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Die jüngste Finanzkrise hat deutlich gemacht, dass ein EU-weites effektives Krisenmanagement für grenzüberschreitend tätige Finanzinstitute unverzichtbar ist. Mit den Jahren hat der Binnenmarkt an Größe und Bedeutung gewonnen und weist nun ein hohes Maß an Integration auf, nicht zuletzt weil im Rahmen des EU-Vertrags ein einziger Pass und die Niederlassungsfreiheit garantiert sind. Während das Bankenrecht in Europa umfassend harmonisiert wird, kann man dies vom Krisenmanagement bislang nicht behaupten.

Nach Auffassung der ABBL ist es überaus wichtig, den aktuellen Rahmen für das grenzüberschreitende Krisenmanagement zu stärken und zusammenzuführen, um die moralischen Risiken deutlich zu mindern und finanzielle Stabilität zu gewährleisten. Die ABBL hat sich daher für eine ehrgeizige Reform des Rahmenwerks eingesetzt, die nicht etwa durch politische oder gesetzliche Hürden gefährdet werden darf.

Die Reform muss gewährleisten, dass die Insolvenz einer grenzüberschreitend tätigen Bank, sei sie systemisch wichtig oder nicht, stets ohne zu hohe Belastungen für den Steuerzahler und das Gemeinwohl möglich ist.

Am 7. Juli 2010 wurde der Bericht mit den Empfehlungen an die Kommission zu einem grenzübergreifenden Krisenmanagement im Bankensektor vom Ausschuss für Wirtschaft und Währung des europäischen Parlaments gestimmt.

Untenstehend finden Sie die Einzelheiten der verschiedenen Empfehlungen.

Am 20. Oktober 2010 hat die europäische Kommission ihre Mitteilung über die Schaffung eines neuen EU-Rahmens für Krisenmanagement im Finanzsektor vorgestellt, in der sie die Eckpunkte ihrer für das Jahr 2011 geplanten Legislativvorschläge darlegt. Die Mitteilung umfasst Präparativ- und Präventivmaßnahmen, Frühinterventionsbefugnisse, um Problemen schon frühzeitig entgegenwirken zu können sowie Abwicklungsinstrumente.

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  • 07/07/2011

    The report reflects the progress being made in the area of cross-border bank resolution since the Basel Committee published a set of ten recommendations in March 2010. The report also responds to the Financial Stability Board November 2010 recommendations on systemically important financial institutions for an assessment of the legislative and other changes to national regimes and policies needed to accomplish effective resolution of systemically important financial institutions.

  • 08/04/2011

    The Board of the European Banking Federation (EBF) continue to work closely with the relevant authorities in support of the G20 reform process, stated the Board members of the EBF at their meeting today, 8 April. European banks are concerned that the impact of the measures both adopted and proposed, could have adverse consequences on the financing of the European economies, due to their multiplicity, their cumulative overall effect and market expectations. They therefore propose a collective approach with the authorities, particularly during the observation periods provided in Basel III, so that measures can be adapted where necessary.

  • 04/03/2011

    The European Banking Federation (EBF) is broadly supportive of the EU Framework for Bank Recovery and Resolution proposed by the European Commission, as a first step towards a robust European cross-border crisis management framework. In its response to the public consultation, the EBF agrees with the proposals put forward in terms of planning and prevention, enhanced supervision, Recovery and Resolution Plans, and resolution colleges.

  • 02/03/2011

    The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association welcomes the opportunity to comment the Commission consultation on a possible EU framework for bank recovery and resolution. The ABBL supports the creation of a EU framework minimising the cost of bank failures for the society. The framework should be balanced and fair. Therefore, it should maintain financial stability in all Member States involved, guarantee an equal treatment of creditors and shareholders across home and host Member States, promote trust and effective cooperation between supervisory and resolution authorities of the Member States involved, recognize the principle of proportionality by limiting the burden on smaller and less complex banks, be they part of a cross-border group or not.

  • 07/01/2011

    The Commission intends to come forward with a legislative proposal for a comprehensive framework for dealing with failing banks before the Summer of 2011. The deadline for contributions to this consultation is 3 March 2011.
     

  • 21/10/2010

    The European Banking Federation (EBF) welcomes the European Commission Communication on „An EU Framework for Crisis Management in the Financial Sector‟ presented on 20th October. It sees it as a useful roadmap for the forthcoming Commission legislative proposal on Cross Border Crisis Management, which is expected to be published by April 2011.  

  • 20/10/2010

    The crisis demonstrated clearly that when problems hit one bank, they can spread to the whole financial sector and well beyond the borders of any one country. It also showed that systems were not in place to manage financial institutions facing difficulties. Very few rules exist which determine which actions should be taken by authorities in the case of a banking crisis. That is why the G20 agreed that crisis prevention and crisis management frameworks had to be set up. Today, the European Commission responds by setting out its plans for an EU framework for crisis management in the financial sector.

  • 20/01/2010

    The ABBL considers that it is crucial to strengthen and to integrate the current framework for cross-border crisis management in order to significantly reduce the moral hazard and to ensure financial stability. We call therefore for an ambitious reform of the framework, which should not be jeopardized by, among others, political or legal hurdles.

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