The financial turmoil that disrupted the functioning of the banking systems across EU has revived the international debates related to developing proper mechanisms for the orderly recovery and resolution of failing banks. The paper provides an insight into the regulatory initiatives launched by...

In this paper we proposed an analysis of the financial crisis impact on the procedures for management of loan portfolios in several banking systems. Despite ample liquidity injection programs implemented by major central banks and government actions, credit risk remains a key challenge of the...

The European Commission's proposal launched on September 12, 2012 for conferring the European Central Bank extended powers in the field of Euro zone banking supervision has become a hotly debated topic across EU member states. Until now, there is still strong resilience of the EU countries...

The current financial crisis has boosted the efforts of international financial institutions to strengthen collaboration in the field of banking supervision, with a particular focus on macro prudential supervision. One of the stated objectives is the creation of a warning system, in which...

The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the European Union's (EU) member states' exposure to labor market risks. I try to accomplish this by empirically assessing whether there is a pattern of symmetry across the EU over time, or whether particular labor market risks are...

The paper aims at assessing whether responsible banking behavior is a precursor and catalyst of banking profitability. Consequently, the paper will investigate the exogenous determinants of the EU sustainable banks’ profitability during the period 2006-2013. For the purpose of this study it...

Maintaining robustness and stability of a financial system, independent of the degree of development of a specific country, has always constituted a matter of concern for decision makers. At present, this concern has transcended national borders, as financial markets have become increasingly...