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Post-merger changes in bank credit risk: 1991-2006
Knapp, Morris; Gart, Alan - In: Managerial Finance 40 (2014), pp. 51-71
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the post-merger changes in the credit risk profile of merging bank holding companies and tests whether there is an increase in credit risk after a merger due to changes in the mix of loans in the portfolio. Design/methodolgy/approach - The authors use the...
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Post-merger changes in bank credit risk: 1991-2006
Knapp, Morris; Gart, Alan - In: Managerial Finance 40 (2014) 1, pp. 51-71
Purpose – This paper aims to examine the post-merger changes in the credit risk profile of merging bank holding companies and tests whether there is an increase in credit risk after a merger due to changes in the mix of loans in the portfolio. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014941270
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Credit risk management: a survey of practices
Fatemi, Ali; Fooladi, Iraj - In: Managerial Finance 32 (2006), pp. 227-233
with counterparty migration risk. Surprisingly, only a minority of banks currently utilize either a proprietary or a vendor …
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Microfinance institutions in Bangladesh: achievements and challenges
Ahmed, Salehuddin - In: Managerial Finance 35 (2010), pp. 999-1010
Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to review the Bangladesh experience with microfinance popularly known as microcredit. The success of microfinance in Bangladesh has generated immense interest in other countries of the world. The paper emphasizes the role of autonomous national microfinance...
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Statistical audit sampling for portfolio-at-risk in microfinance
Schreiner, Mark - In: Managerial Finance 35 (2010), pp. 990-998
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide a rigorous, statistically correct, and low-cost way to audit sample a lender's loan portfolio, be they a microlender or other type of lender. No other paper applies this method to loan portfolios, even though it is a high demand application....
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The absolute returns of hedge funds
Tudor, Deniz; Cao, Bolong - In: Managerial Finance 38 (2012), pp. 280-302
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the ability of hedge funds and funds of hedge funds to generate absolute returns using fund level data. Design/methodology/approach - The absolute return profiles are identified using properties of the empirical distributions of fund returns. The...
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The impact of outside control in microfinance
Hartarska, Valentina - In: Managerial Finance 35 (2010), pp. 975-989
Purpose - Microfinance practitioners have emphasized that appropriate control mechanisms are critical for the success of a microfinance institution (MFI). The purpose of this paper is to study the effects of external governance mechanisms on MFIs' performance, whereby external governance is...
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Leveraging donor funds: the switch to commercial funding
Biekpe, Nicholas; Kiweu, Josephat M. - In: Managerial Finance 35 (2010), pp. 1011-1026
microfinance and capital markets. The paper will be of interest to microfinance institutions, commercial banks, international …
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Valuing “Raise Your Rate” certificates of deposit
Brous, Peter; Buchanan, Bonnie G; Orcutt, Tony - In: Managerial Finance 40 (2014), pp. 864-882
their option and raise their rate prior to maturity. Understanding the value of this option is useful to both banks setting … attached to a raise your rate CD. Knowing the value of this option should be useful both to banks, in determining the … financial turmoil, pressure has been placed on banks to increase their liquidity and deposit base. CDs are crucial to this …
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External audits and the impact of loss of reputation on agency costs: an empirical investigation
Kuhlemeyer, Gregory A.; Cary Collins, M.; Black, Harold A. - In: Managerial Finance 26 (2000) 2, pp. 19-30
Refers to previous research on the effects of poor external audits on agency costs to shareholders and takes the 1991 disciplinary action by the US Securities and Exchange Commission against Ernst and Young (re the Republic Bank) as an example to examine the effect on its other audit clients and...
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