As the euro area has a predominantly bank-based financial system, changes in the composition and strength of banks … developments in banks' balance sheets, profitability and risk-bearing capacity and analyses their relevance for monetary policy. We …

The EU plans to revise the capital adequacy rules for banks in 2025. Regulatory amendments will be introduced in Norway … for small and medium-sized banks (SA banks). This may enable SA banks to offer cheaper loans. The new rules will have … limited implications for the largest Norwegian banks (IRB banks), but they may contribute to more equal and comparable capital …

The EU plans to revise the capital adequacy rules for banks in 2025. Regulatory amendments will be introduced in Norway … for small and medium-sized banks (SA banks). This may enable SA banks to offer cheaper loans. The new rules will have … limited implications for the largest Norwegian banks (IRB banks), but they may contribute to more equal and comparable capital …

banks (rather than securities markets), which results in excessively volatile credit creation and lower economic growth …. Third, large universal banks - which perform a wide range of banking services, and are peculiarly common in Europe … - contribute more to systemic risk than small and narrowly focused banks. To deal with these problems, policymakers should consider …

1) Are Italian mutual banks efficient? Evidence from two different cost frontier techniques, by Juan Sergio Lopez …, Alessandra Appenini, and Stefania P.S. Rossi. The aim of the first paper is to analyze the efficiency of co-operative banks in … small financial institutions that used to operate in a more protected environment. Based on a panel of about 450 banks …

This essay discusses the corporate governance of banks. Bank managers must balance competing demands from shareholders … and regulators, which distinguishes banks from most other firms. The essay is structured into three parts. The theoretical …