Diversification and Community Bank Performance during a Financial Crisis

Impact of risk taking on bank financial performance during 2008 financial crisis

This paper studies the relationship among corporate governance, risk taking and financial performance at bank holding companies’ (BHCs) during the financial crisis of 2008. While the paper did not find a significant relationship between corporate governance and risk-taking level, it shows that BHCs with lower risk performed better than BHCs with higher risk during the crisis. The results sugges...

Diversification and Financial Performance in Bursa Malaysia

Firms pursue diversification for sake enhancing financial performance. Some theories state positive relationship between diversification and financial performance. However, there are some theories for negative relationship about the issue. The study has filled the gap that most studies done in developed countries and there are fewer studies in developing country like Malaysia. In this study, re...

Human Migration and Commercial Bank Risk During the Financial Crisis

Bank Holding Company Dividends and Repurchases during the Financial Crisis

Many large U.S. bank holding companies (BHCs) continued to pay dividends during the recent financial crisis, even as financial market conditions deteriorated, large losses accumulated, and emergency capital and liquidity were being provided by the official sector. In contrast, share repurchases by these BHCs dropped sharply in the early part of the crisis. Documenting this divergent behavior is...

Diversification Premium on Indian ADRs During the Financial Crisis

Non-arbitrage asset pricing has been an avenue of unending interest to financial academics and practitioners alike. With increased capital outflow being permitted by developing economies, investors now have easy access to securities issued by foreign firms. The issue investigated in this research is concerned with the persistent presence of arbitrage opportunities between depository receipts an...