Journal of Risk Finance: Volume 25 Issue 3

How do gender diversity and CEO profile impact dividend policy in banking? Evidence from Islamic and conventional banks

Hicham Sbai, Ines Kahloul, Jocelyn Grira

This paper aims to examine the determinants of the dividend distribution policy in a banking setting.

Twitter sentiment analysis and bitcoin price forecasting: implications for financial risk management

Tauqeer Saleem, Ussama Yaqub, Salma Zaman

The present study distinguishes itself by pioneering an innovative framework that integrates key elements of prospect theory and the fundamental principles of electronic word of…

Political stability and corruption nexus: an international perspective on European and Asian countries

Daniela-Georgeta Beju, Maria-Lenuta Ciupac-Ulici, Vasile Paul Bresfelean

This paper aims to investigate the impact of political stability on corruption by drawing upon a sample encompassing both developed and developing European and Asian countries.

Downside risk in Dow Jones equity markets: hedging and portfolio management during COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia–Ukraine war

Amira Said, Chokri Ouerfelli

This paper aims to examine the dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) and hedging ratios between Dow Jones markets and oil, gold and bitcoin. Using daily data, including the…

Diversity as value driver in Euro Stoxx 50 companies

Raul Gomez-Martinez, María Luisa Medrano-Garcia

Corporate diversity encompasses the different talents, knowledge, cultures, experiences and values of its employees. This diversity is reflected in multiple characteristics, such…

Corporate governance and financial fraud occurrence – case study on Romanian companies

Andrada Popa (Sabău), Monica Violeta Achim, Alin Cristian Teusdea

The aim of this study is to approach the way in which corporate governance influences the occurrence of financial fraud, as expressed by the M-Beneish score. In order to get…

The impact of market concentration and market power on banking stability – evidence from Europe

Sarah Herwald, Simone Voigt, André Uhde

Academic research has intensively analyzed the relationship between market concentration or market power and banking stability but provides ambiguous results, which are summarized…

Economic freedom and banks' risk-taking in Japan: a tale of two sides

Faisal Abbas, Shoaib Ali, Muhammad Tahir Suleman

This study examined how economic freedom and its related components, such as open markets, regulatory efficiency, rule of law and the size of government, affect bank risk…