bank managers and regulators in China as well as in other emerging economies …This paper investigates the effects of focus versus diversification on bank performance using data on Chinese banks …

Conventional wisdom in banking argues that diversification tends to reduce bank risk and improve performance, but the … to benefit more from being diversified. This analysis provides important strategic and policy implications for bank …

substitute channel, and the credit-enhancement channel plays an important role in bank loan sales …

. Consequently, bank loan sales are higher for firms that are actively traded in the CDS market. In addition, we find evidence that …

relationship between retail payment business and overall bank performance. Using data from across 27 European markets over the … period 2000–2007, we analyse whether the provisions of retail payment services are reflected in improved bank performance … adoption of retail payment transaction technologies. Retail payment transaction technology can itself also improve bank …

relationship between retail payment business and overall bank performance. Using data from across 27 European markets over the … period 2000-07, we analyse whether the provisions of retail payment services are reflected in improved bank performance … of retail payment transaction technologies. Retail payment transaction technology itself can also improve bank …