The analysis compares the competitiveness of European banks to their US counterparts. It highlights structural differences between the two systems, particularly Europe's reliance on traditional bank intermediation versus US's market-based model. European banks generally lag in profitability and...

The analysis compares the competitiveness of European banks to their US counterparts. It highlights structural differences between the two systems, particularly Europe's reliance on traditional bank intermediation versus US's market-based model. European banks generally lag in profitability and...

The recent banking turmoil was a stark reminder of the fragility associated with banks' funding structures, especially when they rely on an insufficiently diverse uninsured deposit base. Concerns about unrealised losses, triggered by the rapid shift in monetary policy, played a clear role in the...

This paper discusses EU case law developed over the past decade relating to decisions taken by the European Central Bank within the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and within the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM). The cases centre around embracing and solidifying the BU framework, inter alia,...

This paper discusses EU case law developed over the past decade relating to decisions taken by the European Central Bank within the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and within the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM). The cases centre around embracing and solidifying the BU framework, inter alia,...

The recent banking turmoil was a stark reminder of the fragility associated with banks' funding structures, especially when they rely on an insufficiently diverse uninsured deposit base. Concerns about unrealised losses, triggered by the rapid shift in monetary policy, played a clear role in the...

The 2023 banking turmoil had limited effects on banks in the euro area and the EU. Nevertheless, there are important lessons to be learned Business models matter. Specific banks in the US were hit, with a funding structure relying on sectorally concentrated large and related depositors Bank runs...

The recent banking turmoil was a stark reminder of the fragility associated with banks' funding structures, especially when they rely on an insufficiently diverse uninsured deposit base. Concerns about unrealised losses, triggered by the rapid shift in monetary policy, played a clear role in the...

The 2023 banking turmoil had limited effects on banks in the euro area and the EU. Nevertheless, there are important lessons to be learned. Business models matter. Specific banks in the US were hit, with a funding structure relying on sectorally concentrated large and related depositors. Bank...

Thorsten Beck, Europäisches Hochschulinstitut Florenz, sieht in einer wirksamen Regulierung und Aufsicht ein bewegliches Ziel, das sich an veränderte Umstände und Geschäftsmodelle der Banken anpassen müsse. Es gäbe mehrere politische Veränderungen, die die Widerstandsfähigkeit des...