Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 28 Issue 2

The German consumer bankruptcy law and moral hazard – the case of indebted immigrants

Mevliyar Er

The purpose of this paper is to investigate to what extent the increased insolvency filings by migrants since the enactment of the consumer insolvency law in 1999 is associated…

Financial stability: does social activism matter?

Peterson K. Ozili

This study investigate the impact of social activism on financial system stability.

Blockchain and insurance: a review for operations and regulation

Richard Brophy

The purpose of this paper is to examine the operational and regulatory positions of the employment of Blockchain in the insurance industry. Blockchain technology has attracted…

Market power and stability of financial institutions: evidence from the Italian banking sector

Cristian Barra, Roberto Zotti

This paper aims to explore the relationship between bank market power and stability of financial institutions in Italy between 2001 and 2012. The authors first test the existence…

Where are Islamic finance indices pointing towards?: Lessons from experimental ‘pockets’ of Islamic financial regulation on international stock markets

Mohammed El Hadi El Maknouzi, Iyad Mohammad Jadalhaq

This paper aims to survey the screening practices and regulatory arrangements that can be gleaned from the experience of Islamic financial indices on international stock markets…

Financial freedom, market power and bank margins in sub-Saharan Africa

Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma, Joshua Abor, Anthony Quame Q. Aboagye, Mohammed Amidu

This paper examines the effect of financial (banking) freedom and market power on bank net interest margins (NIM).

Effective bank regulation: seven guiding principles

Linda Arch

This paper is a “viewpoint” article, and as such, the purpose of this paper is to present the author’s opinion and interpretation. Its primary purpose is to propose seven guiding…

The determinants of bank insolvency risk: evidence from Finland

Matias Huhtilainen

This paper aims to contribute to the literature on the determinants of bank-specific insolvency risk.