The aim of this paper is to verify if the M&As implemented in the past decade in the banking sector have created value for shareholders. For this purpose a sample of 72 deals carried out during the period of 1994-2005 were examined using the “event study” methodology. These deals were...

Central banks have run during the crisis a wide set of monetary policy interventions using new instruments and techniques to restore the monetary stability and thus re-establish the stability of financial (and banking) systems. We analyze the effect of monetary policy interventions on stock...

The objective of this paper is to investigate whether mergers create value for shareholders in both the short and long term. For this purpose, 120 announcements of mergers that were registered in Italy during the period 1994-2006 among listed companies were examined. The short-term analysis was...

This paper investigates the relationship between market liquidity and bank-dominated corporate governance structure of Japanese listed firms, represented as main bank relationships and cross shareholdings. Using the data of bank-dominated corporate governance mechanisms like Japan, we...

This paper analyzes the systemic risk effects of bank mergers to test the "concentration-fragility" hypothesis. We use the marginal expected shortfall as well as the lower tail dependence between a bank's stock returns and a relevant bank sector index to capture the merger-related change in an...

This study investigates the implications of the cumulative prospect theory in the context of U.S. bank acquisitions, with particular emphasis on its probability weighting component. Specifically, we examine whether gambling attitudes matter in U.S. bank takeover decisions. The evidence...

We examine the effects of opacity on bank valuation and the synchronicity of bank equity prices over the years 2000-2006 prior to the 2007 financial crisis. Investments in opaque assets are more profitable than transparent assets, and controlling for profitability, have larger valuation...

We analyse the wide array of rescue programmes adopted in several countries, following Lehman Brothers' default in September 2008, in order to support banks and other financial institutions. We first provide an overview of the programmes, comparing their characteristics, magnitudes and...

Abstract: Using a unique sample of 425 bank mergers in the US announced between 2000 and 2008 this paper provides clear evidence supporting the collusion and productive efficiency hypotheses. By analyzing 425 bank mergers and a total of 1112 possible rivals, our analysis shows that the majority...