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Abstract:
This short article analyses supervisory authorities’ responses to what they see as the most important risks related to outsourcing by banks in their country and how these risks have been mitigated through prudential regulation. It appears that many supervisors are concerned about the fact that banks lose direct control over outsourced activities, and see potentially high operational risks (i.e., business continuity threat or operational failures). In second instance, supervisors appear to share concerns that banks may lose certain internal skills and that they become too dependent on a small number of outsourcing companies. Indeed, a high concentration in the market for outsourcing with only a few service providers may lead to an excessive dependence and high switching costs. The MiFID provisions on outsourcing are central under this respect.
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