This study bridges the gap between theory and practice of risk management in banks incorporated in Saudi Arabia. The … risk management practices (RMPs). This study surveys representatives from banks to elicit their opinion regarding the … role played by boards in risk management (RM).The results suggest that banks in Saudi Arabia have an efficient risk …

observability of the volume of credit derivatives held by banks is not necessary. …

, nondiversified banks. In particular, I test whether greater geographic diversification of banks has effects on the risk taking …. These findings indicate that a bank's diversification also impacts the risk taking of competitors, even if these banks are …

We show that negative policy rates affect the supply of bank credit in a novel way. Banks are reluctant to pass on … negative rates to depositors, which increases the funding cost of high-deposit banks, and reduces their net worth, relative to … low-deposit banks. As a consequence, the introduction of negative policy rates by the European Central Bank in mid-2014 …

How much deposits and equity a bank has influences how a banks’ lending responds to monetary policy. While the … show in a value-at-risk RTC model that the lending for banks with relatively more equity and non-interest-bearing deposits … should respond less to monetary policy tightening. This suggests that non-interest-bearing deposits act as “pseudo capital …

economic down-cycle. The article finds that while a healthy competition would support the overall stability of banks, a fierce …The literature is unsettled on the simultaneous existence of Competition-Stability and Competition-Fragility phenomena … with 2-SLS system equation modeling to further explore linkages between competition, systemic risk, and stability …

The paper investigates the factors crucial in the locational decisions of multinational German banks in selected … characteristics. Results indicate that FDI by non-banks exerted a strong pull effect on banking FDI flows, as did highly developed … backing of short-term banking deposits by international currency reserves. In almost all regressions, this financial crisis …

The paper discusses the question of whether financial participation of multilateral development banks does prompt … private investors to inject more risky equity capital in emerging market banks. Using a theoretical model, it is stipulated …