The purpose of this paper is to analyze the vertical disintegration of the bank loan origination value chain. This paper conducts a study on the credit information market from the perspective of the bank's decision to vertically disintegrate the loan origination value chain. The main aim is to...

The paper aims to examine the new regulatory framework of project finance in the economics of banking firms. In particular, the paper investigates the uniqueness of the project finance, the significant importance of the project finance in bank activity, and the role of the new bank capital...

The research points out that the role of traditional bank is in decline. Banks are losing their predominant role as deposit takers and lenders to firms. These changes have deep effects on the operation of banking firms, the structure and organization of banking firms, the structure of banking...

This paper aims to investigate the role of credit derivatives in the economy of financial systems. Credit derivatives are a form of financial innovation that impacts on financial intermediation and banking, particularly. Credit derivatives market make it possible to transfer credit risk without...

The authors employ content analysis to conduct an empirical study on a sample of large European banks. The authors propose a hybrid scoring model for the assessment of derivative disclosure in banking institutions. The methodology employed in this research is able to capture a considerable...

Market risk reporting in banking has assumed such importance during the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to provide a methodology to evaluate the qualitative and quantitative profiles of the market risk disclosure in banking. We propose a hybrid methodology to assess whether or not...