Bank loan syndicate structure can be considered as an organizational response to agency problems stemming from the syndication process. The banking environment also influences the syndication process. We investigate how syndicate structure is influenced by the characteristics of the banking...

We provide empirical evidence on the determinants of the number of bank lenders using a sample of more than 3000 loans to firms from 24 European countries. Our testable hypotheses are built upon different theoretical frameworks drawn from the existing literature, referring to firm...

We empirically explore the influence of loan characteristics, banking and financial structure, and regulatory and institutional factors on the design of 10,930 bank loan syndicates in emerging market economies from 1990 to 2006. Our results show that the structure of syndicates is adapted to...

The regulatory and institutional environment may influence bank risk taking behavior, especially in emerging market economies. The resulting excess risk may hamper bank stability. This article investigates the influence of institutional factors on bank's excess risk and ratings, particularly...

The role of information's processing in bank intermediation is a crucial input. The bank has access to different types of information in order to manage risk through capital allocation for Value at Risk coverage. Hard information, contained in balance sheet data and produced with credit scoring,...

The primary purpose of this article is to investigate the relationship between bank capital and credit risk taking in emerging market economies. We also investigate the influence of several regulatory, institutional and legal features on the relationship between risk and capital. We apply a...

Our work follows the early warning signals litterature. We propose to test the validity of the CAMEL rating typology for bank's default modelisation in emerging markets. We focus explicitely on this type of economies and we also investigate the impact of several regulatory, institutional and...

Our work follows the early warning signals litterature. We propose to test the validity of the CAMEL rating typology for bank's default modelisation in emerging markets. We focus explicitely on this type of economies. Using a logit model applied to a database of defaulted banks in emerging...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the regulatory and institutional factors which may increase excessive risk taking in banks. Few studies deal with the impact of these external factors on bank's risk taking and probability of default, despite the fact that empirical investigation is...

One studies the role of the data processing within the framework of the banking financial intermediation. In this context, one is interested in the various solutions adopted by the banks vis-a-vis with the various types of imperfections of information. One then tries to highlight various...