The Future of Financial Regulation: Who Should Pay for the Failure of American and European Banks?

The Future of Financial Regulation: Who Should Pay for the Failure of American and European Banks?
ISBN-10
1316546233
ISBN-13
9781316546239
Category
Business & Economics
Language
English
Published
2016-02-11
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Johan A. Lybeck

Description

A number of changes have been made to the supervision and regulation of banks as a result of the recent financial meltdown. Some are for the better, such as the Basel III rules for increasing the quality and quantity of capital in banks, but legal changes on both sides of the Atlantic now make it much more difficult to resolve failing banks by means of taxpayer funded bail-outs and could hinder bank resolution in future financial crises. In this book, Johan A. Lybeck uses case studies from Europe and the United States to examine and grade a number of bank resolutions in the last financial crisis and establish which were successful, which failed, and why. Using in-depth analysis of recent legislation, he explains how a bank resolution can be successful, and emphasizes the need for taxpayer-funded bail-outs to create a viable banking system that will promote economic and financial stability.

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