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Financial Turmoil in the Banking Sector and the Asian Lamfalussy Process : The Case of Four Economies
Hsu, Chen-Min; Liao, Chih-Feng - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
This paper investigates the prevailing financial regulatory structures and impact of the current financial turmoil on banking performance in four Asian economies : the People's Republic of China (PRC); Hong Kong, China; Singapore; and Taipei,China. Both the PRC and Hong Kong, China operate under a...
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Do Banks Respond to Capital Requirement? Evidence from Indonesia
Parinduri, Rasyad A.; Riyanto, Yohanes E. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Using dynamic panel data models, we examine the effect of capital requirement on banks behavior in Indonesia. We find inconclusive results. Some banks tend to comply with capital requirement : They increase their capital ratio when their CAR is lower than, or falling towards, the eight percent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363833
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Dynamic Provisioning : Some Lessons from Existing Experiences
Santiago Fernández de Lis; Garcia-Herrero, Alicia - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
After analyzing the different reasons why the financial system and also the regulatory framework induced procyclicality, this paper reviews the experiences of three countries which have introduced dynamic provisioning as a regulatory tool to limit procyclicality. The case of Spainthe country...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363866
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Universalizing Complete Access to Finance : Key Conceptual Issues
Rai, Suyash; Ananth, Bindu; Mor, Nachiket - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this paper, we present two stylized models of the financial system. We make the case that in order to realize the potential of a well-functioning complete financial market, financial system designers and financial service providers will need to think about ways to deliver financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363875
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The Role of Trade Credit for Small Firms : An Implication from Japan’s Banking Crisis
Fukuda, Shin-ichi; Kasuya, Munehisa; Akashi, Kentaro - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
mainly on the substitution of bank loans for trade credit during monetary tightening among many firms, but in this paper we … Japan when the banking sector was healthy, but broke down during the banking crisis. More precisely, both bank loans and … trade credit contracted simultaneously during the crisis. Deteriorated bank health might have been primarily responsible for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363880
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Financial Services Integration in East Asia : Lessons from the European Union
Pasadilla, Gloria O. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration programme in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved cross-border facilitation of financial flows rather than on general macroeconomic factors related to optimal currency area formation, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363883
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Reverse Mortgages as Retirement Financing Instrument : An Option for “Asset-rich and Cash-poor†Singaporeans
Chia, Ngee-Choon; Tsui, Albert K C - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The unique way of financing housing through the mandatory savings system in Singapore has created a class of asset-rich and cash-poor Singaporeans. This paper provides a framework to assess the viability of a reverse mortgage (RM) market so that such instruments may be harnessed as a source of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363887
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Multi Factor SUR in Event Study Analysis : Evidence from M&A in Singapore’s Financial Industry
Tanuwidjaja, Enrico - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
This paper proposes a use of multi-factor seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) in event study analysis to study mergers and acquisitions in Singapores financial industry. We also study the cross-sector (banking and insurance) domestic acquisition in Singapores financial industry. By contrasting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363889
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The Financial Crisis and the Regulation of Credit Rating Agencies : A European Banking Perspective
Utzig, Siegfried - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
Credit rating agencies (CRAs) bear some responsibility for the financial crisis that started in 2007 and remains ongoing. This is acknowledged by policymakers, market participants, and by the agencies themselves. It soon became clear that, given the depth of the crisis, CRAs would not be able to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363895
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Corporate Governance in the Financial Sector of Pakistan
Chaudary, Faiza A.; Goergen, Marc; Syed, Shoeb I. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
La Porta et al. (1998) assign Pakistan, a common-law country, the maximum score of 5 for their anti-director rights index. Pakistan should therefore be a country with good investor protection attracting large amounts of investments. However, the reality could not be more different. Pakistan has...
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