Managerial Finance: Volume 45 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Ken Cyree

Preparedness level of Indian public sector banks for implementation of Basel III: An empirical investigation

Krishan Boora, Kavita Jangra

The purpose of this paper is to explore the preparation level of Indian public sector banks for the implementation of Basel III. It is mandatory for public sector banks in India…

Does the threshold matter? The impact of the monitoring activity on non-performing loans: Evidence from the Italian banking system

Domenico Piatti, Peter Cincinelli

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the quality of the credit process is sensitive to reaching a particular threshold level of non-performing loans (NPLs) and…

Disintermediation of banks in a developing economy: Profitability and depositor protection in adverse economic conditions

Tahseen Mohsan Khan, Syed Kumail Abbas Rizvi, Ramla Sadiq

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Pakistani banks manage their portfolios (lending vs investment) when the economic indicators are not supportive. This study…

How to explain the liquidity risk by the dynamics of discretionary loan loss provisions and non-performing loans? The impact of the global crisis

Youssef Mohamed Riahi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of discretionary loan loss provisions (DLLPs) and non-performing loans (NPLs) on the liquidity risk of both Islamic banks…

Isolating small Belize banks from the global system

Philippa Duncan

The purpose of this paper is to increase insights into the withdrawal of correspondent banks (CBs) from developing markets.

Quiet life hypothesis reborn: is “holdinglisation” relevant?

Maria Christina Liem

Quiet life hypothesis (QLH) states that banks with a higher market power will generate high profitability quietly, even though it could cause inefficiency. In the long term, it…

Financial crisis solutions in the commercial paper market: An analysis of the CPFF and the TLGP

Joshua Fairbanks, Mark Griffiths, Drew Winters

The purpose of this paper is to examine programs designed to support the commercial paper market during the financial crisis.

Impairment of intangible assets and disclosure by Italian banks

Anna Grazia Quaranta, Nico Di Gabriele, Ermanno Zigiotti

The purpose of this paper is to examine the methods used to perform impairment test for intangible assets from a business combination and the information provided by the…

The interrelationship between liquidity creation and bank capital in Vietnamese banking

Tu Le

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interrelationship between liquidity creation (LC) and bank capital in Vietnamese banking between 2007 and 2015.

The effect of dividend policy on share price volatility: an analysis of Mediterranean banks’ stocks

Silvio John Camilleri, Luke Grima, Simon Grima

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the share price volatility of Mediterranean banks and their dividend policies, with particular emphasis on the…