The global financial crisis has led to an increasingly focused attention on excessive bank risk-taking. One of the consequences is that the role of internal governance mechanisms (such as the board of directors) in monitoring risk has come under greater scrutiny.In this paper we examine the...

This paper seeks to review the theoretical and empirical literature on the relationship between bank governance and performance, providing a comprehensive understanding of the existing research and offering guidance for investors and regulators on the major points of consensus and disagreement...

This research project aims to analyse the role of banks governance as an explanation to the recent financial crises. We claim to contribute to the current debate on the issue of governance mechanisms in explaining the performance of the banking sector, crucial to understanding of the 2007-2008...

Failures in governance, especially concerning boards, have been blamed for the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The increased public scrutiny regarding the actions and role of the board of directors in banks, following the crisis, inspires to examine whether and to what extent do board's...

This paper investigates the impact of corporate governance on European bank performance during the period 2002-2011. Using a sample of 73 banks from 11 European countries, we examine the relationship between corporate governance measures more specifically the board size and composition, the...

Extraordinary amounts of public funds and/or assistance were made available to banks since the onset of the 2007-2008 financial crisis. Governments worldwide have launched a massive bailout package to support banks in distress. Using a probit model, this paper investigates the likelihood of...

This paper analyzes the evolution of the banking system sensitivity to cross-border contagion in 2006-2011. The study is performed on the basis of the BIS data on cross-border exposures and the Bankscope data on Tier 1 capital of 20 banking systems (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Finland,...