scholarly journals The evolution of bank-based financial system in the United Kingdom

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 483-492
Author(s):  
Sheilla Nyasha ◽  
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
The Past ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Bank Of England ◽  
Contagion Risk

This paper gives an overview of the banking sector in the U.K.; it highlights the reforms since the second half of the 20th Century; it tracks the growth of the banking sector in response to the reforms implemented over the past seven decades; and finally, it highlights the challenges facing the banking sector in the U.K. The country’s banking sector consists of more than 340 commercial banks, with the Bank of England, which is the economy’s central bank, at the apex. Since the 1970s, the U.K. government has implemented a number of banking sector reforms – in order to safeguard and improve the banking sector. The response to these reforms, by the banking sector, has been varied. As a result of these reforms, there has been an increase in the activity of foreign banks as the financial sector was regulated. There has also been an improvement in the Central Bank’s oversight of the financial institutions, and an enforcement of the banks’ capital-adequacy requirements. By any standard, the U.K. currently has one of the most developed banking systems in world. The country has enjoyed a substantial bank-based financial sector development over the years, and its institutional framework has also grown stronger. However, like any other financial system, the U.K. banking system still faces wide-ranging challenges, such as less than adequate disclosure standards, contagion risk from the euro zone, squeezed interest margin and uncertainties caused by changes in regulatory regimes.

scholarly journals Procesy koncentracji w polskim sektorze bankowym

2004 ◽  
pp. 69-87
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Kacperska ◽  
Jakub Kraciuk
Keyword(s):  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Financial Policy ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Banking Sector Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Set Up

The financial sector presents the strongest tendency towards capital concentration, what is the effect of its deregulation, liberalization and strong competitiveness. Fusions and foreign investors, who are taking banks over, are accomplishing this concentration. From the beginning of 1993 until the first quarter of 2004, the number of active commercial banks decreased from 87 to 59 and 27 fusions and assumptions were noticed. At the beginning of 2004 foreign investors controlled 46 commercial banks out of 59 operating in Poland. The value of their investments exceeded 7 .2 billions PLN and they owned 76.3% of equity and supplementary funds and 67.4% of assets. Owing to these investments, the banking sector development has started and the investors subsidised existing banks, improved infrastructure and made many innovations. The large foreign banks, which were set up as a result of concentration, made banking system more effective and facilitated development of national economy. On the other hand, the superior contribution of large foreign banks obstructs national financial policy and makes the financial sector sensitive to prosperity fluctuations and a crisis of the world banking system.

Funny Money or Legitimate Finance? Shadow Banking and Policy Impacts in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 000276422110200
Author(s):  
Sara Hsu ◽  
Xun Han
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Banking Regulation ◽  
Shadow Banking ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Money Flows ◽  
Shadow Banking System ◽  
The Impact

Government officials in China have taken different views regarding shadow banking. Some have seen the industry as overly risky, potentially undermining the formal financial system, while others have asserted that it is an increasingly important part of the financial system, filling a gap in finance provision to particular sectors and smaller firms. Do their views matter? Regulators have striven to crack down on the riskiest practices in shadow banking, but are the policies effective? In this article, we analyze the impact of government attitudes and actions on the shadow banking sector. Using a unique data set based on information collected from various sources in a difference-in-difference model, we find that shadow banking regulation plays a strong role in China’s financial sector, while contradictory government views (in the form of commentary in the People’s Daily) on shadow banking do not. This reveals that shadow banking is strongly affected by political authority when it is codified into regulation. Only some aspects of shadow banking can be legitimized through regulation, while the remainder of China’s financial system remains constrained due to state dominance over the financial sector. This underscores the “funny” nature of shadow banking’s money flows. This article is one of the first to study the effects of government views and regulations on the shadow banking system.

scholarly journals Banking sector reforms in Kenya: Progress and challenges

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-96
Author(s):  
Sheilla Nyasha ◽  
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Central Bank ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Financial Systems ◽  
African Countries ◽  
High Interest Rate ◽  
The Past

This paper gives an overview of the banking sector in Kenya; it highlights the reforms since the country‟s independence in 1963; it tracks the growth of the banking sector in response to the reforms implemented over the past four decades; and finally, it highlights the challenges facing the banking sector in Kenya. The country‟s banking sector consists of more than 40 commercial banks, with the Central Bank of Kenya, which is the country‟s central bank, at the apex. Since the 1980s, the Kenyan government has implemented a number of banking sector reforms – in order to safeguard and improve the banking sector. The response to these reforms by the banking sector has been varied. As a result of these reforms, there has been a shift in the dominance from the State-owned banks to the private commercial banks. There has also been an improvement in the Central Bank‟s oversight of the financial institutions, and an enforcement of the banks‟ capital-adequacy requirements. By the standards of African countries, Kenya currently has one of the most developed banking systems in Africa. The country has enjoyed a substantial bank-based financial sector development over the years, and its institutional framework has also grown stronger. However, like many other developing countries‟ financial systems, the Kenyan banking system still faces wide-ranging challenges, such as high interest rate spreads and financial inclusion challenges

Financial (Il) Literacy And Stability Of The Financial System

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Dr. P. Srinivas Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Loan Portfolio ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of the author of this paper is to show the relationship between the levels of financial Literacy of individuals and company’s managers and the stability of financial markets, asset Markets and the stability of the financial system as a whole. In post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) economy was ''struck'' by foreign banks and financial capital that has swept the local public ''hungry'' for loans but also under-educated in the financial sense to borrow and use borrowed funds more effectively and accept tolerable burden of debt. Financial illiteracy and the willingness to accept the conditions imposed by banks have led to difficulties in servicing obligations and deteriorating loan portfolio of banks. In such circumstances, the onset of the financial crisis has brought something positive. The trend of rapid borrowing of citizens and companies in BiH was abruptly cut, but on the other hand problems with servicing the loan already taken simultaneously arose. The problems are still not dramatic but it should be noted that problems in the banking sector come to the surface only after one and a half to two years after the crisis. The author believes that a more serious approach to the financial literacy of citizens and managers and owners of small businesses is crucial, not only for the economy as a whole but also for the health of the banking system or financial system of the country.  

scholarly journals Banking System Resilience and Financial Stability - An Evidence from Indian Banking

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-117
Author(s):  
Vighneswara Swamy
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Var Model ◽  
Banking Stability ◽  
Asset Quality

This paper while emphasising the importance of the concept of financial stability in wake of recent global financial crisis in particular and other (banking and financial) crises in general attempts to highlight the significance of the soundness of banking sector in emerging economies where banking sector constitutes a lion’s share in the financial system. This study examines banking sector stability by constructing a micro vector auto regressive (VAR) model and establishes the significance of the interrelatedness of the bank-specific variables such as; Liquidity, Asset Quality, Capital Adequacy and Profitability. Further, the paper offers a substantive review of literature on the concept of financial stability in backdrop of the ongoing definition debate for financial stability. A significant contribution of this study is that, by employing the most appropriate key determinants of banking sector soundness, the paper constructs a recursive micro VAR model to explain the interdependence and comovement of the banking stability covariates in a bank-dominated financial system that aids in understanding the dynamics of financial stability of emerging economies

scholarly journals Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on the Individual Banks: Case of Madagascar

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. p99
Author(s):  
Prof. Jean Razafindravonon
Keyword(s):  
Financial Stability ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Basel Iii ◽  
Macroeconomic Shocks ◽  
Dynamic Panel Model

The successive financial crises have highlighted the interdependence between the financial system and the real economy. Prudential measures to limit the negative repercussions of the financial crisis, through the Basel I and Basel II agreements, have shown their limits and the Basel III agreements have consequently integrated the macro-prudential component which aims to ensure the stability of the financial sector as a whole within the economy. The financial stability assessment tool known as the “stress test” has also been developed in various forms and its application to the financial sector, particularly the banking sector, is strongly recommended by the Bank for International Settlements. Indeed, the purpose of this study is to assess the resilience of the Malagasy banking sector to macroeconomic shocks and to evaluate its impact on the capitalization of the banking system through the macroeconomic stress test tool. To do so, we used a dynamic panel model. Non-performing loan forecasts are used to obtain capital projections at both the banking system and bank levels under adverse scenarios. The results show that most banks were able to hold capital above the minimum regulatory threshold of 8% under Basel III standards. However, only one bank fails to meet the minimum capital adequacy threshold. Non-performing loan forecasts are used to obtain capital projections at both the banking system and bank levels under adverse scenarios.

scholarly journals The australian banking sector reforms: Progress and challenges

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-478
Author(s):  
Sheilla Nyasha ◽  
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Credit Unions ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Australian Government ◽  
The Past ◽  
Reserve Bank ◽  
The World ◽  
Building Societies ◽  
Bank Concentration

This paper gives an overview of the Australian banking sector; it highlights the reforms since the 1970s; it tracks the growth of the banking sector in response to the reforms implemented over the past five decades; and finally, it highlights the challenges facing the Australian banking sector. The country’s banking sector consists of more than 60 commercial banks, with the Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank, at the apex. Since the 1980s, the Australian government has implemented a number of banking sector reforms in order to safeguard and improve the banking sector. The response to these reforms by the banking sector has been varied. As a result of these reforms, there has been an increase in the number of banks and a decrease in the number of building societies and credit unions. There has also been an improvement in the central bank’s oversight of the financial institutions, and an enforcement of the banks’ capital-adequacy requirements. Currently, Australia has one of the most developed banking systems in the world. The country has enjoyed a substantial bank-based financial sector development over the years, and its institutional framework has also grown stronger. However, like any other country’s financial system, the Australian banking system still faces wide-ranging challenges, such as bank concentration and exposure.

EMERGING TRENDS IN BANKING SECTOR - ITS CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (26) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karigoleshwar .
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Banking Industry ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Commercial Banking ◽  
Foreign Banks ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Reserve Bank ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Multiple Regions

In financial sector the banking industry is the largest player, has also been undergoing a major change. Today the banking industry is stronger and capable of withstanding the pressures of competition. Today, we are having a fairly well developed banking system with different classes of banks – public sector banks, foreign banks, private sector banks – both old and new generation, regional rural banks and co-operative banks with the Reserve Bank of India as the fountain Head of the system. In the banking field, there has been an unprecedented growth and diversification of banking industry has been so stupendous that it has no parallel in the annals of banking anywhere in the world. The banking industry has experienced a series of significant transformations in the last few decades. Among the most important of them is the change in the type of organizations that dominate the landscape. Since the eighties, banks have increased the scope and scale of their activities and several banks have become very large institutions with a presence in multiple regions of the country.' The paper examines the new trends in commercial banking. The present era the cashless transactions, E-cheques, mobile wallets. The paper attempts to present the emerging trends and its challenges that recently emerged in the banking sector with special emphasis on digitization. It will be useful to the academicians, banking and insurance personnel, students and researchers. Common readers also know the latest innovations in banking sector

Critical Analysis of the Zero Risk Weight Privilege for European Sovereign Debt in Light of Art. 124 TFEU

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Hauser
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Credit Institutions

AbstractThe zero risk weight privilege for European sovereign debt in the current capital adequacy requirements for credit institutions incentivises credit institutions to acquire and hold sovereign debt. However, it also poses a significant risk to the stability of the banking system and thus the financial system as a whole. It is argued that this privilege should not only be abolished due to the risk it entails but that it is also non conformant with EU primary law. Art. 124 TFEU prohibits privileged access of the EU and Member States' public sector to financial institutions except for prudential considerations. The protective purpose of Art. 124 TFEU to ensure sound budgetary policies by subjecting public borrowing to the same rules as borrowing by other market participants is thwarted by the uniform zero risk weight privilege. Further, as this privilege does not take into account the varying creditworthiness of the individual Member States it does not promote the soundness of financial institutions so as to strengthen the soundness of the financial system as whole, but rather endangers systemic stability. The zero risk weight privilege is therefore not based on prudential considerations and hence violates Art. 124 TFEU.

scholarly journals Assessing the Impact of Corporate Governance Index on Financial Performance in the Romanian and Italian Banking Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5535
Author(s):  
Marco Benvenuto ◽  
Roxana Loredana Avram ◽  
Alexandru Avram ◽  
Carmine Viola
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Governance ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Capital Adequacy ◽  
Banking Systems ◽  
Governance Index ◽  
The Impact

Background: Our study aims to verify the impact of corporate governance index on financial performance, namely return on assets (ROA), general liquidity, capital adequacy and size of company expressed as total assets in the banking sector for both a developing and a developed country. In addition, we investigate the interactive effect of corporate governance on a homogenous and a heterogeneous banking system. These two banking systems were chosen in order to assess the impact of corporate governance on two distinct types of banking system: a homogenous one such as the Romanian one and a heterogeneous one such as the Italian one. The two systems are very distinct; the Romanian one is represented by only 34 banks, while the Italian one comprises more than 350 banks. Thus, our research question is how a modification in corporate governance legislation is influencing the two different banking systems. The research implication of our study is whether a modification in legislation, thus in the index of corporate governance, is feasible for two different banking sectors and what the best ways to increase the financial performance of banks are without compromising their resilience. Methods: Using survey data from the Italian and Romanian banking systems over the period 2007–2018, we find that the corporate governance has a significant, positive and long-lasting effect on profitability and capital adequacy in both countries. Results: Taking the size of the company into consideration, the impact of the Index of Corporate Governance (ICG) on a homogenous banking system is positive while the impact on a heterogeneous banking system is negative. Conclusions: Our study provides evidence of the impact of IGC on financial performance and sheds light on the importance of the size of the company. Therefore, one can state that the corporate governance principles applied do not encourage the growth of large banks in heterogeneous banking sectors, thereby suggesting new avenues of research associated with new perspectives.

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