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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2024

Simon Amrein
Simon Amrein
Affiliation:
Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland
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Capital in Banking
The Role of Capital in Banking in the 19th and 20th Century: The United Kingdom, the United States and Switzerland
 , pp. 206 - 208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025
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Index

ABC formula, 14, 114, 118, 166, 167, 170, 172, 173, 175
amalgamation movement (UK), 6, 98, 99–102, 131
American Bankers Association, 44
American banking periods
early banking period, 4, 72, 76, 80
free banking period, 4, 6, 72, 74, 75
national banking period, 4, 72, 76, 77
Bagehot, Walter, 45, 47, 49, 52, 54, 63
Bank Herstatt collapse, 124
Banking Acts (Switz.), 5, 28, 36, 38, 94, 145, 147, 148–152, 157, 160, 163
Banking Acts (UK), 5, 32, 130, 139–145, 174, 183
Banking Acts (US), 38, 39, 52, 53, 72, 76, 164
Banking Ordinance (Switz.), 29, 30, 112, 145, 148–152, 153, 154, 155, 158, 159, 160, 163
Bank Leu & Co., 110, 111
Bank of America, 7
Bank of England, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, 34, 45, 47, 48, 50, 53, 55, 84, 93, 96, 103, 104–106, 119, 121, 130, 131, 132, 133–145, 172, 174, 175, 176
Bank of England Act of 1946, 133
Bank of International Settlements (BIS), 11, 22, 125, 127, 128, 129
Bank of Massachusetts, 7, 74
Bank of New York, 7, 73, 74, 75–76, 77, 113
Bank of North America, 7, 74
Barclays Bank, 6, 27, 99, 100, 104, 105, 135
Basel I, 3, 11, 14, 16, 18, 22–24, 114, 121, 127, 129, 144, 154, 161, 173, 175, 176, 178, 181, 183
Basel II, 14, 178, 181, 182
Basel III, 12, 14, 178, 181, 182
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), 11, 22, 122, 124, 127, 128–129, 164, 175, 181, 182
Basler Handelsbank, 110, 111
Berne Audit Association, 153
Blunden, George, 127, 139
BNY Mellon, 7, 73
Bretton Woods system, 123, 124
British Bankers’ Association (BBA), 134, 140, 141, 142, 176
Bubble Act of 1720 (UK), 5
capital, definitions of, 10–12
capital adequacy, measuring, overview of, 13–14
Capital and Counties Bank, 99
Chase Bank, 7, 73, 113
Chemical Bank, 7, 73, 77, 113
Citigroup, 7, 73
City Bank of New York, 7, 73, 77, 113
City of Glasgow Bank collapse, 32, 33, 61–63, 99
Clay, William, 63
Code of Obligations (Switz.), 35, 36, 37
Colwyn Committee (UK), 100–102
Committee of London Clearing Bankers, 105, 140, 143, 176
Companies Acts (UK), 33, 134
‘Competition and Credit Control’ (CCC) policy (UK), 135, 136
Cooke, Peter W., 137, 140
Country Bankers Act of 1826 (UK), 5, 56, 58
Credit Suisse, 6, 65–68, 69, 70, 107, 110, 111, 147, 156, 179, 181
District Bank, 105, 135
double liability, 32, 38, 39, 40
Dunbar, Charles F., 46, 49, 54
Eidgenössische Bank, 110, 111
Escher, Albert, 70
Eurodollar market, 123, 124, 130, 146
European Economic Community (EEC), 125–127, 137, 142, 175
Exchange Control Act of 1947 (UK), 134
Federal Banking Commission (FBC) (Switz.), 5, 29, 84, 119, 145, 148, 154, 156, 157, 158–160, 162, 163
Federal Banknote Act (Switz.), 5, 36
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 5, 16, 26–27, 72, 79, 84, 97, 113, 114, 115, 116, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168–173, 174, 175
Federal Deposit Insurance Improvement Act (FDICIA), 173
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), 168–169
Federal Reserve, 5, 14, 16, 48, 72, 78, 84, 97, 114, 115, 116, 164, 165, 166, 168–173, 174
Financial Market Authority (FINMA) (Switz.), 5
First Banking Directive (EEC), 125, 142, 143
First Bank of the United States, 48, 74, 75
First National Bank of Bellaire (Texas), 170
Franklin National Bank collapse, 124
general provisions, 11, 129
Gilbart, James William, 13, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 65, 68, 98
‘golden bank rule’, 47
Gouge, William M., 46, 53, 75
Great Depression, 5, 6, 16, 20, 88, 110, 111, 121, 145, 150, 164, 174
Hamilton, Alexander, 7, 74, 75, 77
Hanover Bank, 7, 73, 77, 113
hidden reserves
in British banking, 27–28
in Swiss banking, 28–31
in US banking, 26–27
HSBC, 6
Hübner, Otto, 46, 47, 49
Illinois Bankers Association, 117
Income and Corporation Taxes Act of 1970 (UK), 134
inflation, 12, 15, 82, 83, 84–86, 93, 118, 124, 142, 146
insolvency and illiquidity, 12–13
Institute of Bankers (UK), 44
International Lending Supervision Act (US), 171
International Monetary Fund (IMF), 127, 171
Iowa Savings Bank Law of 1874, 78
Joint Stock Bank Act of 1844 (UK), 4
joint-stock banks, establishment of, 5, 6, 41, 42, 55, 58, 99
Joplin, Thomas, 45, 50, 54, 55
Journal of the American Bankers Association, 44
Journal of the Institute of Bankers, 27, 44
JP Morgan Chase, 7, 73
Knies, Karl, 48
‘ladder of recognition’ system, 133, 136
Landmann, Julius, 149–150
Latin American debt crisis, 17, 127, 170–173
Leaf, Walter, 45, 64
Lidbury, Sir Charles, 104
limited liability, 32, 33, 34, 52, 62, 63
Lloyds Bank, 6, 27, 55, 62, 99, 100, 104
Lombard Street: A Description of the Money Market, 45, 49
London and County Bank, 55, 57, 58, 60–61, 62, 64
London and Westminster Bank, 6, 45, 55, 56–57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 64, 68, 104
London County and Westminster Bank, 55, 64
London Joint Stock Bank, 99
London Provincial and South Western Bank, 99
Lord, Eleazar, 46, 49, 53
Macmillan Committee (UK), 131
Madden, John T., 117
Manhattan Company, 7, 77
Manufacturers Trust, 7, 113
Martins Bank, 27, 105, 135
McVickar, John, 46, 49, 53
Merchants’ Bank, 77
mezzanine capital, 11
Midland Bank, 6, 27, 62, 99, 104, 105
Müller, Bernhard, 145
National Provincial Bank, 6, 27, 45, 55, 61, 62, 99, 104, 105, 135
NatWest Group, 6, 55
Norman, Montagu, 104
Obst, Georg, 46
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (US), 5, 16, 22, 39, 72, 78, 84, 97, 114, 115, 116, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168–173, 174, 175, 176
oil crisis of 1973, 124
Parr’s Bank, 99
Practical Treatise on Banking, A, 45, 50, 68
Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Act of 1958 (UK), 134
Protection of Depositors Act of 1963 (UK), 134
Questions on Banking Practice, 44
Radcliffe Committee (UK), 131
Rae, George, 45, 47, 51, 63
real bills doctrine, 43, 47, 48, 80
retained earnings/profits, 10, 11, 34, 47, 57, 68, 76, 113, 132, 138, 149, 167
risk-weighted assets, 13–14, 16, 22–25, 113, 118, 128–129, 144, 151–152, 161, 163, 166, 167, 172, 173, 175, 176, 178, 180–182
Robinson, Roland, 116
Royal Bank of Scotland, 50, 55
Sayers, Richard Sidney, 102
secondary banking crisis (UK), 5, 16, 121, 130, 135–139, 144, 174
Second Banking Coordination Directive (EC), 126
shareholder liability
in British banking, 32–35
in Swiss banking, 35–38
in US banking, 38–40
shiftability theory/doctrine, 48
Smith, Adam, 43, 44
Somary, Felix, 46, 52
Steuart, James, 43, 44
subordinated debt, 11, 24, 126, 129, 138, 139, 140, 142, 144, 154, 160, 161, 164, 167, 169, 175
Surrey, Kent and Sussex Banking Company, 55
Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC), 66, 69, 70, 107, 110, 111, 147, 156, 157
Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 176
Swiss National Bank (SNB), 29, 37, 84, 88, 94, 106, 107, 109, 112, 119, 146, 149, 150, 152, 155, 157, 158, 159, 161, 163
Swiss Volksbank, 110, 111
Sykes, Joseph, 98, 99
Tucker, George, 46, 52
2007/2008 financial crisis, 1, 2, 3, 178–182
Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), 6, 110, 111, 147, 156, 158, 159, 179, 181
Union of London and Smiths Bank, 99
unlimited liability, 11, 15, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 52, 56, 62, 63, 75, 149, 184
Volcker, Paul, 128, 171
Wells Fargo, 7
Williams, John Skelton, 78
Wilson Committee (UK), 130, 142, 143

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  • Simon Amrein, Lucerne School of Business, Switzerland
  • Book: Capital in Banking
  • Online publication: 09 December 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009276887.008
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