It is the perfect recipe for
a systemic bank run.
Not exact matches
«If the test were
run on the basis of their latest capital positions, both
banks would meet their CET1 capital ratio and Tier 1 leverage ratio
systemic reference points.»
Once
banks reach a certain size, the state is forced to bail them out if they
run into trouble because of the
systemic risks they pose to the economy.
Iceland's
banking sector was allowed to grow to a disproportionate size relative to Iceland's GDP, including by offering foreign currency savings accounts at attractive interest rates, which implicitly put the Icelandic government, and therefore the Icelandic people, on the hook for ultimately repaying other countries when Iceland's
banking system collapsed and a
systemic Icelandic
bank run occurred.
But I don't see why insurance companies couldn't handle
bank runs that weren't part of
systemic financial crises.