Aim: The objective of the paper is to construct an index of fiscal performance of Indian states using four non-parametric approaches ( Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA), Free Disposal Hull(FDH), Order-m and Order-alpha).The reason behind using non-parametric methods for the purpose of construction...

The present paper estimated cost efficiency of the Life insurance companies operating in India for the period 2002-03 to 2006-07 using the new cost efficiency approach suggested by Tone (2002). The results suggest an upward trend in cost efficiency of the observed life insurers between 2002-03...

For commercial banks operating in India, off balance sheet activities have become important in the reform years because of the following reasons:(i) The deregulation of the banking sector entry and relaxation of branch licensing policy resulted in substantial decline in banking sector spread (in...

Capital adequacy stipulations at the global level have become more demanding following the Basel Committee’s initiative to introduce internal model-based capital charge. This article considers the three alternative paradigms—Value at Risk (VaR), Expected Shortfall (ES) and Expected Excess...

Subsequent to the passage of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Act, 1999, the life insurance market in India underwent major structural changes in recent years. Between end-March 2000 and end-March 2005, the number of life insurance companies operating in India has...

In view of the changed scenario in the Indian banking sector during the reform period, the present paper tries to make a comparison of fund based operating performance and total factor productivity growth of select (30) Indian commercial banks (20 public sector, eight private sector and two...

Following the nationalization of 20 major commercial banks in 1969 and 1980, the government followed policies of financial repression up to the 1980s. During this period the public sector commercial banks had rapid expansion of branches, especially in the rural and semiurban areas and had...

Credit risk is most simply defined as the potential that a borrower/counter party will fail to meet its obligations in accordance with agreed terms. The goal of credit risk management is to maintain credit risk exposure within targeted limits so that the bank/financial institution can maximize...