This paper empirically evidences the role played by board characteristics (skills, diversity, structure, independence) in supporting risk management disclosure and shaping the financial performance of European companies operating in the financial services sector. We exploit data selected from...

In this study, we explore the emerging derisking phenomenon by identifying and analysing the main factors that are affected by, and the implications of, the derisking process by focusing on the key drivers and implications of derisking specific to Malta. To do this, we carried out 32 interviews...

Why was risk management not effective in preventing financial institutions from bubbles in the past? 1. Because the emerge of the bubbles were not recognized at all. 2. Because risk managers did not have sufficient authority to stop the nonsense....

Introduction to FSCS, Financial Services Regulation in UK, The COMP Rules, EU Insurance Guarantee Schemes...

Viewing the challenges from 3 perspectives: Demandeurs, Targeted countries, Systemic...

Much has been written in the press about the current global credit crisis and the consequences on the real economy. We want to take a step back and take stock of what we think should be the lessons learnt from an investment practicioner's point of view in order to avoid repeating the same...

Während Multiple-Sourcing-Strategien zur Steuerung von Ausfallrisikenin der Industrie bereits gängige Praxis sind, spielen sie bei Finanzdienstleistern auch beizeitkritischen Transaktionen bisher keine Rolle. Grund hierfür sind die hohen Kosten für dietechnische Integration von...

This paper argues that the level of financial services provision determines the riskmanagement strategies among the poor. The paper estimates the determinants of thehousehold’s use of one, two or all three types of microfinancial services applying orderedprobit models and additionally probit...

Die tiefe Krise, in der sich der deutsche Finanzdienstleistungsmarktderzeit befindet, ist zum Teil auch auf fehlende theoretisch fundierte Marktbearbeitungsstrategiender Marktteilnehmer zurückzuführen. Der Wirtschaftsinformatik als Wissenschaft mitGestaltungsanspruch bieten sich gerade in...