What determines reputational loss following operational losses in banking? The purpose of this paper is to empirically address this question. We estimate the reputational risk for a large sample of banks in Europe and the U.S. between 2003 and 2008. We have two main results. First, we provide...

Reputation is a key asset for any company whose affairs are based on trust like banks. Despite its importance, the number of studies dealing with reputational risk in financial industry is still limited. We estimate the reputational impact of announced operational losses for a large sample of...

This paper assesses the reputational impact of announced operational losses for a sample of 163 listed financial companies from 1994 to 2008.Measurement of reputational losses is carried out using the event study methodology.The results show that fraud is the event type that generates the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the cultural fit between supervisory authorities and banks, considering cultural gaps as possible stumbling blocks for effective supervision. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a text‐analysis approach. The methodological...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure the cultural fit between supervisory authorities and banks, considering cultural gaps as possible stumbling blocks for effective supervision. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a text-analysis approach. The methodological assumption...

This research focuses on the advancement of the Compliance function within banks, investment and insurance companies and on the effect of applying Community regulations as called for by the MiFID Directive. Eighty four financial intermediaries: banks, investment companies and insurance companies...