Contemporary Issues in Banking Regulation, Governance and Performance [Hardcover]

This book offers insights into the contemporary issues in banking with a special focus on the recent European regulatory reforms, governance and the performance of firms. Written by prestigious professors and expert academics in the field, the book also covers a diverse set of topics that have gained great importance in this sector such as firm financing, culture, risk and other challenges faced by banks. The book is of interest to scholars, students and professionals in banking.

1 Introduction

Part I Regulation 

2 The Impact of Recent Regulatory Reform on the Use of Supply Chain Finance: The Case of Reverse Factoring

3 The Bank Resolution Framework in the European Union: Preliminary Evidence from Specialized and Regional Banks

5 Central Banks Communication Strategies: Just Words?

6 Complaining in Consumer Credit: Evidence from the Italian Financial System

Part II Corporate Governance and Performance 

7 Bank Boards in Europe: Trade-Offs in Size, Composition, and Turnover

8 The Impact of Internal Corporate Governance Mechanisms on Corporate Social Performance in the Banking Industry

9 Bank Ownership and Firm-Level Performance: An Empirical Assessment of State-Owned Development Banks

10 Non-financial Rating and Socially Responsible Investment Reaction to Financial Turmoil

11 What Determines Interest Margins? The Case of Chinese Banks

Part III Firm Financing and Valuation 

12 How Do Banks and l.