Research Discussion Papers, Bank of Finland
No 23/1998:
Improving Banking Supervision
David G. Mayes ()
Abstract: This paper explains how banking supervision within the EU,
and in Finland in particular, can be improved by the implementation of
greater market discipline and related changes. Although existing EU law,
institutions, market structures and practices of corporate governance
restrict the scope for change, substantial improvements can be introduced
now while there is a window of opportunity for change. The economy is
growing H5ly and the consequences of the banking crises of the early 1990s
have been worked through. Greater market discipline, in the form of a
regime of quarterly public disclosure by banks of their capital adequacy,
peak exposures and risk management systems, along with improved incentives,
will help improve the prudential management of banks, reduce the costs of
supervision, enable supervisors to focus on systemic risks and help
customers determine the risks they face. Banking inherently involves the
taking of risks, but transparency and improved public information about
them will help all concerned manage the risks more effectively and greatly
reduce the chance that the taxpayer will again be called upon to help
rescue the banking system.
Keywords: banking supervision; market discipline; disclosure; systemic risk; financial system oversight; (follow links to similar papers)
45 pages, November 12, 1998
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