For a sample of 83 financial institutions during 2003–2011, this paper attempts to answer three questions: first, what is the evolution of banks’ stock price exposure to country-level and global risk factors as approximated by equity indices; second, which bank-specific characteristics...

An empirical study was conducted of employed professionals, representative of the marketing and financial services industry located within the metropolitan section of Pittsburgh, PA, resulting in 191 useable questionnaires. The thrust was to investigate the degree of seriousness on the part of...

The financial sector in India has changed over the past decades due to technological innovation and the deregulation of financial services. This study identifies the determinants of profitability for banks and analyses their impact on profitability of public sector banks in India and commercial...

This research studies why commercial banks in the USA failed in the recent financial crisis from the aspect of risk taking by the financial institutions. First, lending risks come from the choice of illiquid assets that affect the quality of loans. Second, risk of securitisation is rooted in the...