...-makers. 13 03 2023 16 12 2023 09 03 2024 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2024 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Economic freedom Bank stability Japan GMM framework The existing literature presents divergent perspectives regarding the association...

... is believed to be the first to discuss the relationship between a potential market size and M&A transactions. Noriyoshi Yanase can be contacted at: yanase@tku.ac.jp © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Acquisitions and mergers Insurance companies Japan Consolidations Deregulation...

... securities. Charles C. Yang can be contacted at: cyang1@fau.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Japan Stock markets Securities Financial risk Disasters Insurance‐linked securities such as catastrophe bonds and life bonds are an alternative risk management technique...

... a generator function. The following properties are satisfied: Credit Equity capital Japan A key innovation in the credit risk market in the past decade was the development of the credit derivatives market. A credit derivative is an over‐the‐counter derivative designed to transfer credit risk...

...Chao‐Chun Leng; Ursina B. Meier Purpose The paper sets out to use the loss ratio series of Switzerland, Germany, the USA and Japan, to test whether underwriting cycles still exist internationally and to identify possible structural changes. Design/methodology/approach Based on financial theory...