During the Global Financial Crisis, regulators imposed short-selling bans to protect financial institutions. The rationale behind the bans was that ‘bear raids', driven by short-sellers, would increase the individual and systemic risk of financial institutions, especially for institutions with...

During the Global Financial Crisis, regulators imposed short-selling bans to protect financial institutions. The rationale behind the bans was that "bear raids", driven by short-sellers, would increase the individual and systemic risk of financial institutions, especially for institutions with...

The global financial crisis that started in mid-2007 illustrates the relevance of systemic risk. One key driver of the systemic instability that materialized in the crisis was the elevated level of stress in large banks. We use EVT to analyse the effect of size on banks' univariate and systemic...

The Australian banking system has emerged from the global crisis virtually unhurt, with most banks still profitable, adequately capitalized, and with AA credit ratings. Are there any risks or vulnerabilities in this success story? This paper looks at systemic banking risk or contagion risk in...

Starting in September 2008, market regulators from stock markets across the world have introduced, at different points in time and for different periods of length, a ban on short-selling financial institution's shares. The argument for the bans is that short-selling increases the volatility and...

The experience in the period during and after the Asian crisis of 1997-98 has provoked an extensive debate about the credit rating agencies evaluation of sovereign risk in emerging markets lending. This study analyzes the role of credit rating agencies in international financial markets,...

Credit rating changes for long-term foreign currency debt may act as a wake-up call with up-grades and downgrades in one country affecting other financial markets within and across national borders. Such a potential (contagious) rating effect is likely to be stronger in emerg-ing market...