Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between the volume of investment deposits and capitalization of Islamic commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach – Unlike current accounts holders, investment accounts holders may support part or all of the losses on assets value,...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationship between the volume of investment deposits and capitalization of Islamic commercial banks. Design/methodology/approach – Unlike current accounts holders, investment accounts holders may support part or all of the losses on assets value,...

Purpose – The Sharia governance is topic that has generated much interest in the literature of Islamic banking industry. The Sharia supervision plays an essential role in the governance of Islamic banks. The Sharia Board (SB) which is peculiar to Islamic banks is considered as the principal...

On étudie la relation simultanée entre la capitalisation et le risque des banques situées dans les pays émergents. Les résultats montrent que la capitalisation des banques n’influence pas leur prise de risque, alors que l’excès de risque induit une diminution de leurs fonds propres. Le...

This paper investigates empirically the impact of the Cooke ratio on risk profile and on the behaviour of commercial banks in Basel Committee non-members countries. Using a non-parametric test and a simultaneous equation model, we observe that there is not a significant impact of regulatory...

The Basel capital accords were established by the banking supervisory authorities of the G10 countries, members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and were applied to the international banks based in these countries. But, do the Basel accords bring more banking stability to emerging...

After reviewing the literature that identify and measure the effect of financial integration on the depth and the efficiency of financial markets in emerging countries, on capital flows towards these countries and finally on economic growth, this paper provides a descriptive analysis of the...

Several emerging countries’ jurisdictions are going to implement Basel II prudential directives. For this reason, it is interesting to ask if capital regulation effectively contributed to strengthen banks operating in emerging markets. Throughout this paper we will attempt to give an answer to...

This paper tries to overcome the lack of empirical studies on bank cyclical behaviour in emerging countries. According to the literature, market competition is also a relevant determinant of banking stability in emerging countries, but does market power influences the relationship between...