This paper investigates bank structural funding vis-à-vis bank failures. An empirical analysis is conducted on the … position indeed plays a significant role in explaining the probability of bank defaults. A balanced funding position, with more …-stable components the more likely a bank is to face distress. Results are robust to the sampling and modelling choices as well as to the …

twenty follow-up interviews. The paper concludes that while regulation is important in achieving accounting transparency, it … forces on the ground (via shareholder activism or lender pressure) transparency cannot be achieved by regulation alone. There …