Conventional wisdom in banking argues that diversification tends to reduce bank risk and improve performance, but the … recent financial crisis suggests that aggressive diversification strategies may have resulted in increased risk taking and … diversification strategies and the risk-return tradeoff in banking. Our data set covers Russian banks during the 1999-2006 period and …

diversification is not an easy task as it is impacted by a huge number of different factors: the way systematic risk is measured, the … of the asset features, the model adopted to measure diversification (i.e., equally weighted versus optimal allocation …

This study focuses on the diversification benefits of the most developed equity markets of Central and Eastern Europe … (CEE). To evaluate these benefits of diversification we use so-called spanning tests based on a stochastic discount factor …

Diversification of financial securities is considered a substantial element of portfolio risk. In this context, the … individual portfolios and later compared to the hypothetical common equity index. The results show diversification benefits …35, FTSE MIB, and FTSE100. In contrast, DAX, MDAX, and CAC40 on average tend to be less diversified. The diversification …

This study focuses on the diversification benefits of the most developed equity markets of Central and Eastern Europe … (CEE). To evaluate these benefits of diversification we use so-called spanning tests based on a stochastic discount factor …

diversification index to account for complexity, we find robust evidence consistent with mispricing among the most diversified large …

changes in the diversification nature of banks activities. We analyzed the financial statements of (13) Jordanian banks on …) to measure the diversification degree of revenue, credit, and deposits activities.The study concluded that (a) stock … market has evaluated the changes in revenue diversification more efficiently than changes in the structure of credit or …