A simple analytical framework of bank's behaviour is presented to explore the key drivers of banks' profitability/valuation.A stochastic version of a simple Discount Cash Flow (DCF) model will be used to study/understand how low interest rates and prudential measures (here focus will be devoted...

Lo scopo di questa nota è quello di presentare un modello analitico che dimostri come la presupposta contraddizione tra creazione di valore per gli azionisti e per i diversi portatori di interesse nei confronti dell'impresa (stakeholders) possa essere riconciliata. Nell'ambito di un modello...

The financial turmoil has put into question the effectiveness of the existing regulatory framework for banks. Regulators reacted to the crisis by imposing new capital requirements to achieve both higher and better quality capital, but the theoretical/conceptual framework behind banks' regulation...

It has been often argued that higher capital requirements are not costly for the banking system, by exploiting a renewed edition of a standard argument from corporate finance, the Modigliani-Miller theorem (1958 and 1963). However, the M&M model must be carefully analysed before endorsing the...

It has been argued that higher capital requirements are not expensive for the banking system, by exploiting a renewed edition of a standard argument from corporate finance, the Modigliani-Miller theorem (1958 and 1963). However, the M&M model must be carefully analysed before endorsing the...

Purpose The paper aims to investigate whether the value of banks is affected by their financing policies. Higher capital requirements have been invoked by exploiting a renewed edition of the Modigliani–Miller (M&M) theorem. This paper shows the limits of this claim by highlighting that the...

The academic debate on the theory of the firm has been monopolized for a long period by the contraposition between the shareholders model and the stakeholders model. Jensen (2001) introduced the concepts of "enlightened value maximization" and "enlightened stakeholders theory", recognizing the...

The academic debate on the theory of the firm has been monopolized for a long period by the contraposition between the shareholders model and the stakeholders model. Jensen (2001) introduced the concepts of "enlightened value maximization" and "enlightened stakeholders theory", recognizing the...

The purpose of this note is to present an analytical model that demonstrates that the supposed contradiction between value creation for the shareholders and for the various stakeholders can be reconciled. Under a stochastic model are in fact used the latest and most advanced business models...