Template-type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Jonas Meuli Author-Name-First: Jonas Author-Name-Last: Meuli Author-Name: Dr. Thomas Nellen Author-Name-First: Thomas Author-Name-Last: Nellen Author-Person: pne256 Author-Name: Dr. Thomas Nitschka Author-Name-First: Thomas Author-Name-Last: Nitschka Author-Person: pni214 Title: Securitisation, loan growth and bank funding: the Swiss experience since 1932 Abstract: This paper empirically analyses securitisation in Switzerland from a macroeconomic and bank balance sheet perspective based on a novel and near-comprehensive data set on a specific form of securitisation over the sample period from 1932 to 2014. The Swiss Pfandbrief is a distinct covered bond with a similar institutional framework as the U.S. Federal Home Loan Bank System. Length: 42 pages Creation-Date: 2016 Contact-Email: forschung@snb.ch File-URL: https://www.snb.ch/en/publications/research/working-papers/2016/working_paper_2016_18 File-Format: text/html Number: 2016-18 Classification-JEL: E43, E44, E51, G12, G21, G23, N24 Keywords: Securitisation, covered bonds, mortgage loans, bank balance sheet management, business cycles, financial cycle, financial stability Handle: RePEc:snb:snbwpa:2016-18