A multivariate analysis of the financial characteristics of foreign and domestic banks in the UK

For the banking sector in the EU, the UK is one of the most important countries, since over a quarter of all banking assets in the EU are held in the UK and it is the largest single international banking centre, accounting for 20% of the world's cross-border lending. The UK banking sector has traditionally been one of the most open and it is characterized by a rapidly increasing foreign bank presence. Foreign banks account for 55% of the total assets of the UK banking sector. The objective of this paper is to investigate the performance of the banking sector in the UK focusing on the performance of the domestic banks as opposed to the performance of the foreign banks operating in the UK. For this purpose, a multivariate analysis is performed to identify the existing differences between the financial characteristics of domestic and foreign banks, considering profitability, liquidity, risk and efficiency factors. The data sample covers 26 domestic and 32 foreign banks operating in the UK over the period 1998–2001.     

Efficiency measures of the Chinese commercial banking system using an additive two-stage DEA

Measuring and improving the efficiency of the Chinese commercial banking system has recently attracted increasing interest. Few studies, however, have adopted the two-stage network DEA to explore this issue in the Chinese context. Because the entire operational process of the banking system could be divided into two sub-processes (deposit producing and profit earning), the evaluation of the sub-process efficiencies could be used to assist in identifying the sources of the inefficiency of the entire banking system. In this study, we utilize the network DEA approach to disaggregate, evaluate and test the efficiencies of 16 major Chinese commercial banks during the third round of the Chinese banking reform period (2003–2011) with the variable returns to scale setting and the consideration of undesirable/bad output. The main findings of this study are as follows: (i) the two-stage DEA model is more effective than the conventional black box DEA model in identifying the inefficiency of banking system, and the inefficiency of the Chinese banking system primarily results from the inefficiency of its deposit producing sub-process; (ii) the overall efficiency of the Chinese banking system improves over the study period because of the reform; (iii) the state-owned commercial banks (SOBs) appear to be more overall efficient than the joint-stock commercial banks (JSBs) only in the pre-reform period, and the efficiency difference between the SOBs and the JSBs is reduced over the post-reform period; (iv) the disposal of non-performing loans (NPLs) from the Chinese banking system in general explains its efficiency improvement, and the joint-equity reform of the SOBs specifically increases their efficiencies.     

Total factor productivity and shareholder returns in banking

This paper examines shareholder value drivers in European banking focusing on the efficiency and productivity features of individual banks. In particular, we analyse the value relevance of bank cost efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) (in all its components, including technological change, pure technical efficiency change and scale efficiency change) to see how these influence shareholder value creation in European banking. The paper focuses on the French, German, Italian and U.K. banking systems over the period 1995–2002 and includes both listed and non-listed banks. We find that TFP changes best explain variations in shareholder value (measured by market-adjusted returns, MAR, for listed banks and by the ratio of EVA_bkg to invested capital at time t−1 for non-listed banks). In both samples, we also find that technological change seems to be the most important component of TFP influencing shareholder value creation in European banking.     

Bank management and strategic planning for the 1980s

This paper examines a number of important issues facing banking in the 1980s. The authors maintain that banking has been managing primarily by crisis, and this 'simply cannot be the operating norm'. The paper analyses a number of selected issues facing bank management in 1978 and the perceptions of bank managers about those issues vs their probable importance in 1985; furthermore, the paper examines likely operating strategies which will be required as effective responses to emerging environmental realities. Through examining the competitive realities for 1985 this paper, as have many others recently, broadens the context within which planning in banking will perhaps take place in the future.     

Scale versus specialization: banking strategies after the euro

The euro will transform the competitive landscape of European banking. This paper discusses some of the strategic effects of the euro on banks. In particular, it explores two questions: the rationale behind mergers and acquisitions and the universal banking model. The strategic analysis of the forces for change in banking leads to some conclusions: scale will not be the key success factor in European banking, the euro will increase the role of financial specialists in Europe and the universal banking model will face numerous challenges in the new context.     

引入外资战略投资者对我国商业银行效率的影响

在当前外资入股我国银行业显著加速的背景下,研究引入外资战略投资者对我国商业银行效率影响,回答引入外国战略投资者后是否能够影响商业银行效率具有重要的实践价值.本文将商业银行按股权结构分为三大类,在随机前沿法理论模型的基础上依据修正的产出法构建了成本利润方程,实证研究了引入外资战略投资者后对我国商业银行效率的影响.实证结果表明:在引入外资战略投资者后,不仅改善了银行的成本效率,同时促进了银行利润效率的提升;研究还证明银行业实施的"财务重组-引入战略投资者-上市-完善治理制度"改革提高了银行效率.     

中国影子银行违约风险和防范机制研究——来自上市公司委托贷款数据的经验证据

本文运用中国上市公司披露的委托贷款公告数据，实证研究了影子银行的违约风险及其防范机制。数据显示，我国委托贷款的整体违约率为10.09%，远高于同期银行业金融机构的不良贷款率。进一步研究发现，与影子银行风险受信息因素影响的直觉一致，抵押条款和借贷距离会显著影响委托贷款违约率：其一，从抵押视角来看，抵押条款和贷款违约率显著正相关，这表明，为了防范事后的道德风险问题，贷款者会要求借款者提供抵押；其二，从借贷距离视角看，与近距离借贷（或同省借贷）相比，远距离借贷（或异省借贷）的违约风险相对较高，这揭示出，借贷距离越远，贷款者越难对借款者进行甄别和监督，从而推高了借款企业的违约概率。本文研究不仅为我国委托贷款这一影子银行机制的风险状况提供了直接的经验证据，而且对影子银行参与者如何有效防范风险和相关政府部门加强监管具有重要的借鉴意义。     

我国银行操作风险的分形特征

本文基于分形理论和经济弹性概念,在分析银行操作风险影响因素中引入GDP和CPI,给出了银行操作风险的弹性分维的定义,并计算了中美两国操作风险的弹性分维。中美操作风险损失数据分析结果表明,中美两国的操作风险在GDP和CPI作用下都显示出明显的多重分形特征。同时根据分维,可以得到我国数据收集的阈值,从而能够降低采集数据的难度,有利于商业银行的宏观分析和监管。本文并对模型的预测功能进行了初步探讨,对于估计我国银行操作风险的预期损失提供了进一步研究的新思路。     

How do Greek banking institutions react after significant events?—A DEA approach

The efficiency of Greek commercial banks is considered through the period 1995–2003 using the data envelopment analysis technique. Two approaches are used to measure efficiency: one using financial ratios as outputs only and the other viewing banks as credit generation and transaction institutions. The empirical results are used to examine the reaction of banking institutions after significant events such as M&As, privatizations and the crisis of the Athens Stock Exchange in 1999. In most cases performance deteriorates for the next 1 to 2 years, while increases thereafter, forming specific patterns of efficiency. In the last part we introduce an index to measure the management's efficiency through a process of change. The results suggest that the Greek banking sector operated efficiently on average during the destabilization periods. The contribution of the article is that it comprises the first study which examines empirically the performance behavior of banking institutions within the scope of change management theory.     

基于核心-边缘网络的中国银行风险传染

采用核心-边缘网络刻画我国银行间市场的网络结构,结合各银行同业往来资产和负债信息构建风险传染模型,对单个银行倒闭以及资产价格泡沫破灭两种情况下的传染过程进行模拟.研究发现,近年来我国银行系统的抗风险能力不断增强,但在所有银行中中国银行的风险传染程度最严重,应该加强对系统重要性银行的重视.同时,防范银行危机的关键在于控制资产价格泡沫,在合理的资产价格水平下,外界冲击难以对银行系统的安全性构成威胁.     

顾客采用网络银行的影响因素研究

网络银行已经成为银行业保留老顾客和获取新顾客的一种新兴的服务渠道,而有关顾客采用网络银行影响因素的研究也越来越激发兴趣,引起关注。感知风险和信任是网络银行顾客最为担心的因素,但这似乎并没有引起学者们的足够重视。大多数研究都将顾客方面的建构作为认知建构的前置因素,而将银行方面的建构作为认知建构的前置因素的研究还几乎无人问津。本研究的重要意义在于:在具体的网络银行环境下,以科技接受模型为基础,在认知建构中增加感知风险和信任等变量,同时将顾客方面的自我效能和银行方面的便利条件两个建构分别作为认知构建的前置因素,从而对网络银行的采用意图进行理论探讨和实证检验。     

基于专利地图理论的中国银行业商业方法专利研究

将专利地图和专利分析相结合,探讨了商业方法专利在中国银行业发展的背景,并对中国银行业商业方法专利进行了详尽的检索。然后,从专利管理图视角对中国银行业专利发展现状、内外资银行商业方法专利发展、商业方法专利申请人数变化以及商业方法专利在内外资银行间的分布状况进行了深入的研究。从专利技术图视角对中国银行业商业方法专利的发展领域、IPC分类以及商业方法专利的授权情况进行了深入的分析。最后,归纳出中国银行业商业方法专利的发展现状。     

The Internet and the Deconstruction of the Integrated Banking Model

The rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs), with the Internet being one of the most significant, is shaking the foundation of the banking industry. Simply deploying the Internet as a more efficient distribution channel will not bring sustainable strategic advantages. To compete effectively, banks may need to embrace a new set of strategic priorities, based on the 'unbundling' of banking services and processes, and the 'deconstruction' of the integrated banking model. Such a radical transformation threatens the profitability and survival of some existing incumbent banks, and at the same time, it brings a cohort of new opportunities and powerful new players to the market. This paper reviews existing studies on the use of the Internet in banking, and highlights two prevailing models and the strategic thinking behind them. Based upon recent empirical evidence gathered from in-depth case studies and other information sources in the UK, the paper discusses a number of emerging tendencies and explores possibilities to reconcile the discrepancies between the two prevailing models. The paper calls for a radical departure from existing strategies in the banking industry based on the concept of process integration and service bundling. A new framework is outlined for banks and other financial organizations in developing and evaluating their strategies. The latest evidence suggests that at least eight models of Internet banking, somewhere on the spectrum between the two prevailing models highlighted by previous studies, have emerged in the UK. These models are illustrated briefly in the paper. This is still a rapidly evolving area, and new research is clearly needed to understand the key dynamics of the banking industry in the networked economy. Finally, some themes for further research are highlighted.     

Rationalizing branch banking

Large organizations and particularly organizations with the complex structure of branch banking, require time to change. The author does not suggest that there are any clear answers to the strategic planning problems facing branch banking. Today's advanced technology provides new tools to respond to change and progress. To do this accurate assessment of market segments, an effective internal management structure, efficient management and a level and quality of staff to use the new technology are required. This, in turn, will demand new recruitment and training methods.     

An empirical study of transformational leadership,team performance and service quality in retail banks

The discipline of operations management (OM) has long been offering differing quantitative techniques for improving the efficiency of banking operations. However, there has been a trend in recent years that operations and services of the banking industry are becoming more diverse and unstructured, rendering many traditional OM quantitative techniques less effective in performance improvement. By integrating the literature on banking operations, service quality, leadership style and work teams, we argue that leadership style and team performance are crucial concerns determining the service quality performance of today's banking operations in a team setting. Using data collected from 192 employees from 32 operational teams (a leader and five members in each team) in 15 retail banks in Macau, China, we investigated whether the five dimensions of transformational leadership have an impact on team performance with respect to team cohesion, team leader job satisfaction and team competence; and whether the dimensions of team performance have an impact on such service quality dimensions as reliability and responsiveness. We found that one of the dimensions of transformational leadership and two of the dimensions of team performance have a significant impact on service quality. We discuss the implications of the findings for research and practise.     

Branch banking in the year 2000

The topic of branch banking in the United States in the year 2000 is obviously one that has been in the minds of California bankers for some time because California is the largest state in the United States to permit virtually unlimited statewide branch banking. It is a topic that must also be in the minds of a large number of European and Asian bankers as well because several non-U.S. banking systems have already established large branch networks in the United States. It is a difficult topic because no one knows precisely what will be the status of branch banking in the year 1990, let alone the year 2000. This article makes some predictions.     

Competitive conditions in the Central and Eastern European banking systems

The aim of this study is to conduct an empirical analysis of the competitive conditions in the banking systems of Central and Eastern European countries. The well-known model of Panzar and Rosse [1] is implemented on bank-level data over the period 1999–2006. The estimates based on the separate country panels suggest a wide variation in the competitive conditions of the banking systems examined, with some being characterized as (monopolistically) competitive and other as non-competitive. Finally, the results from the full sample indicate that bank revenue is substantially influenced by structural and macroeconomic conditions.     

发展战略、经济结构与银行业结构:来自中国的经验

在利用中国分省面板数据对要素禀赋、发展战略以及经济结构对银行业结构的影响进行了实证分析。分析结果表明,各省要素禀赋结构、发展战略以及经济结构的差异能够有效地解释各省银行业结构的差异:赶超越严重的地区,银行业结构越集中;经济结构越偏向于重工业、大型企业和国有企业,银行业结构越集中。所有这些都为我们提出的分析框架提供了较好的经验支持。     

现代信用风险度量模型的实证比较与适用性分析

本文通过实证比较分析发现,现代信用风险度量模型对银行贷款的违约率、贷款损失和损失率的预测结果的差异性较大;但信用监测模型和信用风险附加法所预测的经济资本配置比例不仅符合巴塞尔协议对银行贷款经济资本的要求,也略大于实际应该配置的比例,实证表明了它们对度量我国商业银行贷款组合的信用风险具有较好的适用性.此外,本文也充分验证了借款人信用等级的不同,银行贷款经济资本配置的比例会有显著性的差异.     

Do performance and environmental conditions act as barriers for cross-border banking in Europe?

This paper attempts to analyse whether banking technology and environmental conditions act as barriers for the entry of foreign banks in each European banking industry. We evaluate how the efficiency score of a representative commercial bank of a given European country changes if it decides to move abroad. To carry out this analysis, we use a sample of 700 banks belonging to 11 European countries. Countries are paired and each couple is studied by using four DEA production frontiers. These frontiers allow us to measure the technological and environmental gaps between the two countries considered and, based on them, to predict the new efficiency score of the representative bank of a country that decides to operate in a different country. The results indicate, as expected, that being technologically advanced appears to be a significant deterrent to foreign competition, and that adverse environmental conditions constitute a real barrier for cross-border banking activity. Additionally, the results suggest that host-nation banking performance is a good safeguard against cross-border competition.