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Are banks using hidden reserves to beat earnings benchmarks? Evidence from Germany
Bornemann, Sven; Kick, Thomas; Memmel, Christoph; … - 2010
Section 340f of the German Commercial Code allows banks to provision against the special risks inherent to the banking business by building hidden reserves. Beyond risk provisioning, these reserves are implicitly accepted as an earnings management device. By analyzing financial statements of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010303921
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Banks' concentration versus diversification in the loan portfolio : new evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya; Memmel, Christoph; Pfingsten, Andreas - 2013
risk factors, we separate the bank-specific selection and monitoring abilities from the composition of the loan portfolio …, on average, lower loan losses, (b) the loss rate of a given industry in a bank's loan portfolio is lower if the bank has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010233376
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Are banks using hidden reserves to beat earnings benchmarks? : Evidence from Germany
Bornemann, Sven; Kick, Thomas; Memmel, Christoph; … - 2010
Section 340f of the German Commercial Code allows banks to provision against the special risks inherent to the banking business by building hidden reserves. Beyond risk provisioning, these reserves are implicitly accepted as an earnings management device. By analyzing financial statements of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008796573
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Banks’ Specialization Versus Diversification in the Loan Portfolio New Evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya - 2016
loan loss rate of a given industry in a bank‘s loan portfolio is lower if the bank has a major exposure to that industry …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012992353
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Banks' Concentration Versus Diversification in the Loan Portfolio : New Evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya - 2016
risk factors, we separate the bank-specific selection and monitoring abilities from the composition of the loan portfolio …, on average, lower loan losses, (b) the loss rate of a given industry in a bank's loan portfolio is lower if the bank has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012988758
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Are Banks Using Hidden Reserves to Beat Earnings Benchmarks? Evidence from Germany
Bornemann, Sven - 2016
Section 340f of the German Commercial Code allows banks to provision against the special risks inherent to the banking business by building hidden reserves. Beyond risk provisioning, these reserves are implicitly accepted as an earnings management device. By analyzing financial statements of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012989239
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Diversification and the banks' risk-return-characteristics: evidence from loan portfolios of German banks
Behr, Andreas; Kamp, Andreas; Memmel, Christoph; … - 2007
Banks face a tradeoff between diversifying and focusing their loan portfolio. In this paper we carry out an empirical study for the German market to shed light on the question whether or not the benefits of risk sharing outweigh those of specialization. We use data from the Bundesbank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010295924
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Banks' concentration versus diversification in the loan portfolio: New evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya; Memmel, Christoph; Pfingsten, Andreas - 2013
risk factors, we separate the bank-specific selection and monitoring abilities from the composition of the loan portfolio …, on average, lower loan losses, (b) the loss rate of a given industry in a bank's loan portfolio is lower if the bank has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010331372
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Banks' concentration versus diversification in the loan portfolio: New evidence from Germany
Jahn, Nadya; Memmel, Christoph; Pfingsten, Andreas - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2013
risk factors, we separate the bank-specific selection and monitoring abilities from the composition of the loan portfolio …, on average, lower loan losses, (b) the loss rate of a given industry in a bank's loan portfolio is lower if the bank has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010957127
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Diversification and the banks' risk-return-characteristics: evidence from loan portfolios of German banks
Behr, Andreas; Kamp, Andreas; Memmel, Christoph; … - Deutsche Bundesbank - 2007
Banks face a tradeoff between diversifying and focusing their loan portfolio. In this paper we carry out an empirical study for the German market to shed light on the question whether or not the benefits of risk sharing outweigh those of specialization. We use data from the Bundesbank's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005058999