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A practical approach to blend insurance in the banking network

Artikis, Panayiotis G.; Mutenga, Stanley; Staikouras, … - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 9 (2008) 2, pp. 106-124

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the main empirical findings related to the bank‐insurance model and to outline the market practices across the world. The market dynamics underpinning the bancassurance phenomenon are analyzed alongside discussions of the various...

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Universal banks and stock‐market reaction

Harissis, Harilaos F.; Merikas, Andreas; Mutenga, Stanley; … - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 10 (2009) 3, pp. 244-260

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interface between the banking and insurance sectors. Using capital market data, the paper aims to discover any significant equity returns around the announcement date of these bank‐insurance interfaces. Design/methodology/approach –...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901504

Best execution compliance automation: towards an equities compliance workstation

Mainelli, Michael; Yeandle, Mark - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 7 (2006) 3, pp. 313-336

Purpose – Forthcoming requirements in MiFID and RegNMS mean that buy‐side and sell‐side firms need to find ways of showing regulators that they are sifting through their trading volumes in a justifiable, methodical manner looking for anomalous trades and investigating them, in order to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901396

The impact of capital structure on the performance of microfinance institutions

Kyereboah‐Coleman, Anthony - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 8 (2007) 1, pp. 56-71

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of capital structure on the performance of microfinance institutions. Design/methodology/approach – Panel data covering the ten‐year period 1995‐2004 were analyzed within the framework of fixed‐ and random‐effects...

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A generalized ROC approach for the validation of credit rating systems and scorecards

Xanthopoulos, Stylianos Z.; Nakas, Christos T. - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 8 (2007) 5, pp. 481-488

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to introduce Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) surfaces and hyper‐surfaces within a banking context as natural generalizations of the ROC curve. Design/methodology/approach – Nonparametric ROC analysis using U ‐statistics theory was used....

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Work in progress?

Gentle, Chris - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 9 (2008) 2, pp. 206-210

Purpose – This paper aims to focus on recent developments within the financial markets. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is that of critical commentary on the present situation. Findings – Current market dynamics reinforce the fact that there are few greater issues for financial...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901462

Liquidity=Diversity

Mainelli, Michael - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 9 (2008) 2, pp. 211-217

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a commentary on recent failures in financial markets. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is that of critical commentary on the present situation. Findings – Current market dynamics reinforce the fact that there are few greater issues for financial...

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Ten years' analysis of sovereign risk: noise‐rater risk, panels, and errors

Erik Carneiro, Pedro - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 10 (2009) 2, pp. 107-130

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the informative power of rating agencies in the process of establishing sovereign risk, over a ten‐year period (1997‐2006). Design/methodology/approach – First, following an earlier model, the concept of noise‐rater risk is introduced....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901495

Differences in the risk management practices of Islamic versus conventional financial institutions in Pakistan

Shafique, Owais; Hussain, Nazik; Taimoor Hassan, M. - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 14 (2013) 2, pp. 179-196

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight into the differences in the risk management practices of Islamic financial institutions (IFI) and conventional financial institutions (CFI) in Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach – The study makes use of primary data collection...

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Securitization and risk: empirical evidence on US banks

Uzun, Hatice; Webb, Elizabeth - In: The Journal of Risk Finance 8 (2007) 1, pp. 11-23

Purpose – This paper aims to offer a comprehensive comparison of the characteristics between banks that securitize and … banks that do not and to provide evidence of the capital arbitrage theory of securitization. Design …/methodology/approach – First, the fundamental financial similarities and differences between banks that securitize assets and banks that do not …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014901413