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Bank lobbying: regulatory capture and beyond

9 August 2019

The IMF paper discusses whether and how bank lobbying can lead to regulatory capture and have real consequences. According to the authors, the findings are consistent with regulatory capture. The…

Regulatory complexity and the quest for robust regulation

4 June 2019

regulation, reports

The ESRB ASC report discusses how excessive regulatory complexity can contribute to systemic risk and possible ways to address the issue. While it does not question the need for or…

Financial regulation: still unsettled a decade after the crisis

1 February 2019

analysis, regulation

According to the author of the article, the post-crisis regulatory framework has made systemically important banks much more resilient. But the current regulatory framework does not deal effectively with threats…

Sustainable banking regulation: accounting for economic inequality

27 November 2018

papers, regulation

The paper explores how prudential policies regulating the banking sector affect social metrics of sustainability such as economic inequality. According to the author the empirical analysis shows that prudential policies…

The real effects of financial protectionism

27 November 2018

papers, regulation

The paper analysis the effects of government support of banks on European financial integration and firm outcomes using data on syndicated lending. According to the author the results suggest that…

Regulatory Cycles: Revisiting the Political Economy of Financial Crises

15 January 2018

financial stability, papers, regulation

The IMF paper examines the political economy of financial policy during ten financial booms and busts, and presents consistent evidence of pro-cyclical regulatory policies by governments. It shows that in…

BIS says to complete regulatory reform agenda in 2016

5 April 2016

regulation, speeches

Secretary General William Coen in a speech said that one of the main goals is to address excessive variability in risk-weighted assets modelled by banks. He also said that the BCBS defines…

BCBS report on risk-weighted assets in the banking book

1 April 2016

documents, regulation, reports

The report finds a reasonable relationship between estimates of probabilities of default and actual default rates. It also evaluates the variability in estimates of exposure at default for all asset…

Benefits and costs of higher capital requirements for banks

1 March 2016

papers, regulation

The author derives new estimates of the likely economic losses both from banking crises and from increasing bank capital requirements. According to the paper, a socially optimal level of bank capital…

TLAC/MREL: making failure possible?

1 March 2016

analysis, publications, regulation, resolution

The Finance Watch policy brief is a valuable in-depth description and analysis of TLAC/MREL, pointing to some substantial deficiencies. It provides an update on recent developments in the area of bank recovery and…

Bank lobbying: regulatory capture and beyond

Regulatory complexity and the quest for robust regulation

Financial regulation: still unsettled a decade after the crisis

Sustainable banking regulation: accounting for economic inequality

The real effects of financial protectionism

Regulatory Cycles: Revisiting the Political Economy of Financial Crises

BIS says to complete regulatory reform agenda in 2016

BCBS report on risk-weighted assets in the banking book

Benefits and costs of higher capital requirements for banks

TLAC/MREL: making failure possible?

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