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Using unique data of a survey among small and medium-sized German banks, we analyze various aspects of risk management over a short-term and medium-term horizon. We especially analyze the effect of a 200-bp increase in the interest level. We find that, in the first year, the impairments of...
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bank's net interest margin, where this shock consists not only of a level shift, but also of a change in the steepness of … the term structure. Our simplified model can replicate stylized features of different bank business models.The outcome of … our parsimonious model for a bank's interest business is broadly in line with the results of a quantitative survey among …
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moves in sync with the shape of the term structure. At bank level, however, the time variation of the exposure is largely …
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We use portfolios of passive investment strategies to replicate the interest risk of banks’ banking books. The following empirical statements are derived: (i) Changes in banks’ present value and in their net interest income are highly correlated, irrespective of the banks’ portfolio...
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This study aims to analyze the impact of macroeconomic variables, especially the prime rate of the economy, on the interest margin (spread) charged by Brazilian banks from 2000 to 2010. To achieve this goal, the study adopted the behavior model of the banking firm developed by Ho and Saunders...
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Life insurers typically grant policyholders a surrender option. We demonstrate that the resulting lapse risk could materialise in the form of a "policyholder run" if interest rates were to increase sharply. An inverse stress test based on a unique set of regulatory panel data suggests that...
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This paper analyses theperformance ofmaturity transformation strategiesduring a period of high and low interest rates. Based on German government bond yieldsfrom September 1972 to May 2019,we construct a rolling window of bond ladders where long-term assets are financed by short-term...
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We propose and test a new channel that links funding liquidity risk and interest rates in short-term funding markets. Borrowers with high liquidity risk are willing to pay a markup to lock in their funding, independent of risk premiums demanded by lenders. We test the channel using unique...
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