scholarly journals Large Is Riskier: The Case of European Commercial Banks

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Daniela Venanzi

Which factors determine the systematic risk of European banks? The issue is very important for regulators and decision-makers in financial markets. This study follows the Beaver, Kettler and Scholes (1970)’s pioneering approach, which estimates true betas of not-financial firms by correcting the observed market betas through the fundamental financial/accounting ratios that better explain the systematic risk. By extending this approach to commercial banks, the fundamental betas of a sample of more than 100 European banks in 2006-2015 period, are empirically estimated. The emerging findings show that size, diversification, derivatives, and TEXAS ratio increase the systematic risk of banks and that the risk weighting of assets, based on Basel framework, does not correctly catch the bank risks (as perceived by the market), since it influences negatively their beta. This evidence weakens the dominant belief among European supervisory institutions and governments that growing up through M&As is the panacea for European banks.

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-183
Author(s):  
Hafiz Waqas Kamran ◽  
Dr. Abdelnaser Omran ◽  
Dr. Shamsul Bahrain bin Mohamed Arshad

The aim of this present study is to investigate the impact of systematic risk and economic dynamics on liquidity reserve of banking firms in Pakistan. Data for stock return and market return is collected from Data stream, while for all other factors World Development Indicator (WDI) database is selected. The findings of Pooled Regression have suggested that Liquidity Reserves for overall banking Industry of Pakistan significantly affect by Systematic Risk and Key Economic Dynamics. Panel data Models are applied to check whether there is cross sectional heterogeneity in selected financial firms or not. The study period consists of last 15 years 2001-15, due to the availability of the data set. Moreover, other economic indicators like Lending Interest Rate and Inflation can be under observation for the future studies. As per the best perception of researchers, this is the first study in this context, addressing the Liquidity Management and selected key factors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Amer Sulaiman Alkhresat ◽  
Tareq Hammad Almubaydeen

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the impact of the application of IFRS 9 on the faithful representation of financial accounting information in Jordanian commercial banks. To achieve this objective, the study used the descriptive analytical approach to analyze a questionnaire that was answered by the managers of 13 commercial banks, which are listed in Amman stock exchange. The researchers distributed 78 questionnaires, while 76 were retrieved with a percentage of 97%. Additionally, the study relied on the descriptive statistics, correlation coefficients, and the simple regression to analyze the study data, and hypotheses. As a result, the study found a significant impact for the application of IFRS 9 to the faithful representation of financial accounting information. Relied on the aforementioned consequence, the study recommended that there is a necessity for financial departments to focus on measuring their financial obligations, as well as focusing on the development of accounting policies during the application of the standard. In addition, the study concludes that it is important for these banks to have an adequate knowledge of accounting standards in general, while standard No “9” specifically.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Thanh Phu Ngo

Incorporating credit risk into technical efficiency to investigate possible effects of the risk on efficiency for a sample of 276 unique ASEAN commercial banks over the period 2000 -2015, we find a striking U-shaped effect of credit risk on both risk-free efficiency and risk-adjusted efficiency. The U-shaped relationship exists in both large banks and small banks. This finding is new and raises a concern for bank regulators in monitoring and controlling bank risks since banks have an incentive to become more efficient by following greater risk-taking strategies.


2020 ◽  
Vol 159 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
Carmen Valentina Rădulescu ◽  
Dumitru Alexandru Bodislav ◽  
Sorin Burlacu ◽  
Florina Bran ◽  
Lyaman Karimova

In this article we present an econometric model of oil production forecast at OECD member level that will allow decision makers but also other oil product stakeholders to be responsible for oil production in OECD member states. This responsibility can be perceived from several perspectives: economic, social, environmental, political, military etc. In order to be able to find the ideal formula for our calculation, we went through the specialized literature and brought elements of analysis during the research through several econometric paths traveled by other researchers and who provided us with support for our research. Before proceeding technically, in order to understand the urgency of this approach and of this study, we also discussed how oil and natural gas are explored, exploited and extracted from the underground deposits. We considered that the proposed model could be improved in the future so as to portray certain geopolitical or economic factors, determinants for oil production, such as embargoes, periods of armed conflict in the main extraction areas or times of financial crisis and the decline of financial markets.


This book provides a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature on the financial behavior of major stakeholders, financial services, investment products, and financial markets. It offers a different way of looking at financial and emotional well-being and the processing of beliefs, emotions, and behaviors related to money than provided by traditional academic finance. The book provides important insights into how cognitive and emotional biases influence various financial decision makers, services, products, and markets. Because noted scholars and practitioners write on their areas of expertise, readers can gain an in-depth understanding of multiple topic from experts around the world. In today’s financial setting, the discipline of behavioral finance continues to evolve at a rapid pace. This book familiarizes readers with not only the core topics and issues but also the latest trends, cutting-edge research developments, and real-world situations. Additionally, discussion of cognitive and emotional issues is supported with research in the field. Overall, the book covers a critical topic, from the theoretical to the practical, while offering a useful balance of detailed and user-friendly discussions. Those interested in a broad survey will benefit, as will those seeking in-depth coverage of biases and other aspect of behavioral finance. As the seventh book in the Financial Markets and Investment Series, Financial Behavior: Players, Services, Products, and Markets offers a fresh look at this fascinating area of behavioral finance.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1183-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tristan Auvray ◽  
Joel Rabinovich

Abstract The financialisation of non-financial corporations has drawn the attention of many scholars who have identified two main channels through which financialisation occurs: a higher proportion of financial assets compared to non-financial ones and a higher amount of resources diverted to financial markets. A consequence of this process is a decrease in investment. Parallel to financialisation, many non-financial corporations have also engaged in an internationalisation of their productive activities, organising them under global value chains. Though offshoring may also explain the decrease in the level of investment of non-financial firms, the intersections between the literature on financialisation and the literature on global value chain remain surprisingly underdeveloped. This paper contributes to fill this gap using panel regressions for US non-financial corporations between 1995 and 2011. We find evidence that both offshoring and financialisation are determinants to the decrease in investment and that financialisation occurs mainly among firms belonging to sectors prone to offshoring.


1982 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Jones

For many years, bank decision-makers and academic researchers have recognized the significance of both commercial banks and small businesses to the overall economy of America. However, there appears to be little, if any, statistically valid empirical research dealing with the decision-making processes in commercial banks which commit funds to small businesses. This article deals specifically with the decision-making process of 30 commercial loan decision-makers as they are faced with commercial loan selection decisions concerning Small Business (SBA guaranteed) new business loans.


2015 ◽  
Vol 65 (s1) ◽  
pp. 161-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristína Kočišová

Financial markets in the Visegrad countries have undergone several changes in lending business over the past decade. This study evaluates the efficiency of the largest commercial banks by focusing on their lending decisions using Data Envelopment Analysis. First, we define the concept of efficiency, then we analyse loan efficiency between 2007 and 2013. The results indicate that average efficiency declined. When we studied the loan efficiency in each country separately, we found that Hungarian banks had the lowest efficiency while the highest efficiency was achieved mainly by Czech banks. The results of the study also suggest that efficiency is positively related to profitability and capital adequacy, and negatively related to the share of non-performing loans, which confirms the bad management hypothesis.


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