This book presents original contributions assessing the effects the 2008 financial crisis has had on bank behaviour, regulation and credit access. After describing some of the economic aspects behind the outbreak and later developments in the recent financial turmoil, it examines the strategic...

In the face of the recent financial crisis there is increased focus on long-term investment strategies. This is particularly true for institutional investors who manage our retirement savings. Simultaneously there is increased demand that financial assets be invested with an understanding of...

Foreword; Alejo José G. Sison.- List of tables -- List of figures -- About the editors -- About the authors.- Introduction; Wim Vandekerckhove, Jos Leys, Kristian Alm, Bert Scholtens, Silvana Signori and Henry Schäfer.- Chapter 1. Global finance and the role of responsible investors; Steve...

This book theoretically and empirically explores why Japanese banks engaged in seemingly contradictory behaviors in the 1990s, namely, the credit crunch and evergreening, i.e., inefficient additional lending. A credit crunch occurs when banks are unwilling to finance good and efficient projects....

This book presents empirical evidence that supports and facilitates a practical, integrated approach to how bank regulatory and selected macro-prudential tools interact with monetary policy to achieve price and financial stability. The empirical results contained in various chapters accompany...

Motivation und Vorgehen -- Charakteristika und Ausgestaltungsoptionen bedingten Kapitals.- Wandlungseffekte durch bedingtes Kapital -- Emissions- und Risikowahlanreize mit bedingtem Kapital -- Kreditangebot von Banken und Kreditklemme -- Kreditvergabe mit bedingtem Kapital.

This book is the first publication to provide a comprehensive overview about the market, financial instruments and the associated impact assessment for interested practitioners and academics. Specifically, it will introduce the concept of impact investing within the broader field of social...

The financial crisis focused unprecedented attention on ethics in investment banking. This book develops an ethical framework to assess and manage investment banking ethics and provides a guide to high profile concerns as well as day to day ethical challenges

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the role of foreign-owned banks for credit growth, financial stability and economic growth in the post-communist European countries. Using data covering 20 countries over the period from 1995 to 2015, the authors analyse the evolution of banking sectors...