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 substantial mortgage lender. In fact, ten years...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the combined effect of both internal and external mechanisms on the performance of thirty European banks. This research uses a technique of panel data over the period 2004 to 2009. The results show that banks conduct trade-offs between different governance...

This paper extends Ellul and Yerramilli's (2013) risk governance index for U.S. banks to international banks across 33 countries, using that index to examine relations between national codes of governance, individual bank risk governance and both risk and performance outcome measures in periods...

Using the data of 82 Chinese commercial banks from 2000 to 2012, this paper investigates the effect of bank ownership reforms on prudential behavior. Three main results emerge. First, state-owned commercial banks are more prudential than joint-stock commercial banks and city commercial banks...

For financial intermediaries governance is particularly important due to their special role within the economy in the aggregation and transfer of financial resources. Recent measures aimed at supporting the economy and banks have attached particular importance to governance practices, as also...

Key points:• This article considers how the recent market turmoil affected national banking systems, thereby prompting state measures;• It describes the remuneration problems shown by the financial crisis: rewards for failure; short-term behaviour; inappropriate design of performance...

We analyse the wide array of rescue programmes adopted in several countries, following Lehman Brothers' default in September 2008, in order to support banks and other financial institutions. We first provide an overview of the programmes, comparing their characteristics, magnitudes and...

We analyse the wide array of rescue programmes adopted in several countries, following Lehman Brothers' default in September 2008, in order to support banks and other financial institutions. We first provide an overview of the programmes, comparing their characteristics, magnitudes and...

This paper seeks to answer the question of how banking regulation can contribute to environmental sustainability objectives. The 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and 2015 Paris Climate Change Treaty place climate action and environmental challenges as central to the required...