Bail-In and Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)

Bail-In and Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC)
Author: Yves Mauchle
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2016-06-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9041190252

As opposed to a bank bailout, a bail-in occurs when creditors are forced to bear some of the burden of bank failure. The principal aim of this restructuring tool is to eliminate some of the risk for taxpayers. Several jurisdictions, including Switzerland and the European Union (EU), have adopted legal provisions regarding the bail-in, but until this, book literature on its implementation has been scarce. Offering a detailed and comparative analysis of EU and Swiss law relating to bail-ins and their economic impact, this is the first book to provide in-depth coverage of this new method of dealing with the failure of systemically important banks. In its contextualisation and analysis of the bail-in resolution tool, the book identifies and discusses the legal and economic issues that arise, including such aspects as the following: – the legal and economic properties of bail-in capital; ? the regulatory standard on total loss-absorbing capacity (TLAC) issued by the Financial Stability Board (FSB); ? the scope and sequence of liabilities subjected to bail-in; ? the legal position of stakeholders affected by a bail-in; ? strategies and procedures for the implementation of a bail-in; ? the limited circumstances under which government rescues should be available; and ? cross-jurisdictional issues and aspects of international cooperation. As well as case studies and analyses of legal issues with particular reference to Swiss law and the European Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive (2014/59/EU), the author applies economic concepts to the analysis of the law. International developments, in particular standards issued by leading regulatory bodies, are also covered. This book will be welcomed by legal practitioners working in banks and in banking regulation and by policymakers seeking information on the practical issues involved. As a detailed analysis of a new and highly significant development in banking law, it will also be of great interest to academics.

Benefits and Costs of Bank Capital

Benefits and Costs of Bank Capital
Author: Jihad Dagher
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2016-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1513539337

The appropriate level of bank capital and, more generally, a bank’s capacity to absorb losses, has been at the core of the post-crisis policy debate. This paper contributes to the debate by focusing on how much capital would have been needed to avoid imposing losses on bank creditors or resorting to public recapitalizations of banks in past banking crises. The paper also looks at the welfare costs of tighter capital regulation by reviewing the evidence on its potential impact on bank credit and lending rates. Its findings broadly support the range of loss absorbency suggested by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee for systemically important banks.

Managing the Sovereign-Bank Nexus

Managing the Sovereign-Bank Nexus
Author: Mr.Giovanni Dell'Ariccia
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2018-09-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484359623

This paper reviews empirical and theoretical work on the links between banks and their governments (the bank-sovereign nexus). How significant is this nexus? What do we know about it? To what extent is it a source of concern? What is the role of policy intervention? The paper concludes with a review of recent policy proposals.

Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020

Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2019-11-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1464814961

Over a decade has passed since the collapse of the U.S. investment bank, Lehman Brothers, marked the onset of the largest global economic crisis since the Great Depression. The crisis revealed major shortcomings in market discipline, regulation and supervision, and reopened important policy debates on financial regulation. Since the onset of the crisis, emphasis has been placed on better regulation of banking systems and on enhancing the tools available to supervisory agencies to oversee banks and intervene speedily in case of distress. Drawing on ten years of data and analysis, Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020 provides evidence on the regulatory remedies adopted to prevent future financial troubles, and sheds light on important policy concerns. To what extent are regulatory reforms designed with high-income countries in mind appropriate for developing countries? What has been the impact of reforms on market discipline and bank capital? How should countries balance the political and social demands for a safety net for users of the financial system with potentially severe moral hazard consequences? Are higher capital requirements damaging to the flow of credit? How should capital regulation be designed to improve stability and access? The report provides a synthesis of what we know, as well as areas where more evidence is still needed. Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020 is the fifth in a World Bank series. The accompanying website tracks financial systems in more than 200 economies before, during, and after the global financial crisis (http://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/gfdr) and provides information on how banking systems are regulated and supervised around the world (http://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/BRSS).

The Global Macrofinancial Model

The Global Macrofinancial Model
Author: Francis Vitek
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2018-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1484350707

This paper documents the theoretical structure and empirical properties of the latest version of the Global Macrofinancial Model (GFM). This dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of the world economy, disaggregated into forty national economies, was developed to support multilaterally consistent macrofinancial policy, risk and spillover analysis. It features a range of nominal and real rigidities, extensive macrofinancial linkages, and diverse spillover transmission channels. These macrofinancial linkages encompass bank and capital market based financial intermediation, with financial accelerator mechanisms linked to the values of the housing and physical capital stocks. A variety of monetary policy analysis, fiscal policy analysis, macroprudential policy analysis, spillover analysis, and forecasting applications of the GFM are demonstrated. These include quantifying the monetary, fiscal and macroprudential policy transmission mechanisms, accounting for business cycle fluctuations, and generating relatively accurate forecasts of inflation and output growth.

Cyprus Bail-in, The: Policy Lessons From The Cyprus Economic Crisis

Cyprus Bail-in, The: Policy Lessons From The Cyprus Economic Crisis
Author: Alexander Michaelides
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2016-02-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1783268778

On June 28th 2012, the small island of Cyprus became the fifth government to request an economic bail-out from the Eurozone after losing access to international capital markets. Less than a year later, a €10 billion second rescue deal was agreed upon — an unprecedented agreement that bailed in creditors of Cyprus' two largest banks, and triggered an economic crisis that the nation still struggles to recover from today.This resourceful collection of essays provides a thorough and in depth analysis of how Cyprus reached the point of failure and what lessons this experience holds for future economic crises. The various perspectives collectively address unanswered questions, including whether the bail-in can be considered successful, why the recession was less severe than expected, and what conclusions can be drawn about stress-testing exercises across borders.Focusing on one of the (proportionately) largest crises in financial history, the case study will prove essential to policy-makers and politicians, especially in the euro area.

Usability of Bank Capital Buffers: The Role of Market Expectations

Usability of Bank Capital Buffers: The Role of Market Expectations
Author: José Abad
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 61
Release: 2022-01-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1616358939

Following the COVID shock, supervisors encouraged banks to use capital buffers to support the recovery. However, banks have been reluctant to do so. Provided the market expects a bank to rebuild its buffers, any draw-down will open up a capital shortfall that will weigh on its share price. Therefore, a bank will only decide to use its buffers if the value creation from a larger loan book offsets the costs associated with a capital shortfall. Using market expectations, we calibrate a framework for assessing the usability of buffers. Our results suggest that the cases in which the use of buffers make economic sense are rare in practice.

Spain

Spain
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 77
Release: 2012-06-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475504233

This report summarizes the findings of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Update for Spain. Although there is a core of strong banks that are well managed and appear resilient to further shocks, vulnerabilities remain. Substantial progress has been made in reforming the former savings banks, and the most vulnerable institutions have either been resolved or are being restructured. Recent measures address the most problematic part of banks’ portfolios. Moving ahead, a further restructuring and recapitalization of some of the remaining weaker banks may be needed as a result of deteriorating economic conditions.