Despite the acknowledged importance of agent banking, limited research explains ground-level practices and challenges backed by data. Based on extensive fieldwork spanning approximately 1000 person-days across 301 locations, this report aims to advance the understanding of India's agent banking...

Using supervisory data on operational losses from large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs), we show that BHCs with socially responsible workforce policies suffer lower operational losses per dollar of total assets and incidence of tail risk events. The association is more pronounced for...

We show that social networks (Facebook connections) impact both the demand for and supply of consumer and small business loans originated on lending marketplaces. Loan demand increases substantially with past borrowing activities of geographically distant but socially connected areas, with an...

After addressing the securitisation of non-performing loans (NPLs) within the broader context of the ECB's efforts to reduce NPL stocks and inflows, we investigate the structural and pricing features of NPL securitisations, issued by large banks in the euro area, by drawing on a unique and...

After addressing the securitisation of non-performing loans (NPLs) within the broader context of the ECB’s efforts to reduce NPL stocks and inflows, we investigate the structural and pricing features of NPL securitisations, issued by large banks in the euro area, by drawing on a unique and...

This paper explores the development of enterprise risk management as a function of the development of risk-based capital across the world over the last two decades. The paper identifies a clear correspondence between the emergence of RBC and ERM. The development of RBC worldwide was triggered by...

Risk culture is essential for the success of enterprise risk management (ERM). Enterprise riskmanagement is different from silo risk management where risks were mainly managed by onedepartment. Enterprise risk management means that the risk management is integrated fromBoard to the last employee...

Businesses are the main drivers of any economy and impact all the economic actors explicitly or implicitly. According to Gupta (2010) accountability, transparency, fairness, and responsibility of firms on legal social, and economic grounds are crucial for the wellbeing of every entity of a...

A business value is created by identifying the risks in the business and developing a risk mitigation plan. The only identification of risks is of little use unless an effective advance plan is developed and implemented to reduce either the likelihood or impact or both of the events. In this...

Here the Author looks at some of the potential legal risk factors for a lender in taking a dual role with the same customer with respect to loans and over the counter derivative transactions. The principal risk, says the author, is the rejection of a bank's claim for damages in bankruptcy upon...