The negative consequences of Basel III, that sanctions bank loans as relatively risky and illiquid, imposing higher capital requirements and haircuts, are threefold: –  The formerly stable universal banks of continental Europe would be pushed into riskier activities when the margins of lending to smaller and medium sized firms were diminishing due to regulatory requirements.
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