Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 30 Issue 3

Exploring the role of corruption and money laundering (ML) on bank’s loan portfolio quality: a cross-country investigation

Nadir Hussain, Salman Masood Sheikh, Ijaz Hussain Shah

Corruption and money laundering (ML) are severe concerns for both developing and developed countries. According to international organizations, such as Transparency International…

The impact of securities regulation in the European Union on M&A: does it compensate to go beyond borders?

Rita Monteiro, Sónia Silva

The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the transposition of the EU directive that regulates M&As on cross-border deals. Acquirers of targets located in the European…

Liquidity risk and bank financial performance: an application of system GMM approach

Adamu Yahaya, Fauziah Mahat, Yahya M.H., Bolaji Tunde Matemilola

This study aims to examine the effect of liquidity risk on deposit money banks’ (DMBs) performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study also tests the interaction effect of liquidity…

Monetary policy effectiveness in Africa: the role of financial development and institutional quality

Vera Fiador, Emmanuel Sarpong-Kumankoma, Nana Kwasi Karikari

This study aims to provide empirical evidence of the pass-through effect of monetary policy on bank lending rates vis-à-vis the potential moderating effects of financial sector…

UK Government controls and loan-to-deposit ratio

Kumbirai Mabwe, Kalsoom Jaffar

This paper aims to present an analysis of the UK bank loans and deposits in tandem, linking the loan-to-deposit (LTD) ratio to macroprudential policy and funding restrictions. LTD…

A European distributed ledger technology pilot regime for market infrastructures: finding a balance between innovation, investor protection and financial stability

Randy Priem

This study aims to discuss the European Commission’s proposal for a pilot regime for market infrastructures to experiment with the distributed ledger technology (DLT). In this…