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When trust in the financial system disappears, panic sets in: fire sales of financial assets and bank runs can make the entire system collapse. Taxpayers are forced to bail out “too-big-to-fail” institutions to protect essential economic functions (deposits, credit, payment systems).

Mitigating implicit “moral hazard” requires sound prudential policies protecting essential banking services from excessive risk-taking and maintaining adequate capital levels to cover possible losses. Well-resourced, and independent supervision is also key. Finally, prudential regulation must also respond to new risks related to digitalisation (see “Digital Finance”) and climate change (see climate risk under “Sustainable Finance”).

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6 PUBLICATIONS

Consultation response

Response to Commission consultation on the market risk prudential framework

Consultation response

Response to the EC’s consultation on the “Review of the EU Macroprudential Policy Framework”

Position paper

Comments on the EBA’s Interim Report on the Implementation and Design of the MREL Framework

Finance Watch comments on the European Banking Authority’s Interim Report on the Implementation and Design of the MREL Framework.
Position paper

Comments on the current debate regarding bank bail-in and recapitalisation

Finance Watch comments on the current debate regarding bank bail-in and recapitalisation.
Consultation response

Response to the BCBS consultation on the “Revisions to the Basel III leverage ratio framework”

Consultation response

Response to the BCBS consultation on “Reducing variation in credit risk-weighted assets”

Policy brief

Policy Brief “TLAC/MREL: Making failure possible?”

This note provides an update on recent developments in the area of bank recovery and resolution. It contains a brief primer of the current European Union (EU) bank resolution regime, in particular...

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