Smaller but Safer?

Global trends taken for granted in recent decades, the big expansion in global financial assets compared with underlying economic activity, growing global financial integration, shrinking role of the state in financial systems, and rising share of...

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Main Author: Stephanou, Constantinos
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10849207/smaller-safer
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10247
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topic ARBITRAGE
ASSET PRICES
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ASSETS
BANK CONSOLIDATION
BANK DEPOSITS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK LENDING
BANK NATIONALIZATIONS
BANK REGULATION
BANKING SYSTEM
BOND
BOND MARKET
BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION
BORROWING
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL CONTROLS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSES
COMMERCIAL LENDING
CONTRIBUTION
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT DERIVATIVES
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT RISK
CRISIS COUNTRIES
CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL
DEBT SECURITIES
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT MONEY BANK
DERIVATIVES MARKET
DIRECTED CREDIT
DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING-MARKET
EMPLOYMENT
EQUITIES
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXPOSURES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL DEREGULATION
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL ECONOMIST
FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL RISKS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN ENTRY
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS
FUTURE GROWTH
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
GROWTH OF MULTINATIONAL
GUARANTEE SCHEMES
GUARANTY
HEDGE FUNDS
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME FLOWS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME SOURCE
INCOME SOURCES
INCOMES
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURERS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT COMPANY
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
INVESTMENT RETURNS
INVESTOR BASE
INVESTOR BASES
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIABILITY
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL CAPITAL MARKETS
LOCAL MARKETS
MANDATES
MARKET INSTRUMENTS
MARKET INVESTMENTS
MARKET MECHANISMS
MARKET PRICES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY FUND
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGE MARKET
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONALIZED BANKS
NEW BUSINESS
NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
OUTSTANDING STOCK
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIOS
PORTFOLIOS OF PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE BOND
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE ENTITIES
PRIVATE PENSION
PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES
PUBLIC POLICY
REAL SECTOR
RECESSION
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT SAVINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK AVERSION
SECONDARY MORTGAGE
SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
SENIOR
SINGLE MARKET
SOLVENCY
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATIONS
SUBSIDIARIES
TRADING
TRADING ACTIVITIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNDERWRITING CREDIT RISK
UNIVERSAL BANKS
VALUABLE
WAGE
WAGES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
spellingShingle ARBITRAGE
ASSET PRICES
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ASSETS
BANK CONSOLIDATION
BANK DEPOSITS
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
BANK LENDING
BANK NATIONALIZATIONS
BANK REGULATION
BANKING SYSTEM
BOND
BOND MARKET
BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION
BORROWING
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL CONTROLS
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MARKETS
CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSES
COMMERCIAL LENDING
CONTRIBUTION
CREDIT DEFAULT
CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS
CREDIT DERIVATIVES
CREDIT LINES
CREDIT RISK
CRISIS COUNTRIES
CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL
DEBT SECURITIES
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT MONEY BANK
DERIVATIVES MARKET
DIRECTED CREDIT
DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKET
EMERGING-MARKET
EMPLOYMENT
EQUITIES
EQUITY SECURITIES
EXPOSURES
FINANCE COMPANIES
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL DEPTH
FINANCIAL DEREGULATION
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL ECONOMIST
FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION
FINANCIAL MARKET
FINANCIAL REFORMS
FINANCIAL REGULATION
FINANCIAL RISK
FINANCIAL RISKS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
FOREIGN ASSETS
FOREIGN BANKS
FOREIGN ENTRY
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS
FUTURE GROWTH
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
GLOBAL TRADE
GLOBALIZATION
GROWTH OF MULTINATIONAL
GUARANTEE SCHEMES
GUARANTY
HEDGE FUNDS
HOME COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOUSEHOLDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME FLOWS
INCOME GROUP
INCOME SOURCE
INCOME SOURCES
INCOMES
INFORMATION SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS
INSURANCE
INSURERS
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL BANKING
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT BANKS
INVESTMENT COMPANY
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
INVESTMENT RETURNS
INVESTOR BASE
INVESTOR BASES
ISSUANCE
LENDERS
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
LIABILITY
LIFE INSURANCE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LIQUIDITY
LOCAL CAPITAL MARKETS
LOCAL MARKETS
MANDATES
MARKET INSTRUMENTS
MARKET INVESTMENTS
MARKET MECHANISMS
MARKET PRICES
MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
MONETARY FUND
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE LENDERS
MORTGAGE MARKET
MUTUAL FUNDS
NATIONALIZED BANKS
NEW BUSINESS
NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
OUTSTANDING STOCK
PENSION
PENSION FUND
PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS
PENSION SYSTEMS
PENSIONS
POLICY RESPONSES
PORTFOLIOS
PORTFOLIOS OF PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE BOND
PRIVATE DEBT
PRIVATE ENTITIES
PRIVATE PENSION
PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PROFITABILITY
PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES
PUBLIC POLICY
REAL SECTOR
RECESSION
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT SAVINGS
RETURN
RETURNS
RISK AVERSION
SECONDARY MORTGAGE
SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET
SENIOR
SINGLE MARKET
SOLVENCY
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATIONS
SUBSIDIARIES
TRADING
TRADING ACTIVITIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNDERWRITING CREDIT RISK
UNIVERSAL BANKS
VALUABLE
WAGE
WAGES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Stephanou, Constantinos
Smaller but Safer?
relation Crisis Response Note; No. 3
description Global trends taken for granted in recent decades, the big expansion in global financial assets compared with underlying economic activity, growing global financial integration, shrinking role of the state in financial systems, and rising share of cross-border ownership of financial institutions, may reverse over the foreseeable future. In addition, the structure of financial systems, particularly in developed countries, will likely become oriented less toward capital markets and more toward traditional (and simpler) banking activities. The impact on economic growth and overall welfare is likely to be negative, perhaps the price author have to pay for living in a brave new (and presumably safer) financial world.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Stephanou, Constantinos
author_facet Stephanou, Constantinos
author_sort Stephanou, Constantinos
title Smaller but Safer?
title_short Smaller but Safer?
title_full Smaller but Safer?
title_fullStr Smaller but Safer?
title_full_unstemmed Smaller but Safer?
title_sort smaller but safer?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10849207/smaller-safer
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10247
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spelling okr-10986-102472021-04-23T14:02:49Z Smaller but Safer? Stephanou, Constantinos ARBITRAGE ASSET PRICES BALANCE SHEETS BANK ASSETS BANK CONSOLIDATION BANK DEPOSITS BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS BANK LENDING BANK NATIONALIZATIONS BANK REGULATION BANKING SYSTEM BOND BOND MARKET BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION BORROWING CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL CONTROLS CAPITAL FLOWS CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSES COMMERCIAL LENDING CONTRIBUTION CREDIT DEFAULT CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS CREDIT DERIVATIVES CREDIT LINES CREDIT RISK CRISIS COUNTRIES CROSS-BORDER CAPITAL DEBT SECURITIES DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANK DERIVATIVES MARKET DIRECTED CREDIT DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC SYSTEMS EMERGING ECONOMIES EMERGING MARKET EMERGING-MARKET EMPLOYMENT EQUITIES EQUITY SECURITIES EXPOSURES FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEPTH FINANCIAL DEREGULATION FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ECONOMIST FINANCIAL GLOBALIZATION FINANCIAL INDUSTRY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL REFORMS FINANCIAL REGULATION FINANCIAL RISK FINANCIAL RISKS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SECTOR POLICY FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FOREIGN ASSETS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN ENTRY FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF BANKS FUTURE GROWTH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM GLOBAL TRADE GLOBALIZATION GROWTH OF MULTINATIONAL GUARANTEE SCHEMES GUARANTY HEDGE FUNDS HOME COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRIES HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INCOME FLOWS INCOME GROUP INCOME SOURCE INCOME SOURCES INCOMES INFORMATION SERVICES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS INSURANCE INSURERS INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS INVESTMENT BANKING INVESTMENT BANKS INVESTMENT COMPANY INVESTMENT PRODUCTS INVESTMENT RETURNS INVESTOR BASE INVESTOR BASES ISSUANCE LENDERS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD LIABILITY LIFE INSURANCE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES LIQUIDITY LOCAL CAPITAL MARKETS LOCAL MARKETS MANDATES MARKET INSTRUMENTS MARKET INVESTMENTS MARKET MECHANISMS MARKET PRICES MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES MONETARY FUND MORTGAGE MORTGAGE LENDERS MORTGAGE MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS NATIONALIZED BANKS NEW BUSINESS NONBANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OUTSTANDING STOCK PENSION PENSION FUND PENSION FUND ADMINISTRATORS PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS POLICY RESPONSES PORTFOLIOS PORTFOLIOS OF PENSION FUNDS PRIVATE BOND PRIVATE DEBT PRIVATE ENTITIES PRIVATE PENSION PRIVATE PENSION FUNDS PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROFITABILITY PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEBT SECURITIES PUBLIC POLICY REAL SECTOR RECESSION RESEARCH ASSISTANCE RESOURCE ALLOCATION RETIREMENT RETIREMENT SAVINGS RETURN RETURNS RISK AVERSION SECONDARY MORTGAGE SECONDARY MORTGAGE MARKET SENIOR SINGLE MARKET SOLVENCY STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATIONS SUBSIDIARIES TRADING TRADING ACTIVITIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNDERWRITING CREDIT RISK UNIVERSAL BANKS VALUABLE WAGE WAGES WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS Global trends taken for granted in recent decades, the big expansion in global financial assets compared with underlying economic activity, growing global financial integration, shrinking role of the state in financial systems, and rising share of cross-border ownership of financial institutions, may reverse over the foreseeable future. In addition, the structure of financial systems, particularly in developed countries, will likely become oriented less toward capital markets and more toward traditional (and simpler) banking activities. The impact on economic growth and overall welfare is likely to be negative, perhaps the price author have to pay for living in a brave new (and presumably safer) financial world. 2012-08-13T10:50:45Z 2012-08-13T10:50:45Z 2009-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/10849207/smaller-safer http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10247 English Crisis Response Note; No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research