
Anat Admati on the US Banking System and the Basel III Endgame
Macro Musings with David Beckworth
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Debating Liquidity and Capital Requirements in Banking
The chapter explores differing perspectives on liquidity and capital requirements for banks, questioning the effectiveness of liquidity requirements during financial crises. It discusses the importance of equity requirements over liquidity rules and critiques the Basel 3 endgame and proposed changes to US banking regulations. Skepticism is expressed towards contingent convertible bonds (CoCos) as a solution for crisis conversions and the challenges of global banking coordination.
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