Il testo dell'articolo è il risultato di una procedura di conversione testuale automatica che può generare degli errori nel testo. Source : THE BANKER Page of Review : 1 Page of Document : 2 Page of NewsPaper : 10 Category :ECONOMIA E POL. INTERNA Author : RASSEGNA FLASH Abstract : Better supervision is key to stability Thè EU needs (o slep up co-opeialion on linanc'ial supervision? That is wlial is n'quircd lo prcvcni criscs and mainlain ihe soundness of (mancia! insiilulions and markets, says Tummaso P.idoa-Schioppa In llie lif-'Ìd of Sinaiu-ial sìabilky, ddjak-s aboul European or inU'i-n.ì-.lional i.-o-opLTalion usually focus on crisis managrmern. Howc'vcr. ihc- \v';iy in wliiclì co-operalion h. ini'lions 111 a crisis dcpcnds crudallv on lile \\';iv il opri-aics in ordinai'v limes. ThciTlorc aiicniion shouid shifi from cmcrgi-ncv lo ordinarv (•iri.'uni'ilances, irom ibe rcsoluiion lo ilic prcvi-nlion of crises. Ordinarv limr.s ;ind cri.sis prcvclilinn ,ìrc ilio lìcids in \\'hi<;h co-opcr;3tin]ì slii-ti.ild slop iip. Supervision r-wi bc dflìiii-d ;i,s llic-inìpiciìirniiìuon ;ind (•ilibi-fciiiciil uf rc^ulaiion ainiing ai ilie s;ifeiy ,uid .soundncss ùf lìnanciiil iiisliiulions nnd niariieis. Il consisis of muniioring llic ^tale of licallli and tlie aciiv'iìy of regij-ìalecì entiucs, autiiorisinfi o]3i.-r;ìlioiìs, giving auvici7', L'xerl-ing lìloral ]ìL'i"sua-sifin ;iiid receiving coiiiidciina! inibrnia-lion. It opes'al.cs ihrough on'siic- and ofì-sile examm. ilions, inleivic^vi; coni'i-denlial meerings, iulì'i]mi"m ol rcjiùrting oliliganons and inlerpret.inon ol rules. Uniikc nìher ìndustric-S) linaiicc ]s caJIed a svilem - a sci of coiiiiccted lliings. Conneciion is pru\'idcd by ilinlli-p1c cicmente: conlìdrnL-e, inUTbank rela-tions, payineni rircuits, i-noni'iary ]tolicy impulses, eie. Thè slronger KLIC-II cie--inenfs are, ihc' more d-ic indusd-y forn-is a aysi-em. Thè liR-bler lile sysit-m, ihe inore it lìeeds uniform rnìes and consis-lenL ent'oi-cenieni. Sudi a nced ìx-ronies dearc-T as counti-ies I•]lo\^e froni a global srale, io a sin^lc markci (tlie EIJ), io a smgle (•urrcncv arca, io a nanun siale. Financial sysieins are noi oniy geu-graphicallv segmenied, iliry are also liered vitrUcaHv. l'i counLrics sudi ;is Cìermriny and ilie US ìliere are iholi-sands of locaìiy. largdv uiironnecied banks and fe\v banks lliai o]->crali'-nationwidc. Il can bc arg'ued llial Jl^-forgan, Denisdie Bank, UniCiedii and pei-ììaps Iwo doz-cn oibrr gioìial fìnancial iiistiluliuns foi-in ;i sysic'rn among ihcmst-h 'tì, \vi[li l!ie piclhora of respfClive \wmc coiintrie-i. Since thc fìrst banking crisis alìci-Worìd ^Var 11, liicn- has ìx'en grcat progress in making rcg-nlalion iniern.i-lional - he il in Basd for die worid 111- in Brusseis for llw Europcan singic n^arkL-l. Capilal rcquircnu'niS) supei"1,'!-sion un a. consulidalcd ijasis. cnleria for licensing banks, and deposil insnrance are some o! tilt" fidds in whidi inlerna-nonai ruìrs liave been agreed. SupervisiOìI léfì behind Howcver, no (:'qLii\' alent progi'i;ss has bcen madi' in liic lìclcl of supervisiun. Undrrsiandabiv so b^L'ause, allhough rule-inaking ia, by deiìnilion; a k-gisiaiivc' iask ihat can br ]ic'rforn"ied ì)y commii-Ices of naiional olììdais mecling occa-sionally, rule enforcL-mcni is an executive funriion i.lial nccds lo bc conduclcd on a coniinuous basis by lai-gc bureancra-dcs, csiablishcd on lile grùLiiid dose lo lili: i-1-g'Lilaled ("nlilies, enirusli-d 'iviili largo discrriionary powci-s linked to ihe sii-uriiirL- of go\'crnmeiit - wl-lidi Ìs r\ M.-clcd to bave lile hmtì \vurcl wl-irii laxpaycrs' moni-y niav bL- rcqnircd io br.tr lili.' t'ost ol a (.TISIS. 'l'in' dividing line bctween rcgulalion and SLipcivision is coni-'eplui-illv cìc.ìr bui dusi\'e in praclicc. In Europi' dicre Ìs a cummoii and srelìnngiv •\'crv precise regLilaiion 'dìi^'ed in llie niarlile' oi dil-ecli^^es. \c\ thè main l)ank-s. ^•bidi opi.'rale in 10 or nìon' counirn's find il iin]3ùs'sitjÌr lo ori^anisc complianci.' ^'lili rules ti-olìi llicir s^roup lic;td(. i,ia)'tcrs in a siriiciìjrrd uay beraLisc rulcs and requimni-'nis are l'olii gitele I v diiìrreiil across counirics, \L'L, irne harmomsa-lion \vould sa\'e a lol u!' moin-\' and pruvidc illese insliunions \villi a nn.n-h bcilcr iiÌclure of iheinseivcs- Co-opcraiion is a niui;h more diiÌì-cull exL'rcisc for supemsinn llian lur irgulauon. Vci il is bc'coming inc're.i';-ingiv ncfcssary. \\'avs nc-ed lo be iiivenlcd, jiist ;is lliev \\'ere invriìH'd in lile 1970s. ui ^'rilf comnion rulc1;- !ii ihe KU lili" n'cenl. iniaiicial lur-lìloil w;ìs ;ì rc\'i.'alina; le'il. \V]iile- in ihe nioiiL''lcìry fìcid. ilìc Europeaii C(-'ni]".il Baiik (l^CB) ha.s ncicci quickiy ;ind dori" si\vly. lile .supfrvi'iory fLinction li;is i^c-fii almo-it- aliselìl: nu ('iTi-cl-ive slìaring ol' cvìdeiice, noi cven sjiccial iriceungs io form a common assessinem of IÌ"IL' (^'rnl.'i and i.ipconiing' riyk.s, and 110 rc-lc-v'iinl (•xclianyes oi' infornialion ln-lweL-n ìhc E(^B and ilic sìlpcn'isurs of lile curozoni-. Tlie bank tackcd lile kcy iiifbrin;ilion 011 coumcr-pai-ty soiindiiess llial is iiormiilly availabìe to n;uion;il cenli-al iìanks iind jinideniial ad\'iser.s. L;i-il Decembcr, lile EU decidcd lliat co-upcr.ilioii shouid ì)c sirenglln'iìt'd. Il u'ill addre^ iJìis issuc again lliis Reference date : 09/04/08 Data :09/04/08 08.09