This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996–2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market during the financial …; and in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …

This paper examines what institutional and bank-specific factors determine bank stock price synchronicity. Using data … on 37 countries from 1996-2007, we find that bank stocks are more aligned with the whole market (1) during the financial … insurance; and (4) in countries that have lower bank-level disclosure. The results hold for both emerging and developed economy …

evidence of bank using CDS to exploit private information …

CDS on their borrowers, but their net CDS positions and lending status are largely unrelated. We find no evidence of bank …