos with...

Using count data on the number of bank failures in US states during the 1960 to 2006 period, this paper endeavors to establish how far sources of economic risk (recessions, high interest rates, inflation) or differences in solvency and branching regulation can explain some of the fragility in...

Chapter 1: Banking Regulation and Fintech challenges -- Chapter 2: International Standard Setting Boards -- Chapter 3: Banks Regulations and Supervision in the United States -- Chapter 4: The European Banking Authority -- Chapter 5: The Deutsche Bundesbank -- Chapter 6: The Bank of France --...