This paper analyzes the impact of the internal governance mechanisms on the bank performance of the thirty European … significant impact on the profitability of the assets. This study provides an idea that the board and the executive compensation …

Italy ranks among EU countries with the fewest women on bank boards. Using a rich dataset on Italian banks that … combines individual data on bank governance with different measures of performance and risk, this paper analyses the … individual characteristics and bank features being equal. Moreover, results show that the number of women at the top is greater a …

This study tests whether bank mergers are associated with valuation gains and examines how equity overvaluation and …

This study investigates the implications of the cumulative prospect theory in the context of U.S. bank acquisitions … in U.S. bank takeover decisions. The evidence demonstrates that offer price premiums and target announcement returns are … much higher in bank takeover transactions involving targets with gambling (lottery) features (high skewness, high …

We investigate the role of loan loss provisions (LLPs) for bank earnings management and risk provisioning. First, banks …-off in banks' provisioning for expected and unexpected losses that influences profitability, risk and payout policies …

Widespread losses during the recent financial crisis have increased concerns that equity-based compensation for bank … remuneration is an important area for creditors and policymakers concerned about bank risk-taking …

collapse from a behavioural perspective of the role of Boards of Directors in bank risk management, and then proceed to explore … case study of what can happen when hubris and associated behavioural biases take control of a bank's risk management …

executives to boost bank performance are not supported by our findings …

Using the Japanese bank merger dataset for the 2000s, this paper investigates whether the reduction of the ownership … ratio by the blockholder affects companies' operating performance and bank-firm relationships. In Japan, banks are … prohibited from holding more than 5% of the business company's equity. When two or more banks consolidate, the post-merged bank …