In August 2007 the United Kingdom experienced its first bank run in over 140 years. Although Northern Rock was not a … particularly large bank (it was at the time ranked 7th in terms of assets) it was nevertheless a significant retail bank and a … outside the bank as depositors rushed to withdraw their deposits. There was always a fear that this could spark a systemic run …

ability of a bank to restructure the borrower's firm in the case of distress, the possibility to appropriate private benefits …

the financial crisis 2008-09 was significantly higher for firms with a weak bank than for comparable firms with a sound … bank. Second, non-defaulting firms with a weak bank did not have a lower return on assets during the financial crisis 2008 …-09 than comparable firms with a sound bank. Taken together, these results may indicate the presence of heterogeneous effects …

goes public, it can engage an investment bank that is related through a common main bank, or can select an alternative … investment bank. The main bank relationship can be an efficient way for the investment bank to acquire information generated by … the main bank, but may give rise to conflicts of interest. We use data from two different investment banking regimes in …

goes public, it can engage an investment bank that is related through a common main bank, or can select an alternative … investment bank. The main bank relationship can be an efficient way for the investment bank to acquire information generated by … the main bank, but may give rise to conflicts of interest. We use data from two different investment banking regimes in …

This paper empirically investigates the causes of bank failures in Japan and Indonesia. Using logistic regression … analysis of financial ratios, we explore the usefulness of domestic bank failure prediction models with a cross-country model …, deposits and in some cases the ratio of non-performing loans, are the most significant predictors of bank failure in both Japan …