Contingent Capital: Economic Rationale and Design Features
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Summary:
The causes of the global financial crisis were multi-faceted but revealed still unresolved weaknesses in national and international financial oversight and resolution frameworks. In particular, many governments in the crisis-hit countries had to provide unprecedented levels of support to contain the crisis and protect financial stability. These interventions have not only contributed to a significant increase in sovereign exposures but, in many countries, they have also risked weakening market discipline and worsening moral hazard.
Series:
Staff Discussion Notes No. 2011/001
Subject:
Banking Basel III Capital adequacy requirements Contingent capital Contingent convertible capital Stocks
English
Publication Date:
January 25, 2011
ISBN/ISSN:
9781462304141/2617-6750
Stock No:
SDNEA2011001
Pages:
34
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