We examine how bank competition in the run-up to the 2007-2009 crisis affects banks' systemic risk during the crisis …. We then investigate whether this effect is influenced by two key bank characteristics: securitization and bank capital …. Using a sample of the largest listed banks from 15 countries, we find that greater market power at the bank level and higher …

banking complexity and opacity nexus varies with multiple measures of bank competition. We find that more intense competition …The paper explores the impact of bank diversification on earnings opacity. We aim at offering a comprehensive analysis … in the banking system likely accentuates the impact of diversification on bank earnings manipulations. Our findings …

Competition law compliance has become increasingly important in the banking industry as the number of infringements and … competition law infringements. Therefore, this article sets out an approach to assessing the residual risk of antitrust non …