Do CDS spreads reflect default risks? Evidence from UK bank bailouts [PDF]
CDS spreads are generally considered to reflect the credit risks of their reference entities. However, CDS spreads of the major UK banks remained relatively stable in response to the recent credit crisis.
Constantinou, N +2 more
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Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That Requires More Rules
ABSTRACT This study examines why Italian for‐profit firms convert to Benefit Corporation status and how they navigate the ensuing hybridization. Survey data from 118 companies are interpreted through a pragmatic and moral legitimacy lens. Results show that the main trigger is pragmatic legitimacy: managers seek to strengthen trust with internal and ...
Laura Rocca +3 more
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Empirical Implementation of a 2-Factor Structural Model for Loss-Given-Default [PDF]
In this study we develop a theoretical model for ultimate loss-given default in the Merton (1974) structural credit risk model framework, deriving compound option formulae to model differential seniority of instruments, and incorporating an optimal ...
Jacobs, Jr., Michael
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ABSTRACT Investors have long recognized the importance of firms in promoting sustainability, leading to the rise of socially responsible investment (SRI). Specifically, there is a growing preference for exchange‐traded funds (ETFs) that prioritize environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles.
Sandra Tenorio‐Salgueiro +3 more
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COVID 19 IMPLICATIONS ON CREDIT LOSS PROVISIONING RULES UNDER IFRS 9: PRO-CYCLICALITY CONCERNS
The objective of this paper is to analyse the procyclicality behavior of Expected Credit Loss (ECL) model introduced by IFRS 9, during the economic downturn due to the Covid 19 pandemic.
DJELIL Bilal, SAIDJ Faiz
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Small firms, borrowing constraints, and reputation [PDF]
This paper presents a simple model relating firm age with firm size and access to credit markets. Lending to new firms is risky because lenders have had no time to accumulate observations about them.
Martinelli, César
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From Ecosystem Threats to Balance Sheets: Biodiversity Risks Exposure and Corporate Cash Policies
ABSTRACT This study investigates how firms strategically respond to biodiversity risk by examining their cash holding decisions. Using firm‐level data from China, we find that firm‐level biodiversity risk exposure significantly increases corporate cash holdings.
Jing Hao +4 more
wiley +1 more source
A pragmatic macroeconomic default risk adjustment in developing countries
Background: The expected credit loss (ECL) framework of International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) 9 typically comprises three components: probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and exposure at default (EAD). Among these,
Suben Moodley +2 more
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Incorporating prediction and estimation risk in point-in-time credit portfolio models [PDF]
In this paper we focus on the analysis of the effect of prediction and estimation risk on the loss distribution, risk measures and economic capital. When variables for the determination of probability of default and loss distribution have to be predicted
Hamerle, Alfred +3 more
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Operating performance of the banking industry: an empirical investigation of the south eastern European region [PDF]
This paper examines the operating performance of the South Eastern European(SEE) banking industry over the period 1998-2003. To this end, we investigate the empirical relationship between operating expenses and bank, market and country specific ...
Koutsomanoli-Fillipaki, Anastasia +2 more
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