Determinants Of European Banks' Capital Adequacy

The Determinants of Banks’ Capital Structure: The case of Iran

The capital structure and regulation of financial intermediary firms are important topics for regulators and academic researchers. In general, theory predicts that firms choose their capital structures by balancing the benefits of debt against its costs. The purpose of this paper is to analyze capital structure as a function of bank's specific variable factors. It examines the relationship ...

Korean Banks’ Responses to the Strengthening of Capital Adequacy Requirements

The purpose of this paper is to examine Korean banks’ responses to the Basle riskweighted capital adequacy requirements implemented in 1993. The analysis indicates that while some cosmetic adjustments might have been made by partial recognition of unrealized stock losses and expected loan losses, efforts to increase capital in ways that effectively reduced risk exposure seemed to dominate the r...

New Capital Adequacy Framework

Capital adequacy and lending and deposit behaviors of conventional and Islamic banks

Article history: Received 21 August 2013 Accepted 15 November 2013 Available online 19 December 2013 Capital adequacy plays an important role in determining banking activities. A bank must hold a minimum level of capital to ensure sufficient funds to buffer against unexpected losses or adverse shocks. This study analyzes and compares Islamic and conventional banks in 14 Organization of Islamic ...

Are there Legal Determinants of Capital Structure? A European Comparison