Within the EU, a new framework has been designed to define, when banks are considered no longer viable, how such banks can exit the market without creating widespread financial distress and how a smooth exit or recovery should be financed. It onsists of a complex set of rules and international...

The viewpoint presents the bank insurance and resolution experience of the United States and the European Union in addressing the financial stability of their respective markets. It first describes the development of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and its functions as shaped by...

Die Abhandlung stellt die wesentlichen Neuerungen der europäischen Regelungen zur Sanierung und Abwicklung von Kreditinstituten vor. In diesem Zusammenhang werden die Fragen aufgeworfen, ob die vorrangige Heranziehung der Kapitalgeber und der Gläubiger von Banken bei der Bankenabwicklung zur...

This essay reviews a cornerstone of the European Banking Union project, the resolution of systemically important banks. The focus is on the inherent conflict between a possible intervention by resolution authorities, conditional on a crisis situation, and effective prevention prior to a crisis....

This essay reviews a cornerstone of the European Banking Union project, the resolution of systemically important banks. The focus is on the inherent conflict between a possible intervention by resolution authorities, conditional on a crisis situation, and effective prevention prior to a crisis....

Die Abhandlung stellt die wesentlichen Neuerungen der europäischen Regelungen zur Sanierung und Abwicklung von Kreditinstituten vor. In diesem Zusammenhang werden die Fragen aufgeworfen, ob die vorrangige Heranziehung der Kapitalgeber und der Gläubiger von Banken bei der Bankenabwicklung zur...

Against the background of recent house price increases in several European countries, the OeNB organized a workshop entitled “Are House Prices Endangering Financial Stability? If So, How Can We Counteract This?” It was held in Vienna on October 9 and 10, 2014. The workshop contributions...