Til støtte herfor har de islandske myndigheder fremlagt en undersøgelse foretaget af Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (»Investigating Diversity in the Banking Sector in Europe: The Performance and Role of Savings Banks« (Undersøgelse af mangfoldigheden i banksektoren i Europa: sparekassers præstationer og rolle), CEPS, 26.6.2009.
In support, the Icelandic authorities have submitted a study by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (‘Investigating Diversity in the Banking Sector in Europe: The Performance and Role of Savings Banks’, CEPS, 26.6.2009).