The global financial crisis (as well as the European sovereign debt crisis) has led to a substantial redesign of rules and institutions - aiming in particular at underwriting financial stability. At the same time, the crisis generated a renewed interest in properly appraising systemic financial...

As regards macro prudential policies, the focus by Basel III on macro prudential policies can also be considered a consequence of the recent Financial Crisis. Hence, in response to efforts aimed at addressing issues relating to coordination, this paper not only seeks to highlight and...

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 --...

We exploit the establishment of a supranational supervisor in Europe (the Single Supervisory Mechanism) to learn how the organizational design of supervisory institutions impacts the enforcement of financial regulation. Banks under supranational supervision are required to increase regulatory...