We develop and test accounting-based valuation models for commercial banks. We extend Begley et al.'s (2006) framework and propose a valuation model where goodwill is generated by virtually all commercial and investment banking activities. Key features of our model are: the development of a...

While the traditional banking theory and portfolio theory favour diversification strategy for better performance the corporate finance theory supports concentration strategy. The empirical studies also provide mixed evidence on the relationship between sectoral loan diversification and the...

The principal objective of this research study was to investigate the impact of the Great Economic Recession of 2008 on national banks' equity investment valuations and create an empirical model for predicting national banks' financial failure in the United States. The focal period of the study...

This paper aims to examine the effect of conventional bank interest rates (CBIR), profit-sharing rates (PS), the level of liquidity proxied in the finance-to-deposit ratio (FDR) and the inflation rate (IR) against mudharabah deposits (MDs). The sample comes from eight Islamic public banks...

Aim/purpose - Higher compensation and increased share ownership are believed to drive fewer earnings management. Therefore, the study examines the moderating impact of share ownership on the relationship between executive compensation and earnings management of listed Deposit Money Banks in...

This article investigates the relationship between discretionary loan loss provisions and bank intangibles among African banks. Prior studies examine how intangible assets affect firms' profitability and valuation decisions with almost no focus on the role of loan loss provisions. We investigate...

Most previous research on efficiency in banking takes a regulatory perspective. In contrast, this paper investigates the empirical relation between efficiency and profitability in five large economies of the European Union during the period 1998-2005 and discusses the results from the...

Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde im Frühjahr dieses Jahres am Fachbereich Wirtschaftder Hochschule Wismar als Diplomarbeit im Studiengang Wirtschaftsrechtangenommen. Sie befasst sich mit einem sowohl für Banken als auch fürBankkunden hoch aktuellen Thema, nämlich der Frage nach der...

The assessment of strategic opportunities and threats has been a key element of corporate ratings to assess companiesfor their current and in particular future creditworthiness since the enforcement of the new capital regulations for issuingloans in Europe (Basel II). The existing, often...

Most previous research on efficiency in banking takes a regulatory perspective. In contrast, this paper investigates the empirical relation between efficiency and profitability in five large economies of the European Union during the period 1998-2005 and discusses the results from the...