Interconnected Banks and Systemically Important Exposures

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Alan Roncoroni

University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance

Stefano Battiston

University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance; Ca Foscari University of Venice

Marco D'Errico

University of Zurich; European Systemic Risk Board

Grzegorz Hałaj

Government of Canada - Bank of Canada

Christoffer Kok

European Central Bank (ECB)

Date Written: November, 2019

Abstract

We study the interplay between two channels of interconnectedness in the banking system. The first one is a direct interconnectedness, via a network of interbank loans, banks' loans to other corporate and retail clients, and securities holdings. The second channel is an indirect interconnectedness, via exposures to common asset classes. To this end, we analyze a unique supervisory data set collected by the European Central Bank that covers 26 large banks in the euro area. To assess the impact of contagion, we apply a structural valuation model NEVA (Barucca et al., 2016a), in which common shocks to banks' external assets are reflected in a consistent way in the market value of banks' mutual liabilities through the network of obligations. We identify a strongly non-linear relationship between diversification of exposures, shock size, and losses due to interbank contagion. Moreover, the most systemically important sectors tend to be the households and the financial sectors of larger countries because of their size and position in the financial network. Finally, we provide policy insights into the potential impact of more diversified versus more domestic portfolio allocation strategies on the propagation of contagion, which are relevant to the policy discussion on the European Capital Market Union.

Keywords: bank stress test, cross-border contagion channels, financial contagion, financial networks, financial stability, systemic risk

JEL Classification: C45, C63, D85, G21

Suggested Citation

Roncoroni, Alan and Battiston, Stefano and D'Errico, Marco and Hałaj, Grzegorz and Kok, Christoffer, Interconnected Banks and Systemically Important Exposures (November, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3491235 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3491235

Alan Roncoroni (Contact Author)

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Stefano Battiston

University of Zurich - Department of Banking and Finance ( email )

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Ca Foscari University of Venice ( email )

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Venice, 30121
Italy

Marco D'Errico

University of Zurich

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Zurich, 8050
Switzerland

European Systemic Risk Board ( email )

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Germany

Grzegorz Hałaj

Government of Canada - Bank of Canada ( email )

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Ontario, Ottawa K1A 0G9
Canada

Christoffer Kok

European Central Bank (ECB) ( email )

Sonnemannstrasse 22
Frankfurt am Main, 60314
Germany

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