Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine the 2007-2009 financial crisis to analyze how securitization relates to the Italian bank risk profile, both in terms of credit and liquidity risks. Design/methodology/approach – To test our research hypotheses, we adopt ordered probit...

Purpose – Before the 2007 financial crisis, securitized products accounted for half the credit market. Once regarded as one of the biggest financial innovations of the last century, securitization is now viewed as a contributory factor to the crisis. Until recently research has focused on the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study bank executive compensation and securitization, two important strategic developments in finance that are central to the debate on the cause of the crisis. Design/methodology/approach – We study the relationship between securitization and...

This research explores the effects of securitization on banks equity risk exposure. A widespread opinion before the crisis of 2007–2008 was that securitization enhances financial stability. We provide empirical evidence of the impact of securitization on the market's perception of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this study was to examine the 2007-2009 financial crisis to analyze how securitization relates to the Italian bank risk profile, both in terms of credit and liquidity risks. Design/methodology/approach -To test our research hypotheses, we adopt ordered probit models,...

We explore the motivations underlying the securitization transactions placed by the Italian banks from 1999 to 2006. By estimating probit and proportional hazard duration models, in which the probability of placing securitizations is linked to a set of balance sheet indicators and a vector of...