In a sample of European banks, we find that credit default swaps (CDS) are used for regulatory arbitrage to lower capital requirements and facilitate greater risk taking. Moreover, CDS-using banks generate higher returns on capital from the lower risk weighted assets they hold relative to banks that do not use CDS.
Credit default swaps and regulatory capital relief: Evidence from European banks
Di Tommaso C.
2018-01-01
Abstract
In a sample of European banks, we find that credit default swaps (CDS) are used for regulatory arbitrage to lower capital requirements and facilitate greater risk taking. Moreover, CDS-using banks generate higher returns on capital from the lower risk weighted assets they hold relative to banks that do not use CDS.File in questo prodotto:
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