This study examines the impact of bank ownership and bank governance on capital. Using Japanese commercial banks as a … sample over a Basel II period (2007-2012), we investigate the impact of bank ownership and management structure on the level … of bank capital. Our results suggest that institutional and foreign ownership tends toward a higher level of capital for …

This paper examines how corporate governance and executive compensation affected bank capitalization strategies for an … to lower bank capitalization. Boards of intermediate size, separation of the chief executive officer and chairman roles …, and an absence of anti-takeover provisions, in particular, lead to low bank capitalization. However, executive options and …