Banking Supervision at the Crossroads

Download or read book Banking Supervision at the Crossroads written by Thea Kuppens and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work charts the consequences for banking supervision of two stylized developments that over the1990s have characterized the global financial landscape: the integration of cross-sector and cross-border financial services. Both developments inevitably call for a supervisory response and the authors discuss what form and direction this should take. They also address a number of other important subjects including the new Capital Accord (Basel II), the convergence of supervisory practices, procyclicality, financial conglomerates, deposit indurance and a brief history of the interplay between banking supervision and bank behaviour. clearly demonstrate that banking supervision currently stands at a crossroads. The detailed, objective discussions of these themes and the conclusions drawn should help policymakers to decide which path to take. The contributions from high-level practitioners and academics from around the world should be of interest to commercial bankers, and academics and researchers of banking, finance and monetary economics.