The article attempts to examine the effect of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on Malaysian banks’ revenue efficiency. The data gathered in this study are divided into two event windows: the pre-merger (1995–1996) and post-merger (2002–2009) periods. The sample selected for...

The study provides new empirical evidence on the efficiency of a dual compared to a single banking sector. Using data on the Indian and Pakistani banking sectors, we analyse the efficiency of both banking sectors in the recent financial crises of 2004-2010. We employ the Data Envelopment...

This article examines the cost, revenue and profit efficiency levels of 74 banks (47 conventional and 27 Islamic banks) in Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries over the periods 2007 to 2011. The level of efficiencies was measured using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method which applied the...

By employing the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI), this paper attempts to examine the effect of Non-Commercial Bank Financial Institutions (NCBFIs) revenue management strategy via diversification into the non-traditional activities during the period 2000-2004. To do so, the procedure is...

This paper investigates the performance of the Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period 2001?2005. In the first stage, the productivity estimates of individual banks are evaluated using the nonparametric Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI). A multivariate analysis is employed in the...

This paper employs a two-stage analysis to investigate the efficiency and impact of risk and non-performing loans of Malaysian banks in the post-merger period by using the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. The results indicate that the merger process has largely benefited...

By applying the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, this paper attempts to investigate the efficiency of Malaysian Non-bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) during the period of 2000-04. The results suggest that the merchant banks have exhibited mean overall efficiency of 78.1%,...

Purpose – The purpose of the present study is to provide empirical evidence on the factors that influence non-commercial bank financial institutions (NCBFIs) profitability in a developing economy. Design/methodology/approach – The least squares methods of random effects, fixed effects, and...

The article employs the Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) method to assess the impact of technological change on the obtained total factor productivity (TFP) of Malaysian banks during the period 1998–2008. The preferred methodology enables us to isolate efforts to catch up to the...

The present article examines the determinants of bank profitability in a developing economy. Specifically working within the Malaysian financial sector, the analysis is confined to the universe of the domestic and foreign commercial banks operating in the Malaysian financial sector during the...