One of the major weaknesses of current risk-based capital standards is that they account primarily for credit risk, interest rate risk and market risks and, thus, fail to explicitly incorporate other types of noncredit risks. Utilizing a risk-of-failure analysis, this study provides evidence...

We examine, signalling-based versus liquidity-based explanations of stock splits using market data for both industrial firms and depository institutions for the period 1981 to 2000. While both groups react favourably to the announcements of stock splits, we find no significant difference in...

We test the rationality of analysts' earnings forecasts for Dow 30 companies using an improved statistical methodology that accounts for non-stationarity in time-series data, non-normality in co-integrating regression, and serial correlation of forecast errors. Using one-quarter-ahead forecasts...

The results suggest that the composition of bank portfolios affect the market risk (beta) of bank stock returns. In particular, the 20% asset category, which primarily includes government agency securities is associated with increases in market risk, indicating assets in this category are...

The determinants of foreign bank profitability and commercial credit extension in the United States between 1987 and 1991 are simultaneously modelled. Overall the results indicate that capital strength, commercial and industrial loan growth and assets composition were important factors in...