lawyers as bank directors. That rise has been precipitous, raising the question of why lawyer-directors now sit on most bank … management and significant increases in bank value. In particular, banks with lawyer-directors assume more risk in ordinary (non … face today. They are also more likely to make complex information, sourced from multiple experts, more accessible to a bank …

This paper re-visits the state of decentralised banking in Germany, Spain and the UK. The cross-country comparison we … degree of centralisation. Whereas no such bank exists in the UK any longer and real savings banks in Spain have almost … Germany. Our comparison has identified three factors of success contributing to the persistence of decentralised banking: I …

In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a … particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a … outside the bank as depositors rushed to withdraw their deposits. There was always a fear that this could spark a systemic run …

In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a … particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a … outside the bank as depositors rushed to withdraw their deposits. There was always a fear that this could spark a systemic run …

from the most recent (2011-2012) World Bank survey on banking supervision and regulation. Key observations emerging from …

We analyze the risk premium on bank bonds at origination with a special focus on the role of implicit and explicit …

become more important due to the heterogeneity in bank taxation rules across Europe: measuring the tax burden can provide a … assets in these countries over the years 2006-2014; the impact of differences in taxation on bank profitability is also …