Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 26 Issue 4

Freedom, competition and bank profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma, Joshua Abor, Anthony Quame Q. Aboagye, Mohammed Amidu

This paper aims to examine the effects of financial freedom and competition on bank profitability.

The EU market abuse regulation, where does it leave us?

Andrew Haynes

The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of the market abuse regulation to determine whether the general assumption that it has made little difference to the…

Analysis on corporate governance compliance standards in New Zealand – a qualitative study on disclosures using content analysis and interviews

Allan Chang

This paper aims to provide more insights into the standard of corporate governance in New Zealand. The study intends to uncover how a small country with a well-developed economy…

Determinants of bank loan charge-off rates: evidence from the USA

Amit Ghosh

Using data on 5,176 commercial banks in the USA for the period 1999Q1-2016Q3, the present study aims to examine the underlying determinants of loan charge-off rates.