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Corporate governance of financial institutions
Mehran, Hamid; Mollineaux, Lindsay - 2012 - Revised February 2012
We identify the tension created by the dual demands of financial institutions to be value-maximizing entities that also serve the public interest. We highlight the importance of information in addressing the public's desire for banks to be safe yet innovative. Regulators can choose several...
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In search for yield? : Survey-based evidence on bank risk taking
Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2011
There is growing consensus that the conduct of monetary policy can have an impact on stability through the risk-taking incentives of banks. Falling interest rates might induce a “search for yield” and generate incentives to invest into risky activities. This paper provides evidence on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009010127
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In Search for yield? : new survey-based evidence on bank risk taking
Buch, Claudia M.; Eickmeier, Sandra; Prieto, Esteban - 2011
There is growing consensus that the conduct of monetary policy can have an impact on financial and economic stability through the risk-taking incentives of banks. Falling interest rates might induce a "search for yield" and generate incentives to invest into risky activities. This paper provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009011303
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Why do firms engage in selective hedging?
Adam, Tim R.; Fernando, Chitru S.; Salas, Jesus M. - 2012
Surveys of corporate risk management document that selective hedging, where managers incorporate their market views into firms’ hedging programs, is widespread in the U.S. and other countries. Stulz (1996) argues that selective hedging could enhance the value of firms that possess an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009492396
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Why do firms engage in selective hedging?
Adam, Tim R.; Fernando, Chitru S.; Salas, Jesus M. - 2012
Surveys of corporate risk management document that selective hedging, where managers incorporate their market views into firms' hedging programs, is widespread in the U.S. and other countries. Stulz (1996) argues that selective hedging could enhance the value of firms that possess an information...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010281517
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Universal banks and corporate control : evidence from the global syndicated loan market
Ferreira, Miguel A.; Matos, Pedro - 2009
Banks play a role in the corporate governance of firms as well as acting as debt financiers around the world. Universal …
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The value of corporate culture
Guiso, Luigi; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - 2013
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Corporate governance, compliance and valuation effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on US and foreign firms
Switzer, Lorne N.; Lin, Hui - In: International journal of business governance & ethics : … 4 (2008/09) 4, pp. 400-426
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The value of corporate culture
Guiso, Luigi; Sapienza, Paola; Zingales, Luigi - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010205358
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Subprime-Krise, strukturierte Finanzierung und die Förderung der Mikrokreditvergabe
Terberger, Eva - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 78 (2009) 1, pp. 40-55
Garantien eine quasi unlimitierte Förderquelle, die zur Erhöhung systemischer Risiken beitrug. In der Mikrofinanzierung dagegen … Kapitalmarkt für die Mikrofinanzierung erschließen, ohne die Gefahr einer unkontrollierten Ausweitung von Risiken einzugehen. … increasing the burden of public risk. Quite differently, microfinance is supported by investing scarce donor funds into the …
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