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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Loans and Advance section of a bank is very important because the success of this department helps to increase its business. If this section does not properly work, the bank itself may become bankrupt. Bank makes loans and advances mostly to traders, businessmen, and industrialists. Although the...

With the changing scenario of the banking industry in the liberalized era, the importance of improved performance has assumed a critical significance for the viability of commercial banks operating in India. The objective of the present chapter is to get the financial performance score (one type...

The main objective of this research is to investigate the impact of board size and board composition on financial performance of banks. The sample of this study consists on two countries listed bank sector Pakistan and China. The annul data is used from 2009-2018 to find the objective of this...