The following will be discussed in this chapter: What are weak banks? mandate of basel committee task force, supervisory objectives for dealing with weak banks, guidelines and principles for dealing with weak banks, symptoms and causes of bank problem, result of loose supervision.
” 27 Transparency and cooperation • • Inadequate or incorrect information from the bank increases uncertainty for everyone involved It can lead to misplaced supervisory action and add to the costs of solving the problems 28 Transparency and cooperation (Contd.) • • The bank and the relevant authorities should aim for a high degree of information sharing and transparency about their intended actions Decisions on disclosures – or not - to the wider financial community and the general public are more difficult and must depend on the specific situation 29 Transparency and cooperation (Contd.) • • These will generally need to be carefully assessed in each particular case The overriding consideration must be whether the disclosure contributes to the supervisor’s objective in resolving the weak bank and maintaining broader systemic stability 30 Symptoms and causes of bank problems • • It is important to distinguish between the symptoms and causes of bank problems The symptoms of weak banks are usually poor asset quality, lack of profitability, losses of capital, reputation problems, and/or liquidity problems 31 Symptoms and causes of bank problems (Contd.) • The different symptoms often emerge together Experiences from several countries indicate that liquidity problems have seldom occurred alone and their emergence has generally been one aspect of broader difficulties 32 Symptoms and causes of bank problems (Contd.) • • • While banking difficulties usually result from a combination of factors, they have become evident as credit problems in the majority of cases This should not be surprising given that lending has been and still is the mainstay of banking business More often than not, credit losses stem from weaknesses in management control 33 and credit risk management systems Loose Supervision results in • In particular, it is often true that management and control processes have not been sufficiently robust to prevent: 34 Loose Supervision results in (Contd.) • • • Poor lending practices, such as poor underwriting skills or an overly aggressive loan expansion programme, coupled with an absence of incentives to identify problem loans at an early stage and to take corrective actions 35 Loose Supervision results in (Contd.) • • Excessive loan concentrations Concentration of lending to one geographic area or industrial sector has been the cause of problems for many banks Unless a bank maintains a diversified loan portfolio, it is exposed to the risk that loans to any particular area, or related group of companies, could become impaired at the same time 36 ... asset quality, lack of profitability, losses of capital, reputation problems, and/ or liquidity problems 31 Symptoms and causes of bank problems (Contd.) • The different symptoms often emerge together... bank and maintaining broader systemic stability 30 Symptoms and causes of bank problems • • It is important to distinguish between the symptoms and causes of bank problems The symptoms of weak... and their emergence has generally been one aspect of broader difficulties 32 Symptoms and causes of bank problems (Contd.) • • • While banking difficulties usually result from a combination of