This paper studies the shadow banking system and its regulation since the global financial crisis of 2008. The shadow banking system is a newly coined term, that is not yet (or only very scarcely) regulated or defined. It has been remarked that the shadow banking sector played a major part in the leading up to the crisis. While regulators have been quick to introduce stricter rules for banks and insurance companies, the shadow banks have been left largely untouched by new regulations.
Discusses briefly shadow banks, their role in the subprime crisis, their activities in China, and the regulations and measures taken to control or reduce the negative effects of those financial institutions on the world economy.
My Master's Thesis with the title "The Elephant in the Regulator's Room: Estimating the Size of the Global Shadow Banking System" compares different approaches to measuring the true size of shadow banking, for which crucial data is still missing. In addition to official statistics, I propose two further methods of empirically estimating assets in this amorphous system following a recent paper. The findings suggest that the system is larger than assumed and accumulated $96 trillion in 2015.
Discusses briefly shadow banks, their role in the subprime crisis, their activities in China, and the regulations and measures taken to control or reduce the negative effects of those financial institutions on the world economy.
My Master's Thesis with the title "The Elephant in the Regulator's Room: Estimating the Size of the Global Shadow Banking System" compares different approaches to measuring the true size of shadow banking, for which crucial data is still missing. In addition to official statistics, I propose two further methods of empirically estimating assets in this amorphous system following a recent paper. The findings suggest that the system is larger than assumed and accumulated $96 trillion in 2015.
Basel III - Implications of ImplementationDavid Kyson
This report has been commissioned to give an investigative insight into the implementation of Basel III; the implications of implementing, previous accords and also the impact this has on various systems and activities. It will explore the previous shortcomings of the accords, aswel as the new requirements. There will be a brief description on each topic as well as a sound, but critical analysis of the impact upon each of these, caused by Basel III. Topics include: Basel III, previous accords, Global Bank Lending and the Bank System.
It incorporates a variety of information sources to gain a broader understanding of viewpoints and effects, but will focus largely on Bank Behaviour in Response to Basel III: A Cross-Country Analysis by Thomas F. Cosimano and Dalia S. Hakura (2011).
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis†catelong
Has lobbying by financial institutions contributed to the financial crisis? This paper uses detailed information on financial institutions’ lobbying and their mortgage lending activities to answer this question. We find that, during 2000-07, lenders lobbying more intensively on specific issues related to mortgage lending (such as consumer protection laws) and securitization (i) originated mortgages with higher loan-to-income ratios, (ii) securitized a faster growing proportion of their loans, and (iii) had faster growing loan portfolios. Ex-post, delinquency rates are higher in areas where lobbying lenders’ mortgage lending grew faster. These lenders also experienced negative abnormal stock returns during key events of the crisis. The findings are robust to (i) falsification tests using information on lobbying activities on financial sector issues unrelated to mortgage lending, (ii) instrumental variables strategies, and (iii) a difference-in-difference approach based on state-level lending laws. These results suggest that lobbying may be linked to lenders expecting special treatments from policymakers, allowing them to engage in riskier lending behavior.
Deniz Igan, Prachi Mishra, and Thierry Tressel, Research Department, IMF‡
October 14, 2009
Macro Risk Premium and Intermediary Balance Sheet Quantitiescatelong
The macro risk premium measures the threshold return for real activity that
receives funding from savers. Financial intermediaries’ balance sheet conditions provide a window on the macro risk premium. The tightness of intermediaries’ balance sheet constraints determines their “risk appetite”. Risk appetite, in turn, determines the set of real projects that
receive funding, and hence determine the supply of credit. Monetary policy affects the risk appetite of intermediaries in two ways: via interest rate policy, and via quantity policies. We estimate time varying risk appetite of financial intermediaries for the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and Japan, and study the joint dynamics of risk appetite with macroeconomic aggregates and monetary policy instruments for the U.S. We argue that risk appetite is an important indicator for monetary conditions.
Moderninizing bank supervision and regulationcatelong
This is the testimony of Chris Whalen to the Senate Banking Committee on March 24, 2009 about bank and financial institution regulation and supervision.
Effect of Liquidity Risk on Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeriaijtsrd
This study examines the effect of the credit risk ratio on the financial performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. Ex Post Facto research design was employed for the study. Sample sizes of five banks were selected from twenty banks quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Data were extracted from annual reports and accounts of the selected banks from 2010 to 2019. Using E view statistical tool to test the hypothesis, the study found that credit risk ratio significantly influences the financial performance of quoted deposit money banks in Nigeria It was recommended that bank managers should constantly engage in rigorous credit analysis, checking, default rate, the proportion of non performing loans, regularly or at least quarterly to enable them to maintain high asset quality to enhance the financial performance. Oraka, Azubike O | Ebubechukwu, Jacinta O "Effect of Liquidity Risk on Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42388.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/other/42388/effect-of-liquidity-risk-on-performance-of-deposit-money-banks-in-nigeria/oraka-azubike-o
Liquidity of an asset has been defined as a degree where asset or security can be bought or sold in the securities market and this sale or purchase is done without harming the asset’s price. Liquidity has its own benefits such as investment in liquid assets than the illiquid ones. The liquid assets can be easily converted into cash which include the blue chip and money market securities. The ease and comfort with which financial instruments such as stocks and bonds are converted into ownership is the main essence of liquid assets (Burke, n.d.). Liquidity problems can arise due to the following business factors such as:
An International Insolvency Law for Sovereign Debt? Learnings from the Euro ...Luca Amorello
Presentation of my new paper:
'An International Insolvency Law for Sovereign Debt?'
Seminar on “Sovereign Debt Restructuring and the Rights of Private Creditors”.
July 14, 2014,
House of Finance - Frankfurt.
This study investigated loans default (problems loans) and returns on assets in Nigeria banks, employing the data of five banks for a period of five years (2010-2014), using the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression techniques to check the relationship between problem loans and returns on assets (ROA). The findings shows that a positive and significant relationship at 5% level of significance exist between problem loans and returns on assets, and a negative and significant relationship at 10% level of significance exists between loans and advances and returns on assets in Nigerian banks. A major suggestion is that banks in Nigeria should enhance their capacity in credit analysis and loan administration, while the regulatory authority should pay more attention to banks’ compliance to relevant provisions of Bank and other Financial Institutions Act (1991) and prudential guidelines.
Basel III - Implications of ImplementationDavid Kyson
This report has been commissioned to give an investigative insight into the implementation of Basel III; the implications of implementing, previous accords and also the impact this has on various systems and activities. It will explore the previous shortcomings of the accords, aswel as the new requirements. There will be a brief description on each topic as well as a sound, but critical analysis of the impact upon each of these, caused by Basel III. Topics include: Basel III, previous accords, Global Bank Lending and the Bank System.
It incorporates a variety of information sources to gain a broader understanding of viewpoints and effects, but will focus largely on Bank Behaviour in Response to Basel III: A Cross-Country Analysis by Thomas F. Cosimano and Dalia S. Hakura (2011).
A Fistful of Dollars: Lobbying and the Financial Crisis†catelong
Has lobbying by financial institutions contributed to the financial crisis? This paper uses detailed information on financial institutions’ lobbying and their mortgage lending activities to answer this question. We find that, during 2000-07, lenders lobbying more intensively on specific issues related to mortgage lending (such as consumer protection laws) and securitization (i) originated mortgages with higher loan-to-income ratios, (ii) securitized a faster growing proportion of their loans, and (iii) had faster growing loan portfolios. Ex-post, delinquency rates are higher in areas where lobbying lenders’ mortgage lending grew faster. These lenders also experienced negative abnormal stock returns during key events of the crisis. The findings are robust to (i) falsification tests using information on lobbying activities on financial sector issues unrelated to mortgage lending, (ii) instrumental variables strategies, and (iii) a difference-in-difference approach based on state-level lending laws. These results suggest that lobbying may be linked to lenders expecting special treatments from policymakers, allowing them to engage in riskier lending behavior.
Deniz Igan, Prachi Mishra, and Thierry Tressel, Research Department, IMF‡
October 14, 2009
Macro Risk Premium and Intermediary Balance Sheet Quantitiescatelong
The macro risk premium measures the threshold return for real activity that
receives funding from savers. Financial intermediaries’ balance sheet conditions provide a window on the macro risk premium. The tightness of intermediaries’ balance sheet constraints determines their “risk appetite”. Risk appetite, in turn, determines the set of real projects that
receive funding, and hence determine the supply of credit. Monetary policy affects the risk appetite of intermediaries in two ways: via interest rate policy, and via quantity policies. We estimate time varying risk appetite of financial intermediaries for the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and Japan, and study the joint dynamics of risk appetite with macroeconomic aggregates and monetary policy instruments for the U.S. We argue that risk appetite is an important indicator for monetary conditions.
Moderninizing bank supervision and regulationcatelong
This is the testimony of Chris Whalen to the Senate Banking Committee on March 24, 2009 about bank and financial institution regulation and supervision.
Effect of Liquidity Risk on Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeriaijtsrd
This study examines the effect of the credit risk ratio on the financial performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. Ex Post Facto research design was employed for the study. Sample sizes of five banks were selected from twenty banks quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Data were extracted from annual reports and accounts of the selected banks from 2010 to 2019. Using E view statistical tool to test the hypothesis, the study found that credit risk ratio significantly influences the financial performance of quoted deposit money banks in Nigeria It was recommended that bank managers should constantly engage in rigorous credit analysis, checking, default rate, the proportion of non performing loans, regularly or at least quarterly to enable them to maintain high asset quality to enhance the financial performance. Oraka, Azubike O | Ebubechukwu, Jacinta O "Effect of Liquidity Risk on Performance of Deposit Money Banks in Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-4 , June 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.compapers/ijtsrd42388.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.commanagement/other/42388/effect-of-liquidity-risk-on-performance-of-deposit-money-banks-in-nigeria/oraka-azubike-o
Liquidity of an asset has been defined as a degree where asset or security can be bought or sold in the securities market and this sale or purchase is done without harming the asset’s price. Liquidity has its own benefits such as investment in liquid assets than the illiquid ones. The liquid assets can be easily converted into cash which include the blue chip and money market securities. The ease and comfort with which financial instruments such as stocks and bonds are converted into ownership is the main essence of liquid assets (Burke, n.d.). Liquidity problems can arise due to the following business factors such as:
An International Insolvency Law for Sovereign Debt? Learnings from the Euro ...Luca Amorello
Presentation of my new paper:
'An International Insolvency Law for Sovereign Debt?'
Seminar on “Sovereign Debt Restructuring and the Rights of Private Creditors”.
July 14, 2014,
House of Finance - Frankfurt.
This study investigated loans default (problems loans) and returns on assets in Nigeria banks, employing the data of five banks for a period of five years (2010-2014), using the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression techniques to check the relationship between problem loans and returns on assets (ROA). The findings shows that a positive and significant relationship at 5% level of significance exist between problem loans and returns on assets, and a negative and significant relationship at 10% level of significance exists between loans and advances and returns on assets in Nigerian banks. A major suggestion is that banks in Nigeria should enhance their capacity in credit analysis and loan administration, while the regulatory authority should pay more attention to banks’ compliance to relevant provisions of Bank and other Financial Institutions Act (1991) and prudential guidelines.
Delitos financieros es una gran área de investigación política y social e incluyen una variedad de conductas ilícitas que deben ser aisladas y tratadas como delitos discretos. Las operaciones financieras, sin embargo, pueden causar daño aun cuando no poseen carácter penal, como han demostrado los acontecimientos relacionados con la crisis bancaria de 2008. Este artículo se refiere a dos tipologías; es decir, con comportamientos nocivos ilícitos y lícita adoptada por los actores financieros. En la primera sección, el trabajo se centra en las medidas propuestas o adoptado en respuesta a la crisis de 2008 en el Reino Unido. Esto es seguido por la presentación de una serie de casos recientes demuestra que, a pesar de los recientes esfuerzos regulatorios, grandes lagunas todavía presentes que permiten formas de delitos financieros para prosperar.
Monetary Measures by European Central Bank under Covid PeriodsDr. Amarjeet Singh
To run the euro-region economy easily (saving from the awful impacts of crown), the European Central Bank (ECB) has reported countless measures since the start of the COVID-19 emergency. This reaction has set off apprehensions of a future expansion in swelling. We presume that the measures presented by the ECB during the emergency and the subsequent expansion in the size of its asset report, regardless of whether it were to be lasting, may prompt inflation. Central banks have found a way to keep their economies above water during the COVID-19 lockdowns. In the euro region, the European Central Bank (ECB) has facilitated essentially the states of its renegotiating activities and has reported another resource buy program to guarantee that its financial approach keeps on being very much communicated to all nations of the money related association. The European Central Bank worked by making cash and proficiently supplanting the credit framework by subbing cash for credit which may get terrible impacts the since quite a while ago run.
The arguments for fiscal as well as monetary rules in a monetary union aiming at low inflation, the main weaknesses in the Stability and Growth Pact, and proposals for its reform are reviewed. Our own proposal for reforming the SGP is put forward: a requirement for eurozone Member States to enact entrenched legislation which would forbid budgets that led to public debt exceeding a certain proportion of GDP. Countries which failed to enact such provisions or which rescinded them could not remain in the eurozone. This would solve the key “enforcibility problem” that the SGP faces, without centralizing fiscal power in the European Commission. However, effective reform proposals are unlikely to be politically acceptable, and the SGP is likely to continue to be a dead letter. This suggests that the EMU was implemented prematurely.
Authored by: Jacek Rostowski
Published in 2004
The European Unemployment Puzzle: implications from population agingGRAPE
We study the link between the evolving age structure of the working population and unemployment. We build a large new Keynesian OLG model with a realistic age structure, labor market frictions, sticky prices, and aggregate shocks. Once calibrated to the European economy, we quantify the extent to which demographic changes over the last three decades have contributed to the decline of the unemployment rate. Our findings yield important implications for the future evolution of unemployment given the anticipated further aging of the working population in Europe. We also quantify the implications for optimal monetary policy: lowering inflation volatility becomes less costly in terms of GDP and unemployment volatility, which hints that optimal monetary policy may be more hawkish in an aging society. Finally, our results also propose a partial reversal of the European-US unemployment puzzle due to the fact that the share of young workers is expected to remain robust in the US.
Exploring Abhay Bhutada’s Views After Poonawalla Fincorp’s Collaboration With...beulahfernandes8
The financial landscape in India has witnessed a significant development with the recent collaboration between Poonawalla Fincorp and IndusInd Bank.
The launch of the co-branded credit card, the IndusInd Bank Poonawalla Fincorp eLITE RuPay Platinum Credit Card, marks a major milestone for both entities.
This strategic move aims to redefine and elevate the banking experience for customers.
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BYD SWOT Analysis and In-Depth Insights 2024.pptxmikemetalprod
Indepth analysis of the BYD 2024
BYD (Build Your Dreams) is a Chinese automaker and battery manufacturer that has snowballed over the past two decades to become a significant player in electric vehicles and global clean energy technology.
This SWOT analysis examines BYD's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats as it competes in the fast-changing automotive and energy storage industries.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Shenzhen, BYD started as a battery company before expanding into automobiles in the early 2000s.
Initially manufacturing gasoline-powered vehicles, BYD focused on plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, leveraging its expertise in battery technology.
Today, BYD is the world’s largest electric vehicle manufacturer, delivering over 1.2 million electric cars globally. The company also produces electric buses, trucks, forklifts, and rail transit.
On the energy side, BYD is a major supplier of rechargeable batteries for cell phones, laptops, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems.
US Economic Outlook - Being Decided - M Capital Group August 2021.pdfpchutichetpong
The U.S. economy is continuing its impressive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and not slowing down despite re-occurring bumps. The U.S. savings rate reached its highest ever recorded level at 34% in April 2020 and Americans seem ready to spend. The sectors that had been hurt the most by the pandemic specifically reduced consumer spending, like retail, leisure, hospitality, and travel, are now experiencing massive growth in revenue and job openings.
Could this growth lead to a “Roaring Twenties”? As quickly as the U.S. economy contracted, experiencing a 9.1% drop in economic output relative to the business cycle in Q2 2020, the largest in recorded history, it has rebounded beyond expectations. This surprising growth seems to be fueled by the U.S. government’s aggressive fiscal and monetary policies, and an increase in consumer spending as mobility restrictions are lifted. Unemployment rates between June 2020 and June 2021 decreased by 5.2%, while the demand for labor is increasing, coupled with increasing wages to incentivize Americans to rejoin the labor force. Schools and businesses are expected to fully reopen soon. In parallel, vaccination rates across the country and the world continue to rise, with full vaccination rates of 50% and 14.8% respectively.
However, it is not completely smooth sailing from here. According to M Capital Group, the main risks that threaten the continued growth of the U.S. economy are inflation, unsettled trade relations, and another wave of Covid-19 mutations that could shut down the world again. Have we learned from the past year of COVID-19 and adapted our economy accordingly?
“In order for the U.S. economy to continue growing, whether there is another wave or not, the U.S. needs to focus on diversifying supply chains, supporting business investment, and maintaining consumer spending,” says Grace Feeley, a research analyst at M Capital Group.
While the economic indicators are positive, the risks are coming closer to manifesting and threatening such growth. The new variants spreading throughout the world, Delta, Lambda, and Gamma, are vaccine-resistant and muddy the predictions made about the economy and health of the country. These variants bring back the feeling of uncertainty that has wreaked havoc not only on the stock market but the mindset of people around the world. MCG provides unique insight on how to mitigate these risks to possibly ensure a bright economic future.
Falcon stands out as a top-tier P2P Invoice Discounting platform in India, bridging esteemed blue-chip companies and eager investors. Our goal is to transform the investment landscape in India by establishing a comprehensive destination for borrowers and investors with diverse profiles and needs, all while minimizing risk. What sets Falcon apart is the elimination of intermediaries such as commercial banks and depository institutions, allowing investors to enjoy higher yields.
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024 - Ricerca sulle Startup e il Sistema dell'Innov...Quotidiano Piemontese
Turin Startup Ecosystem 2024
Una ricerca de il Club degli Investitori, in collaborazione con ToTeM Torino Tech Map e con il supporto della ESCP Business School e di Growth Capital
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Financial Assets: Debit vs Equity Securities.pptxWrito-Finance
financial assets represent claim for future benefit or cash. Financial assets are formed by establishing contracts between participants. These financial assets are used for collection of huge amounts of money for business purposes.
Two major Types: Debt Securities and Equity Securities.
Debt Securities are Also known as fixed-income securities or instruments. The type of assets is formed by establishing contracts between investor and issuer of the asset.
• The first type of Debit securities is BONDS. Bonds are issued by corporations and government (both local and national government).
• The second important type of Debit security is NOTES. Apart from similarities associated with notes and bonds, notes have shorter term maturity.
• The 3rd important type of Debit security is TRESURY BILLS. These securities have short-term ranging from three months, six months, and one year. Issuer of such securities are governments.
• Above discussed debit securities are mostly issued by governments and corporations. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS CDs are issued by Banks and Financial Institutions. Risk factor associated with CDs gets reduced when issued by reputable institutions or Banks.
Following are the risk attached with debt securities: Credit risk, interest rate risk and currency risk
There are no fixed maturity dates in such securities, and asset’s value is determined by company’s performance. There are two major types of equity securities: common stock and preferred stock.
Common Stock: These are simple equity securities and bear no complexities which the preferred stock bears. Holders of such securities or instrument have the voting rights when it comes to select the company’s board of director or the business decisions to be made.
Preferred Stock: Preferred stocks are sometime referred to as hybrid securities, because it contains elements of both debit security and equity security. Preferred stock confers ownership rights to security holder that is why it is equity instrument
<a href="https://www.writofinance.com/equity-securities-features-types-risk/" >Equity securities </a> as a whole is used for capital funding for companies. Companies have multiple expenses to cover. Potential growth of company is required in competitive market. So, these securities are used for capital generation, and then uses it for company’s growth.
Concluding remarks
Both are employed in business. Businesses are often established through debit securities, then what is the need for equity securities. Companies have to cover multiple expenses and expansion of business. They can also use equity instruments for repayment of debits. So, there are multiple uses for securities. As an investor, you need tools for analysis. Investment decisions are made by carefully analyzing the market. For better analysis of the stock market, investors often employ financial analysis of companies.
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview.pptxmarketing367770
USDA Loans in California: A Comprehensive Overview
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Shadow Banking and the Global Financial Crisis: The Regulatory Response (Oxford, 2012)
1. U22007 Legal Research Project
Shadow Banking and the Global Financial
Crisis: The Regulatory Response
(Legal Research Project)
Department of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate Diploma in Law (2011-2012)
Legal Research Project
Module U22007
Name: Jan-Patrik REIMANN
Candidate Number: ********
Word limit: 4,500 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography)
Adviser: Dr Stelios Andreadakis, Senior Lecturer in Law
Module Leader: Mr Jeff Young, Senior Lecturer
LegalResearchProject
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Abstract
The purpose of this Legal Research Project is to study the shadow banking system and
its regulation since the global financial crisis of 2008. The shadow banking system is a newly
coined term, that is not yet (or only very scarcely) regulated or even clearly defined.
It has been remarked that the shadow banking sector played a major part in the leading
up to the crisis. While regulators have been quick to introduce stricter rules for banks and
insurance companies, the shadow banks have been left largely untouched by new regulations.
However, this has changed during the last year with the European Commission now strongly
expressing the desire to implement regulatory measures to ensure that the shadow banking
system will not be able to pose further system risks to the global financial stability.
This Project explores the proposals currently under debate in the EU and provides an
outlook of what supervision and regulations can be expected in the months and years to come.
Self-regulation is now regarded as unsatisfactory. However, legislators should also remain
careful not to over-regulate an already fragile financial system with the results possibly being
hurtful to the economy. Although the process is still at a very early stage, it is definitely
moving now and all stakeholders will want to observe the possible changes very carefully.
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Table of Contents
Abstract 2
Table of Contents 3
Introduction 4
(a) Shadow Banking 4
(b) What is the Shadow Banking System (SBS)? 5
(c) The purpose of shadow banking 7
(d) Recent European and Global Structural Changes in Financial Supervision 8
(e) Existing regulatory measures 9
(f) Current Legislative Proposals and Recommendations 10
(g) Recent stakeholder’s response 11
(h) Conclusion 12
Bibliography 14 - 19
(1) Books
(2) Journals
(3) News
(4) Speeches
(5) Online Sources
(6) Reports
(7) EU Legislation
(8) Other Legislation
(9) Case law
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Introduction
“Shadow banking is one of those interesting undefined terms”1
- “it’s the Wild West.”2
Project’s aim
As the above quotes illustrate, the shadow banking system still seems to be a mystery. This Legal
Research Project aims to bring light into the dark by studying the shadow banking system and its regulation
since the global financial crisis of 2008, which has plunged the world’s economy into the biggest depression
since the 1930s. The shadow banking system is a newly coined term, not yet (or only very scarcely) regulated in
the United Kingdom as in most other jurisdictions.
In the aftermath of the crisis, it has been remarked that the shadow banking sector had a major part to
play in the leading up to the breakdown of the US housing market and the collapse of major banking houses such
as Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers. While regulators have been quick to introduce stricter rules for banks and
insurance companies with measures such as the Dodd-Frank Act in the US as well as the Capital Requirements
Directives (further implementing the Basel Accords) and Solvency II in the EU, the shadow banks have been left
largely untouched by new regulations. However, this has changed during the last year with the G20, the
Financial Stability Board (FSB), the Federal Reserve in the US and the European Commission now strongly
expressing the desire to implement regulatory measures to ensure that the shadow banking system will not be
able to pose further system risks to the global financial stability.
This Project explores the proposals currently under debate in the EU and provides an outlook of what
supervision and regulations can be expected in the months and years to come. Self-regulation is now regarded as
unsatisfactory. However, before new measures can be implemented the exact activities and entities of the
shadow banking system need yet to be defined. Legislators should also remain careful not to over-regulate an
already fragile financial system with the result possibly being hurtful to business. Although the process is still at
a very early stage, it is now definitely moving and all stakeholders will want to observe the possible changes
very carefully.
(a) Shadow Banking
The recent financial crisis highlighted numerous points of vulnerability in the global financial system. Since
then, regulators worldwide have introduced new legislation for financial services. However, one component
which is said to have played a large part in the crisis has been left out so far; the shadow banking system (SBS).
The UK government remarked3
in a 2010 consultation document that as the UK banking system is emerging
from the most serious financial crisis in over a hundred years, one of the fundamental causes of the crisis was the
growth of an unregulated SBS.
1 Schneider, A. ‘Deloitte Launches Shadow Banking Index’. CNBC. 29 May 2012. 05.20 hrs (00:30-01:00/04)
http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/ [accessed 21 July 2010].
2 Krugman, P. ‘Paul Krugman Explains What Exactly Went Wrong’ (2008). Zócalo Public Square Lecture Series, RAND
Corporation, Santa Monica. http://zocalopublicsquare.org/ [accessed 15 March 2012].
3 HM Treasury, Consultation Document: ‘A new approach to financial regulation: judgement, focus and stability’ (2010). Her
Majesty’s Treasury, London, 26 July 2010. http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/ [accessed 15 November 2011].
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Ben Bernanke, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve System4
, in April of this year called for new steps to
curb shadow banking5
. In March, Lord Turner of Britain’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority
(FSA), demanded radical rule changes to protect financial stability from the risks of shadow banking6
and the
European Union’s Internal Market and Services Commissioner, Michel Barnier, went in the same direction,
asking for appropriate supervision and regulation7
.
Estimates of the SBS’s size in the United States (US) currently range from $10 to $60 trillion8
, compared to
$18 trillion of the traditional banking sector. This is worth around a quarter of the total financial system. With
those numbers, the SBS’s size could be as much as about four to 24 times the United Kingdom’s (UK) GDP9
,
stated as $2.418 trillion10
for 2011. The peak of the SBS’s value was reached around the start of the recent global
financial crisis in the first quarter of 2008 and has since decreased by more than half11
. The size of the SBS is,
however, constantly changing over time. With the possible introduction of new and stricter regulation on the
official banking sector, business is expected to move away from traditional banking and therefore leading to
growth in the unregulated SBS12
. At the same time, if products currently forming part of the SBS become
regulated or guaranteed by the government, they will no longer belong to the SBS and move to the regulated
main banking sector13
.
(b) What is the Shadow Banking System (SBS)?
As the SBS is not clearly defined, this question is difficult to answer. Descriptions are often very
different from each other and even contradictory. The SBS has been described as encompassing ‘bank like
products without bank like protections’ used by many institutions and millions of people14
. One of its key
characteristics is therefore that, unlike regulated banks, the SBS has no access to benefits such as central bank
liquidity and deposit insurances15
.
However, there can certainly be no black and white categorisation into two groups of financial
institutions. In fact, many licensed banks that fall under the relevant banking and regulatory laws may conduct
much of their operations in the SBS, even though they are not SBS institutions themselves. On the other hand,
there are those institutions that are clearly seen as being part only of the SBS. Their main products and activities
4 The Federal Reserve System is the central banking system of the United States.
5 Bernanke, B. S., ‘Fostering Financial Stability’ (2012). Speech at the 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Financial
Markets Conference, Stone Mountain, Georgia. 09 April 2012. http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/
6 Turner, A., ‘Shadow banking and financial instability’ (2012). Lecture at Cass Business School,
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/static/pubs/speeches/ [accessed 14 March 2012]
7 Taking action on shadow banking: avoiding new sources of risk in the financial sector (2012) European Commission Press
Release. http://europa.eu/rapid/ [accessed 19 March 2012]
8 Schneider, see above, note 1.
9 Gross Domestic Product (GDP): the market value of all officially recognised final goods and services produced within a
country in a given period (nominal)
10 International Monetary Fund (2012). ‘5. Report for Selected Countries and Subjects’.
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2011 [accessed 2 June 2012].
11 Schneider, see above, note 1.
12 Poszar, Z. and Singh, M. ‘The Nonbank-Bank Nexus and the Shadow Banking System’ (2011). International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Working Paper 11/289, Washington D.C. http://www.imf.org/ [accessed 12 November 2011].
13 Schneider, see above, note 1.
14 Ibid.
15 Cano, C. G., ‘On the Crisis’ (2012). BIS - Central bankers' speeches, Speech at the Universidad del Rosario School of
Economics graduation ceremony, Bogotá, http://www.bis.org/list/cbspeeches/ [accessed 25 April 2012].
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consist of money market funds (MMFs)16
and repurchase (repo) agreements17
, but they also include hedge funds,
structured investment vehicles (SIVs)18
, special purpose entity (SPE)19
conduits as well as asset backed securities
(ABSs) and asset-backed commercial papers (ABCPs) such as mortgage backed securities (MBSs) and
collateralised debt obligations (CDOs)20
. In the words of Paul McCulley, who coined the term ‘shadow banking’,
it is "the whole alphabet soup of levered up non-bank investment conduits, vehicles and structures."21
While the term ‘shadow banking’ has only been coined in recent years22
, the system itself is not
something new at all. Shadow banking is indeed just a name given to a very large and important part of the
global financial system which had already existed since many decades.23
The name is perhaps misleading as the
institutions which make up this huge system are often well known and clearly visible. Only in so far do they lie
in the ‘shadows’ as their activities are often not caught by the financial regulators.
To define shadow banking within the global financial system, it makes sense to clarify first what
shadow banking is not. Judges have often tried to define banks in their own words. In the 1960s Lord Denning,
MR, laid down the classic test in United Dominions Trust Ltd v Kirkwood24
as “an establishment for the custody
of money received from, or on behalf of, its customers”. However, exactly this definition does no longer only
apply to traditional banks. A large part of the SBS would easily pass Lord Denning’s test. It is therefore
apparent, that for the purpose of modern financial regulation with its increasingly sophisticated financial
products, the Kirkwood test is no longer desirable.
Banks in the traditional sense are institutions that engage in lending and borrowing. They take money
deposits from some customers and lend it to others. However, and even more importantly, they have access to
their respective countries’ central banks25
. Technically, a bank is any company that has a banking licence. These
are usually granted by a countries’ central bank. In the UK, the central bank is the Bank of England which
originally supervised banks. However, this function is now carried out by the Financial Services Authority
(FSA)26
. Once we have found a financial institution with a banking licence, there are still largely three types of
banks to be distinguished from each other: commercial banks, investment banks and universal banks (both
commercial and investment banks together). Commercial banks are those which are also commonly called high
street banks. They take deposits from their customers (individuals, companies and governments) and also lend
money to them. Lending to people is called retail banking while lending to businesses and governments is
16 Money market fund (MMF): an open-ended mutual fund that invests in short-term debt securities such as US Treasury
bills and commercial papers.
17 Repurchase agreement (repo): the sale of securities together with an agreement for the seller to buy back the securities
at a later date.
18 Structured investment vehicle (SIV): a finance company borrowing money by issuing short-term securities at low interest
rates and then lending that money by buying longer term securities at higher interest rates, with the difference in rates
going to investors as profit.
19 Special Purpose Entity (SPE): a legal entity created to fill a narrow or temporary objective. Often used to hide debt or
ownership (see Enron scandal).
20 Collateralised debt obligation (CDO): an investment security backed by a pool of bonds, loans and other assets.
21 O’Donnell, J. ‘European Union to shine light on shadow banking’ (2012). Reuters, Brussels, 27 April.
http://uk.reuters.com/ [accessed 10 May 2012].
22 McCulley, P. ‘Speech at Economic Policy Symposium’ (2007). Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
23 Pozsar, Adrian, Ashcraft and Boesky, ‘Shadow Banking’ (2012). Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Staff Report No. 458.
http://www.newyorkfed.org/ [accessed 10 March 2012].
24 (1966) 2 QB 431 (CA)
25
Cranston, R., Principles of Banking Law (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, New York, 2002.
26 http://www.fsa.gov.uk/
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wholesale banking. The other group, investment banks, help companies and governments raise money. Most of
the world’s biggest banks do both types of banking27
.
Now that we roughly know what a bank is, the issue is further complicated by the fact that, although the
SBS mainly operates outside the traditional main banking sector, it also involves many traditional banking
institutions. This means that many institutions which would otherwise be classified as belonging to the
mainstream banking sector, engage in activities which fall into the SBS. Therefore, the shadow and the main
banking worlds are highly intertwined and connected, making it difficult for the laymen and expert alike to
distinguish between the two.
(c) The purpose of shadow banking
The classic and original purpose of a bank is to take deposits from customers and to lend money to fund
businesses, projects and construction. This is especially the case for those people and organisations that need
money the most, such as small fast-growing ones. Yet, it is often difficult for exactly those businesses and people
to raise or borrow money from banks, as they usually require securities such as already existing assets. When
people can’t get what they want from the regulated sector, they get it from the unregulated shadow banks.
Shadow banks often can provide credit cheaper than mainstream banks. They take on risks that regulated banks
are either not willing or not allowed to take. This means that they offer financial services to businesses or people
who would otherwise not have access to this money.
A perfect example of this can be witnessed in contemporary China28
, where the banking business is
going so well that they can easily afford lending exclusively to big businesses with low risk29
. This leaves many
people and businesses with outstanding credit demands. As they cannot get the money from banks, they move to
the SBS. This problem shows nicely that the underlying basis of shadow banking is something fundamentally
democratic. As it gets increasingly difficult to raise capital (equity) or borrow money (debt) from banks, other
financial institutions are stepping in to fill this gap in demand. Those non-banks therefore provide finance
solutions to those who otherwise would not be able to get access to money.
Still, this explanation is only half of the truth. In modern global finance it is also the powerful financial players
that make daily use of the SBS as a large credit intermediation system involving maturity and liquidity
transformation through sophisticated securitisation mechanisms and the repo market. Money market funds
(MMFs) also form an important part of the SBS. They act like banks in many ways, but don’t have the access to
the safety net that a bank has. They remain a particular source of risk30
, as their short term deposits are prone to
runs. MMFs were treated as cash on deposit even though they are not banks. This is one of the reasons they were
given the nickname ‘shadow banks’31
. Indeed, during the financial crisis, the real contraction in credit came from
non-bank financial institutions – MMFs, hedge funds, SIVs. They melted away from the money markets at the
first hint of banks in trouble32
. Hedge funds are generally considered to form part of the SBS, although some
27 Cranston, see above, note 23.
28 Gongloff, M. ‘China’s Shadow Banking System: The Next Subprime?’ (2011). Wall Street Journal Blog, Market Beat, 25
October. http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/ [accessed 18 April 2012].
29 Chan, H. H. ‘China shadow banking: dancing in the dark’ (2012). Financial Regulatory Forum, Reuters, 08 February.
http://blogs.reuters.com/financial-regulatory-forum/ [accessed 18 April 2012].
30 Derby, M. ‘Bernanke Calls For More Regulations’ (2012). Wall Street Journal Live (03), http://on.aol.com/video/ [accessed
10 April 2012]
31 McCulley, see above, note 21.
32
McCulley, see above, note 21.
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experts exclude them on the basis that they are more investment than bank like33
. The UK, which is the hedge
fund centre of Europe, will be particularly cautious in observing regulatory developments in this area.
Taking all the above into consideration, it can be said that the SBS activities play an important part in
the financial system. They exist largely outside the main banking system and are not caught by financial
oversight and regulatory structures. The SBS, unlike the traditional banking system, does not enjoy access to
central bank funding or safety nets like deposit insurance.
The main issue of the SBS is therefore seen from a point of systemic risk. There is also a reasonable
concern that global financial regulation, which has increasingly become stricter in recent years, leads to more
business moving into the SBS. If this is the case, then the purpose of the regulations fails as these financial
transactions will then again occur away from the reach of the regulators. It is therefore important to understand
these yet little regulated activities to ensure a truly effective regulatory model.
(d) Recent European and Global Structural Changes in Financial Supervision
The financial crisis of brought the debate about stricter control of financial institutions into the global
headlines. While governments around the world have been quick to introduce more stringent capital
requirements for banks through the Basel-III accords and the same for the insurance industry with Solvency II34
,
it has often been criticised that these measures do not stretch far enough to the most important threats of systemic
risk. It is clear that the SBS has not been the primary focus of regulatory changes yet.
The regulatory response to the 2008 financial crisis has been international and coordinated through the
G2035
. This global group of finance ministers and central bank governors, which represents about 80% of the
world’s economy, has been growing in importance since the crisis and has now replaced the G8 as the main
economic council of wealthy nations36
. The 2009 G20 London summit in April 2009 established the Financial
Stability Board (FSB) as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) which had existed for the preceding
20 years37
. Based in Basel, Switzerland, the Board includes all G20 major economies, former FSF members, the
European Commission, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB), the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD). As formerly the FSF, the FSB’s aim is to promote international financial stability and to
advise on global regulatory standards. One of its subdivisions is the Standing Committee on Supervisory and
Regulatory Cooperation (SCSRC), which is chaired by Sir Adair Turner who is, at the same time, Chairman of
the UK’s FSA. This Committee will address coordination issues that arise among supervisors and regulators. It
will also help with contingency planning for cross-border crisis management at major financial institutions and
advise on crisis management issues more broadly. It is of paramount importance for tackling the SBS issues38
.
The group of G20 has invited the FSB to review the SBS and give recommendations for supervision and
regulations. Accordingly, the FSB has recommended measures to strengthen oversight and regulation of shadow
33 Schneider, see above, note 1.
34 Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit
of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II).
35 G20: Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors www.g20.org
36 CNN, ‘Officials: G-20 to supplant G-8 as international economic council’ (2009). Cable News Network, Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc., 25 September 2009. http://articles.cnn.com [accessed 14 March 2012].
37 Financial Stability Board (FSB), http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/about/ [accessed 14 March 2012].
38
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/
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banking39
in October 2011 and gave an overview of the progress of the G20 recommendations for strengthening
financial stability40
.
On a similar note, and as part of the global regulatory debate, the EU created a new framework for
financial supervision. In place since 2011, it consists of a new European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) to ensure
that macro-economic risks are detected sufficiently early. Based on the three traditional financial sectors
(banking, capital markets and insurance) it is divided into three sectoral European supervisory authorities
(ESAs): the European Banking Authority (EBA)41
based in London, the European Insurance and Occupational
Pensions Authority (EIOPA) in Frankfurt42
and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) in
Paris43
. These authorities have a key aim to establish a ‘Single Rule Book’ for financial supervision and
regulation within the EU44
. Generally, the EU has shown a leading incentive in financial services regulation. The
EU‘s roadmap for Financial Reform45
, published in October 2010, has as its objective the full alignment with the
commitments on financial reform stipulated by the G20.
In 2010, the UK government created the Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), asked to consider
reforms to the UK banking sector to promote financial stability and competition. In November 2011 the ICB
published its final report46
, chaired by and commonly named after Sir John Vickers. They recommended
measures for the main banking sector such as ring-fencing retail from investment bank activities within large
banks. The report also suggested that the failure of Lehman Brothers might have been prevented had regulation
of the SBS already been in place. However, it has been criticised, that the report neglected the SBS problem47
.
(e) Existing regulatory measures
Regulations for the banking sector have either already been implemented or are on their way with new
capital requirements based on the three Basel Accords and the insurance sector is currently seeing regulatory
changes with the Solvency II Directives scheduled to come into effect in 2014.
To be more precise, there are already existing EU measures addressing the SBS. One of those measures
are the Capital Requirement Directive IV (which will implement the Basel III global framework in Europe) and
the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as indirect regulation through banking and insurance
39 Financial Stability Board (FSB), ‘Shadow Banking: Strengthening Oversight and Regulation’ (2011), Recommendations of
the Financial Stability Board, 27 October 2011. http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications [accessed 28 October
2011].
40 Financial Stability Board (FSB), ‘Overview of Progress in the Implementation of the G20 Recommendations for
Strengthening Financial Stability (2011). Report of the Financial Stability Board to G20 Leaders, 04 November 2011. .
http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications [accessed 04 November 2011].
41 REGULATION (EU) No 1093/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 24 November 2010
establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending Decision No 716/2009/EC and
repealing Commission Decision 2009/78/EC.
42 REGULATION (EU) No 1094/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 24 November 2010
establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority), amending
Decision No 716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/79/EC.
43 REGULATION (EU) No 1095/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 24 November 2010
establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Securities and Markets Authority), Amending Decision No
716/2009/EC and repealing Commission Decision 2009/77/EC.
44 European Commission, see note 47.
45 European Commission, ‚’The European Union‘s roadmap for Financial Reform’ (2010). Directorate-General for the Internal
Market and Services, October 2010. http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/finances/ [accessed 14 March 2012].
46 Independent Commission on Banking (ICB), ‘Final Report – Recommendations’ (2011). London, September 2011.
http://bankingcommission.independent.gov.uk/ [accessed 14 September 2011].
47 National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), Beyond Vickers: NIESR Proposes Alternative Approaches To
Bank Regulation (2012). Press Release, 03 February 2012, London. http://www.niesr.ac.uk/ [accessed 10 February 2012].
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regulation. Furthermore, for investment firms, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) 48
will be
extended to cover all high frequency traders and more commodity firms, therefore enlarging the scope of current
prudential regulation to make future regulatory arbitrage more difficult. Additionally, Solvency II and the
Alternative Investment Fund Directive will be regulating the insurance sector and investment funds.
Although these measures go some way towards addressing the SBS, the European Commission wishes to
implement further measures.
In the US the so-called Dodd-Frank Act49
, passed in 2010, included legislation which went into the
direction of regulating the SBS. It included provisions saying that the Federal Reserve System, the central
banking system and regulator of the US, has the power to regulate all institutions of systemic importance.
Furthermore, the Act required registration for hedge funds which have assets totaling more than $150 million.
Dodd-Frank and Basel III may limit risks in the securitisation industry for the near future. Dodd-Frank
proposes a large number of rules in the form of risk-retention requirements, additional disclosure, limits on
transactions between banks and their affiliates (for ABCP conduits, for instance), and new rules for the use of
credit ratings and Basel III imposes additional pressure on banks through higher capital buffers and more
stringent liquidity requirements.
Furthermore, in 2011 the FSB named 29 banks worldwide as systemically important financial
institutions (SIFIs)50
. Out of them ten were based in the Eurozone, eight in the US, four in Britain, three in Japan,
two in Switzerland, and one each in Sweden and China. Those banks are now subject to stricter controls and
regulations. The regulators also implemented international financial reporting standards (IFRS) which have been
welcomed by the financial world. While these measures mainly affect the traditional financial sectors, they may
also prove useful for the SBS.
(f) Current Legislative Proposals and Recommendations
In 2010, the former Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), which’s tasks and activities
have now been overtaken by the London-based European Banking Authority (EBA), published its last annual
report51
. The CEBS indicated that implementation and supervision of banking regulations that used to follow the
‘comply or explain’ mechanism has increasingly become more stringent and less voluntary as a lesson learned
from the financial crisis.
Currently, the European legislators are still on their way to enact a new set of regulations to control and
supervise these financial institutions. In March 2012 the European Commission published a pre-legislative green
paper52
on shadow banking53
. To date, it is the latest proposal for regulating the SBS. It has to be emphasised,
that we are still at a very early stage. The FSB report of October 2011 specified five workstreams which it has
48 MiFID: Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial
instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EEC. http://eur-lex.europa.eu [accessed 15 January 2012].
49 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (as approved by the House-Senate Conference on H.R. 4173
on June 29, 2010 and subsequently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on June 30, 2010)
50 Financial Stability Board (FSB), ‘Policy Measures to Address Systemically Important Financial Institutions’ (2011).
http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications/ [accessed 04 November 2011].
51
Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), Annual Report (2010). London. http://www.eba.europa.eu [accessed
18 February 2012].
52 A green paper released by the European Commission is a discussion document to stimulate debate and launch a process
of public consultation in a specific area. It is often followed by a white paper, containing proposals for further development
into EU law.
53 European Commission (2012) Green Paper on Shadow Banking. http://ec.europa.eu/ [accessed 19 March 2012].
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launched to analyse key issues in more detail and develop effective policy recommendations. Three of the
reports are due to be published in July 2012, and the remaining two in September and December of the same
year. With the global importance and relevance of these issues, responsibility for each report has been given to
the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the International Organization of Securities Commissions and
FSB Task Force subgroups. They are specifically considering regulatory reforms for banks’ interactions with
‘shadow bank’ entities, MMFs, securitisation, other ‘shadow banking’ entities and securities lending and repos.
The workstreams bring together the EU and other major jurisdictions, including the U.S., China, and Japan,
which are each considering appropriate measures. The FSB will review the workstreams through its SCSRC and
is expected to produce a comprehensive analysis of the risks and regulatory responses before the end of 2012.
(g) Recent stakeholder’s response
The European Commission invited stakeholders to share their comments on the green paper. In June
2012, the European Banking Federation (EBF), which represents the interests of almost 5000 banks, published
its response to the proposals54
. While the EBF’s comments were generally supportive of the proposals, one of the
main criticisms was, rather unsurprisingly, that the risks, entities and activities that should be included within the
scope of the shadow banking are not yet clearly defined. Before determining the necessary modifications of the
current EU regulatory framework, we should wait until the FSB has explicitly stated which activities and entities
it will count as being part of the SBS. The EBF also criticised the name ‘shadow banking’ as a vague, pejorative
and arbitrary term of an important and stable source of alternative funding for banks and their customers.
Similar to the new Deloitte Shadow Banking Index’s approach55
, the EBF suggests excluding investment funds
from the SBS definition. They remark that European investment funds or their managers must already comply
with either the proposed AIFM Directive56
or the UCITS Directive57
, which together have a broad scope for
regulation. The AIFM Directive58
(Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive) proposals, already in force
since July 2011, proposals have to be written into national statute books by 2013, and will then begin to bite.
Even more logical would be the exclusion of closed end investment funds, as they are not prone to the risks of
runs.
The EBF’s response further advises to make the fullest use of already existent legislation such as the
Capital Requirements Directive59
and Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/200460
which also partially regulate
54 European Banking Federation, ‘EBF Response to European Commission Green Paper on Shadow Banking’, June 2012.
http://www.ebf-fbe.eu [accessed 01 June 2012].
55 Deloitte, ‘The Deloitte Shadow Banking Index - Shedding light on banking’s shadows’ (2012). Deloitte Center for Financial
Services, Deloitte Development LLC, New York. http://www.deloitte.com/assets/ [accessed 30 May 2012].
56 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Alternative Investment Fund
Managers and amending Directives 2004/39/EC and 2009/…/EC.
57 DIRECTIVE 2001/107/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 January 2002 amending Council
Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for
collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) with a view to regulating management companies and simplified
prospectuses.
58 AIFMD: Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment
Fund Managers and amending Directives 2003/41/EC and 2009/65/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1060/2009 and (EU) No
1095/2010. http://eur-lex.europa.eu [accessed 20 January 2012].
59 DIRECTIVE 2009/111/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 16 September 2009
amending Directives 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC and 2007/64/EC as regards banks affiliated to central institutions, certain
own funds items, large exposures, supervisory arrangements, and crisis management.
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securitisation and ABS transactions. As regards repos and securities lending, transactions which are of
fundamental importance for credit institutions to ensure their liquidity, the EBF would regard the European
harmonisation of settlement systems61
(which still operate under different legal and regulatory frameworks) as a
major step to reduce failures in these markets. With reference to a paper from the European Repo Council62
, the
EBF’s commentary documents that there is no general risk of a run for repos or MMFs.
Generally, the EBF’s response promotes the enhanced application of existing rules, while underlining
the importance of the general principle that the same financial activities should be subject to the same regulation
and supervision globally. The European Commission should therefore continue to actively participate in the FSB
discussions and implement any recommendations in parallel with other key jurisdictions around the globe.
(h) Conclusion
We saw that both in the US and the EU, legislation has been introduced to regulate the financial sectors
since the 2008 crisis. While they partly address the shadow banking problem, the SBS has not received particular
attention since the end of last year. There is now however a clear political and regulatory will visible around the
globe to tackle this issue. As the specific aspects are still under investigation, particularly by the FSB’s
workstreams, their publication of those reports later this year will be impatiently awaited by the financial sector.
It seems quite clear at this point, that some regulation is going to be introduced in the near future. What exactly
this will be can only be speculation now. The call for stronger regulation by the Federal Reserve Governor
Daniel Tarullo, on 12 June 201263
, was the latest so far in a number of high profile calls for SBS policy changes
this year.
It is also likely that new shadow banking activities will emerge in the future. In response to the recent
regulatory proposals, a London-based accountant was reported to be pessimistic about regulator’s success. He
said that the shadow banking sector will always be difficult to regulate as it contains individuals who are more
intelligent than regulators and able to stay one step ahead64
. While it can be argued that innovators will always
outpace regulators. This should not discourage us from implementing regulations to prevent risk in global
financial stability.
The alternative is the argument formerly advanced by the Larosière Report65
which makes it clear that
regulation alone cannot solve all problems of financial stability. Other factors such as corporate governance need
to be taken into account. This year again Larosière reminded that one should not go ‘overboard’ with financial
regulation66
. Over-regulation should be avoided as it slows down economic growth. European central bankers are
60 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 809/2004 of 29 April 2004 implementing Directive 2003/71/EC of the European
Parliament and of the Council as regards information contained in prospectuses as well as the format, incorporation by
reference and publication of such prospectuses and dissemination of advertisements.
61 European Repo Council, ‘A white paper on the operation of the European repo market, the role of short-selling, the
problem of settlement failures and the need for reform of the market infrastructure’ (2010). ICMA, Zurich, 13 July 2010.
http://www.icmagroup.org/assets/ [accessed 05 June 2012].
62 European Repo Council, ‘Shadow banking and repo’ (2012). ICMA, Zurich, 20 March 2012.
http://www.icmagroup.org/assets/ [accessed 05 June 2012].
63 Torres, C. ‘Fed’s Tarullo Calls for Tougher Shadow Banking Oversight’ (2012). Bloomberg, 12 June 2012.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ [accessed 12 June 2012].
64
Zafar, A. ‘NIESR urges gov’t to crack down on shadow banking’ (2012). FTAdviser, Financial Times Business, London, 09
February 2012. http://www.ftadviser.com/ [accessed 10 February 2012].
65 The High-Level Group on Financial Supervision in the EU, Report (2009). Brussels, February 2009.
http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/finances/ [accessed 10 October 2011].
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also emphasising that good institutional governance is the key to better crisis management67
and a recent report68
by the Group of Thirty suggests that governance of financial institutions is of great importance for a harmonised
global framework for crisis management in the banking sector69
and as the ideal approach for supervising and
regulating monitoring the SBS70
. Eurofi, a European think tank dedicated to financial services, even considered
building up Chinese walls between banks and shadow banks71
, while academics72
are generally waiting for the
FSB progress reports73
.
Clearly, there has been done much since the crisis with CRD, the new Basel Accords, further
implementation of MiFID, Solvency II, Dodd-Franck, and corporate governance. While these measures were
largely aimed at the traditional institutions, the time has now come for the SBS. Entities such as MMF and the
repo market have become under increased scrutiny also by the American SEC74
.
For financial regulation the bigger global picture is of paramount importance. What the US government
does is often followed by the rest of the world. This is largely due to the US being the largest global economy
and also since US financial institutions dominate the international financial markets. Not least, the sub-prime
mortgage crunch and with it the financial crisis of recent years started in the US. However, this time it seems that
the EU is leading the way with strong activity from the European Commission, although the main workload is
still undertaken by the global FSB. Leading bankers themselves call for a global approach on regulation as the
customers they serve are increasingly global in operation75
. This must surely be the right way to go. In a global
financial world, rules must ideally be the same in all jurisdictions. Otherwise the game of regulatory arbitrage
and financial innovation will start again.
All in all, it is still not clearly defined what exactly the SBS encompasses. The reports due to be
published this year by the FSB will therefore hopefully place us in a better position to judge what measures will
need to be done.
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