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Harvard Corporate Governance
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA The unexpected failure of several major banks earlier this year has sparked interest in Washington in financial reform. More systemic reform ideas are also circulating, including fundamental changes to bank governance and government regulation and supervision. more…)
Harvard Corporate Governance
MAY 12, 2023
The survey paper is organized around three main lessons learned about banking crises: the importance of leverage as a precursor to crises, the large and negative real impact of crises on various sectors of the economy, and that government and central bank intervention has historically ameliorated these effects. more…)
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Harvard Corporate Governance
MAY 1, 2023
Could better accounting rules have saved Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)? On the other hand, greater accounting transparency can unnecessarily cause bank depositors to panic at the first sign of trouble, threatening the stability of the banking system. The answer is a resounding maybe.
Harvard Corporate Governance
APRIL 17, 2023
In March 2023, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) shocked global financial markets. In many ways, the SVB failure was a classic bank run, with details that appear drawn from the 19 th century rather than the 21 st. This post is based on their recent paper.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 27, 2023
Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest 30 banks with assets exceeding $500 billion, melted down earlier this month. How this collapse quickly unfolded raises serious questions about the regulatory actions preceding it and the future of banking regulation. ” SNB also pledged to provide CS with liquidity if necessary.
Brian DeChesare
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
I never expected to revisit the topic of bulge bracket banks so quickly because the full list changes slowly, and we updated it a few years ago. What is a “Bulge Bracket Bank”? The name “bulge bracket” (BB) comes from the prospectus for an IPO or debt issuance, which lists all the banks underwriting the deal.
Harvard Corporate Governance
MARCH 15, 2023
Introduction Banks are at the heart of every major national economy — and of the global economy as a whole. We also interviewed representatives from fifteen leading banks – twelve of which were part of this study and eight of which were globally systemic banks (“G-SIBs”). Strine, Jr.;
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