This essay reviews a cornerstone of the European Banking Union project, the resolution of systemically important banks. The focus is on the inherent conflict between a possible intervention by resolution authorities, conditional on a crisis situation, and effective prevention prior to a crisis....

Die Abhandlung stellt die wesentlichen Neuerungen der europäischen Regelungen zur Sanierung und Abwicklung von Kreditinstituten vor. In diesem Zusammenhang werden die Fragen aufgeworfen, ob die vorrangige Heranziehung der Kapitalgeber und der Gläubiger von Banken bei der Bankenabwicklung zur...

Against the background of recent house price increases in several European countries, the OeNB organized a workshop entitled “Are House Prices Endangering Financial Stability? If So, How Can We Counteract This?” It was held in Vienna on October 9 and 10, 2014. The workshop contributions...

Since 2008, enormous efforts have been made worldwide to draft rules to prevent a reoccurence of the devastating financial effects of that year. In the process, bank business has been laid open to intense public and government scrutiny, and regulation of banking has grown to spectacular...