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We examine the relationship between performance of the bank holding company and several board characteristics. We find … that board size, CEO tenure and board tenure enhance bank performance. However, we find no evidence that board structure or … CEO power influences bank performance. More importantly, we show that the effect of board characteristics during the …
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Our results show that US banks with a relatively high share of non-interest income become riskier with a moving toward non-interest-generating activities, especially activities from investment banking, proprietary trading, etc. The findings also prove, although weakly, that banks with a...
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Earnings management can be either opportunistic, adding noise to reported earnings, or informative about a firm's underlying economic performance, adding valuable information to financial reports. This study examines earnings management in banks with differing levels of information asymmetry....
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extensive dataset of U.S. bank holding companies, we find that high policy uncertainty strengthens banks’ FUD. For banks with a …
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We examine the relationship between financial firm corporate lobbying, shareholder-based litigation outcomes, and firm value. We show that political lobbying lowers federal class action securities litigation likelihood for public financial institutions. Secondly, lobbying firms experience a...
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We examine whether the difference in governance structures influences the risk taking and performance of Islamic banks compared to conventional banks. Using a sample of 52 Islamic banks and 104 conventional banks in 14 countries for the period from 2005 to 2013, we conclude that the governance...
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Banking firms face an industry specific set of agency problems. The heavily regulated nature of the industry alters the shareholder/manger relationship. The scope of market discipline in the industry is severely limited due to regulatory oversight. This article surveys the state of the corporate...
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