Will the advanced internal rating based (A-IRB) approach lead to increase in US bank mergers?
Our paper examined whether there would be an increased likelihood of banks merging to improve their post-A-IRB financial performance after adopting the Advanced Internal Rating Based (A-IRB) approach. We used return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA) and credit risk (CR) as indicators of banks’...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10509 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Summary: | Our paper examined whether there would be an increased likelihood of banks merging to improve their post-A-IRB financial performance after adopting the Advanced Internal Rating Based (A-IRB) approach. We used return on equity (ROE), return on assets (ROA) and credit risk (CR) as indicators of banks’ financial status. An analysis on bank’s hypothetical post-A-IRB financial status showed that banks would utilize excess capital to merge to improve profitability. |
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