...Baah Aye Kusi; Emmanuel Senanu Mekpor; Stephen Antwi Purpose While regulators and policymakers are interested in promoting banking competition for economic welfare gains, the franchise value hypothesis argues that increased banking competition leads to increased credit risk exposure. It is against...

...Shailesh Rastogi; Bhakti Agarwal; Jagjeevan Kanoujiya Purpose Market competition is now taken as the external governance mechanism that refers to how the competitive pressure in market environment regulate the behavior and performance of the business. In this direction, this study aims to explore...

..., implemented by the European Securities and Markets Authority to address these concerns, have reduced information asymmetry between market participants, thereby increasing competition between regulated markets and alternative trading facilities. Research limitations/implications Increased competition can...

...Abu Hanifa Md. Noman; Che Ruhana Isa; Md Aslam Mia; Chan Sok-Gee Purpose This study aims to examine the impact of activity restrictions in shaping the risk-taking behaviour of banks through the channel of competition in different economic conditions. Design/methodology/approach The authors use...

...Rachita Gulati Purpose This study aims to demystify how the critical regulations affecting the bank competition have instituted, amended and fine-tuned over the years in India and its peers in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). The gaps in the regulatory practices influencing...

..., there is some indication that the impact of market power on bank margins is sensitive to the level of financial freedom prevailing in an economy. It appears that as competition intensifies, margins of banks in freer countries are likely to reduce faster than those in areas with more restrictions. Practical...

...Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma; Joshua Abor; Anthony Quame Q. Aboagye; Mohammed Amidu Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of financial freedom and competition on bank profitability. Design/methodology/approach The study uses system generalized method of moments and data from 139 banks...

.... They had been lending irresponsibly, mis‐selling products and they had been giving SMEs a raw deal (The Cruickshank Report, 2000 ; Competition Commission Report, 2002), shutting costly rural bank branches and making a good profit as a result. Not only were the MBSs and CDOs mispriced, but so too were...