The impact of cross-border bank M&As on bank risk remains an open question. Though geographically diversifying bank M …&As have the potential to reduce the risk of bank insolvency, they also have the potential to increase that risk due to the … increase in risk-taking incentives for bank managers and stockholders following these transactions. This paper empirically …

German savers are renowned for preferring safe, long-term investments, thus providing patient capital, with bank … heterogeneity depending on banks' governance structures. The announcement of a state guarantee for bank deposits following the …