"The pattern of disagreement between bond raters suggests that bank and insurance firms are inherently more opaque than … more lopsided, as theory here predicts. Uncertainty over the banks stems from their assets, loans and trading assets in …, compounds the uncertainty over their assets. Our findings bear on both the existence and reform of bank regulation …

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Main Features of the Banking Business Model -- Chapter 3. Valuing a Bank in Going … phases of a Bank’s life, from licensing to resolution. These include licensing procedures, going concern market valuation … for three different types of valuation of Banks in resolution: to inform a decision on whether to put a bank into …