Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance: Volume 32 Issue 1

The impact of regulatory requirements on German financial institutions’ outsourcing arrangements

Riffat Hasan, Oliver Kruse

The purpose of this paper is to analyse and investigate how intensified regulatory requirements related to outsourcing have influenced and changed the outsourcing activities of…

The impacts of corporate governance on firms’ performance: from theories and approaches to empirical findings

Hoang Bui, Zoltán Krajcsák

This study aims to investigate the relationship between corporate governance (CG) and financial performance in the case of publicly listed companies in Vietnam for the period from…

Economic policy uncertainty and Indian banking stability: the mediating role of regulation and supervision

Aamir Aijaz Syed

The purpose of this study is to explore how the unprecedented rise in the economic policy uncertainty influence Indian banking sector stability. The unprecedented rise in the…

The role of inside debt in banks’ M&A choices: wealth expropriation or conflict resolution?

Ziyun Yang, Lanyi Yan Zhang, Claire J. Yan

This study investigates the impact of bank CEOs’ inside debt on shareholder benefits in the context of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) before the 2008–2009 financial crisis…

Dark side of decentralised finance: a call for enhanced AML regulation based on use cases of illicit activities

Vladlena Benson, Umut Turksen, Bogdan Adamyk

This paper aims to focus on the need for an enhanced anti-money laundering (AML) regulation for decentralised finance (DeFi) to protect the integrity of global financial systems…

Ethical governance and the board’s moderating role in Zakat avoidance effects on firm value in muslim nations

Ines Kateb, Khaoula Ftouhi

This paper aims to examine the impact of Zakat avoidance on firm value and investigates how board characteristics moderate this relationship within the context of Saudi Arabia, a…

Factors and determinants affecting banking sector stability: empirical evidence from conventional and Islamic banks listed on the Palestine stock exchange

Nemer Badwan, Besan Saleh, Montaser Hamdan

This paper aims to investigate the determinants that contribute to the financial stability and banking sector of Palestinian banks listed on the Palestine Stock Exchange (PEX) by…