The Single Resolution Mechanism

On January 1, 2016 the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) became fully operational. The SRM creates a framework for the uniform resolution of banks in the euro area and after the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), it is the second pillar of the European Banking Union. Whereas the SSM aims to reduce the risk of bank failure by unifying the supervision of banks, the SRM's aim is to increase the likelihood that a bank has been made "safe to fail," if it is likely to fail; and to reduce the risk of a government having to bail out a bank, if it actually fails. This book takes stock after a year of application of the SRM and examines the situation from various perspectives: the perspective of the SRB, the NRA, the supervised bank and judicial protection. Special attention is given to the division of power between the RB and the NRA and the impact on the supervised bank, the relationship and links between the SRM and the SSM and the query whether the right balance between national and supranational powers has been struck, also in view of the principle of subsidiarity. (Series: Private and Public Financial Law / Privaat en Publiek Financieel Recht, Vol. 2) [Subject: Finance Law, Private Law, Public Law]