...George Kladakis; Sotirios K. Bellos; Alexandros Skouralis Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationship between societal trust and bank asset opacity using an international sample of banks. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an international data set of banks and panel...

... are fundamentally different from most other economic transactions made by retail consumers and to an extent that means the consumer needs to have Trust and Confidence in the products purchased and the suppliers of financial products and services. A distinction is made between different types of products and also...