Governance, Regulation and Bank Stability

This book provides novel insight into the governance of banks and looks at regulatory measures for strengthening bank stability. It includes empirical studies on the relationship between the board structures of banks and their financial risk-taking and analyses the determinants of bank reputation and the future prospects of small banks.

This book provides novel insight into the governance of banks and looks at regulatory measures for strengthening bank stability. It includes empirical studies on the relationship between the board structures of banks and their financial risk-taking and analyses the determinants of bank reputation and the future prospects of small banks.

1. Challenges for Banks and a New Regulatory Framework; Ted Lindblom, Stefan Sjögren and Magnus Willesson 2. Leverage, System Risk and Financial System Health; Anjan V. Thakor 3. Did Strong Boards Affect Bank Tail Risk During the Financial Crisis?; Francesca Battaglia and Angela Gallo 4. Corporate Governance of Banks and Financial Crisis; Gianfranco A. Vento and Pasquale La Ganga 5. Predicting European Bank Distress; Laura Chiaramonte and Federica Poli 6. The Impact of Deregulation and Re-Regulation on Bank Efficiency; Bimei Deng, Barbara Casu and Alessandra Ferrari 7. Small Banks in Post-Crisis Regulatory Architecture; Ewa Miklaszewska 8. The Sovereign Debt Crisis; Stefano Cosma and Elisabetta Gualandri 9. Diversification Strategies and Performance Results in the Italian Banking System; Paola Brighi and Valeria Venturelli 10. Intermediation Model, Bank Size and Lending to Customers; Franco Tutino, Concetta Colasimone, Giorgio Carlo Brugnoni and Luca Riccett 11. A Proposal to Measure Banks' Reputation Using Twitter; Vincenzo Farina, Giampaolo Gabbi and Daniele Previati