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When a bank loses the trust of its customers, things quickly accelerate: Credit Suisse has suffered this painfully.
In the first quarter of 2023, 61.2 billion Swiss Francs of client funds flowed. This came after customers had withdrawn CHF 110.5 billion between October and December 2022. Almost no bank could survive such a bank run. This is because banks have only a small amount of their own funds, and these funds are quickly depleted in case of significant cash outflows. A takeover agreement was required to save Credit Suisse.
Funds can only be withdrawn in stages
The CS example also showed that capital can flow out much faster today than before. That is why the Chairman of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) introduces a new form of regulation in an interview with the “SonntagsZeitung”. “In the future, banks should structure their deposits so that all bank deposits cannot be withdrawn almost simultaneously,” says Thomas Jordan (60). What could this look like? “In the future, a significant portion of bank deposits should be provided with notice periods or kept for an extended period of time,” explains Jordan.
However, the Chairman of the SNB is aware that such deadlines have limits. After all, many customers should have instant access to their deposits. Jordan therefore feels that more action is needed and favors banks with more assets that they can invest in SNB for liquidity support if needed.
Equity ratio is also not a taboo subject
He also discusses the regulation of the equity ratio: “We’re definitely going to have to rethink how much capital is needed and in what form,” says Jordan. So far, politicians in Bern have been unable to agree on any tightening of banking regulations.
Systemically important banks currently have to meet a 12.86 percent baseline requirement for risk-weighted capital. In the case of core capital, it is only 4.5 percent. In addition, there is a countercyclical capital buffer with surcharges based on domestic market shares and the size of the bank. (smt)
Source :Blick
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