Since the 1990s’, a relatively ample research has been undertaken regarding the measurement of the volatility of bank … theme in bank performance research. Few analyses have however directly addressed the explanation of the volatility of …

The development of market-based finance and amendments to regulation on bank powers have supported a larger involvement …. Especially, with a performance perspective: does diversification beyond “traditional” banking result in actual diversification of … preventive bank restructurings involving creditors. Scrutiny of banks’ soundness increases. Together with the recent …

diversification in the 1990s, its impact has diminished in recent years. Still, optimal portfolios invested in countries where …

Interest rates behaved highly atypically from 2004 to 2006. While the US central bank raised its policy rate at every …

have equivalent currency exposure. Last, introducing a self-standing microfinance sector presents few diversification …

This paper investigates the relationship between disclosure and bank CDS spread during the sovereign debt crisis over …

question : why do banks fund loans with both equity and demand deposits ? The model determines the optimal bank capital … structure. In comparison with a Diamond-Dybvig bank which funds loans with demand deposits only, a capitalized financial …