Banks have long relied on a number of funding sources, including equity capital, non-brokered and brokered deposits, and other liabilities, to make various types of loans and investments. And for almost as long, bank regulatory authorities have imposed various restrictions and costs on those...

In May 2002, Germany's new single supervisory authority for financial services became operational. The paper examines the impact of this reform on existing deposit insurance schemes within the country. Focusing on the private banks' deposit insurance fund, which had played an important role as a...

The financial system in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a history of relative soundness, particularly in banking, due to comparatively strict and enforced domestic supervision, and supported by what has been for the most part a reasonably robust economy. However, the sector is facing...