, and the interaction with banks’ risk management, supervisory tools and statistical requirements. It also examines how the … application of fair value accounting to banks’ trading book has impacted their share price volatility. It is concluded that the …

Following the adoption by the Basel Committee of new capital rules for banks, a process is now taking place in the EU …

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 …

gaps of banks in resolution in the euro area. It estimates possible ranges of liquidity gaps for significant banks under …This paper contributes to the debate on liquidity in resolution by providing a quantitative assessment of liquidity … different assumptions and scenarios. The findings suggest that, while the average liquidity gaps in resolution are limited, the …

banks in resolution. It examines the provision of liquidity in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and the …-level guarantee framework - which would allow access to Eurosystem liquidity for banks coming out of resolution with limited … regimes that seek to limit the use of taxpayer money while maintaining the functions of failing banks that are critical for …

Asset encumbrance is a central concept in the context of banks' liquidity crises, as it is associated with their … describe how asset encumbrance has evolved in euro area banks, focusing on country and business model aggregates. Second, we … conduct an econometric analysis of the driving factors of banks' asset encumbrance, highlighting the relevance of credit risk …