Possible Unintended Consequences of Basel III and Solvency II

 
Author/Editor: Al-Darwish, Ahmed I ; Hafeman, Michael ; Impavido, Gregorio ; Kemp, Malcolm ; O'Malley, Padraic
 
Publication Date: August 01, 2011
 
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Summary: In today’s financial system, complex financial institutions are connected through an opaque network of financial exposures. These connections contribute to financial deepening and greater savings allocation efficiency, but are also unstable channels of contagion. Basel III and Solvency II should improve the stability of these connections, but could have unintended consequences for cost of capital, funding patterns, interconnectedness, and risk migration.
 
Series: Working Paper No. 11/187
Subject(s): Accounting | Bank supervision | Banks | Basel Core Principles | Capital | Financial institutions | Insurance | Insurance supervision | Standards and codes

Author's Keyword(s): Basel III | Solvency II | Cost of Capital | Funding | Interconnectedness.
 
English
Publication Date: August 01, 2011
Format: Paper
Stock No: WPIEA2011187 Pages: 70
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