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- Does Regional Economic Performance Affect Bank Conditions? New Analysis of an Old Question
- The idea that regional economic performance affects bank health is intuitive and broadly consistent with the aggregate banking data. That said micro-level research on this relationship provides a mixed picture of the importance, size, and timing of regional variables for bank performance. This paper helps in reconciling the heterogeneous findings...
- White papers 2003-11-28
- The Economic Performance of Small Banks, 1985-2000
- Several trends in the financial industry over the past decade and a half have potentially threatened the competitiveness of small banks. Among these developments are the numerous mergers that increased the size and scope of large banks and greater competition from mutual funds and other non bank financial institutions. This...
- White papers 2001-11-01
- Further Evidence on the Link Between Finance and Growth: An International Analysis of Community Banking and Economic Performance
- The paper discusses both the finance-growth and the community banking literature by testing the effects of the relative health of community banks on economic growth, and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for these effects using data from 1993-2000 on 49 nations. Data from both developed and developing nations suggest that greater...
- White papers 2003-08-25
- How Capital Markets Enhance Economic Performance and Facilitate Job Creation
- Well-developed capital markets generate many economic benefits, including higher productivity growth, greater employment opportunities, and improved macroeconomic stability. To focus on these significant benefits, this paper examines three issues: the importance of capital markets in facilitating superior economic performance, how the capital markets foster job creation, and necessary preconditions for...
- White papers 2004-11-01
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- Performance Implications Of Strategic Performance Measurement In Financial Services Firms
- From the executive summary: ‘The paper examines the relation between measurement system satisfaction, economic performance, and two general approaches to strategic performance measurement: greater measurement diversity and improved alignment with firm strategy and value drivers. Firms making more extensive use of a broad set of financial and non-financial measures than...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Grasping the nettles: clearing the path to financial services reform in Canada
- The Study in Brief Anything that undermines the financial system's stability or ability to adapt quickly and smoothly to an ever-changing environment adversely affects Canada's overall economic performance. Regulatory rigidities therefore need removing from the Canadian system. They are nettles that can choke growth elsewhere in the economy, and...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Financial Regulation and Supervision after the Crisis: The Role of the Federal Reserve
- At the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 54th Economic Conference, Chatham, MassachusettsOctober 23, 2009 The theme of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Economic Conference this year–reevaluating regulatory, supervisory, and central banking policies in the wake of the crisis–is certainly timely. Not much more than a year ago, we and...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Better Performance Is As Simple As ABC
- There is a resurgence of activity-based costing as financial services companies come to grips with the challenges posed by an unpredictable economy and mounting pressure to grow earnings In today's uncertain economic climate, financial companies are grap There is a resurgence of activity-based costing as financial services companies come to...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Financial Roundup: Bank Mergers, Fat Wall Street Bonuses, Paulson Backlash
- Big regional banks look like merger bait -- Non-megabanks such as National City, Fifth Third Bancorp and Keycorp all posted big losses in the third quarter, and that weak performance -- combined in some cases with low stock prices -- make them look a lot more like merger candidates. For...
- Blog posts 2008-10-22
- Financial Roundup: Bank Mergers, Fat Wall Street Bonuses, Paulson Backlash
- Financial Roundup: Bank Mergers, Fat Wall Street Bonuses, Paulson BacklashRE: Financial Roundup: Bank Mergers, Fat Wall Street Bonuses, Paulson BacklashIt is foolish of investment banks and other large financial services firms to dole out hefty bonuses given the current meltdown. The rationale for these outsized annual bonuses has always...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Amtrak On-time Performance: CRA International Performs Key Economic Analyses Behind US Department Of Transportation Report to Congress
- BOSTON -- CRA International, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRAI), a worldwide leader in providing management, economic, and financial consulting services, today announced its role in providing key economic analyses in a report to Congress published March 28, 2008 by the US Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General DoTOIG. The report found...
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Investors Capital Holdings Demonstrates Strong Performance Increasing Revenue 41% and Net Income By 582% For Fiscal Year 2004
- Business Editors LYNNFIELD, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 15, 2004 Diversified Financial Services Company Experiences Positive Results Despite Unstable Economic Environment Investors Capital Holdings, Ltd. (AMEX: ICH) is pleased to announce that it has increased revenue by 41% across its diversified financial services business, despite the nation's continuing unstable...
- Research articles 2004-06-15
- Firstfolio in Talks For $6b Loan Assets
- Mortgage and financial services group Firstfolio Ltd is in negotiations to acquire up to $6 billion in loan assets from three separate companies.Firstfolio says it has commenced due diligence to acquire finance company First Chartered Capital's FCC $3.5 billion loan book, wholesale mortgage manager Loan Services Australia's $2 billion...
- News items 2009-11-19
- JB Hi-Fi profit leaps 45%, Shares flat after Wall Street dip: Economy Roundup
- Good news for the retail sector today, with electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi announcing it expects strong earnings growth in the next year with the announcement of a 45% increase in annual profit. The company recorded a full year net profit of $94.4 million for the 2008-09 year, and lifted its...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Pressure of RBA to lift rates as inflation gauge falls: Economy Roundup
- The TD-Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge remained flat during August after a 0.9% rise in July, with the annual pace of inflation slowing to 1.7% from 1.9% - well below the Reserve Bank target of 2-3%. TD Securities senior strategist Annette Beacher said in a statement the result gives the...
- News items 2009-08-30
- Subjectivity And The Weighting Of Performance Measures: Evidence From A Balanced Scorecard
- From the executive summary: ‘The paper examines how different types of performance measures were weighted in a subjective balanced scorecard bonus plan adopted by a major financial services firm. Drawing upon economic and psychological studies on performance evaluation and compensation criteria, a hypothesis regarding the weights placed on different types...
- White papers 2003-03-01
- Why It's Important to Fight the Tape... And the Fed
- I agree with Bruce McCain that one must maintain a disciplined perspective on the investment philosophy that they follow. But my philosophy is altogether very different from Bruce's. It's a very long-term perspective that's well-suited for individual investors who prefer to make their own investment decisions, especially those who with...
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- World Bank, OECD and ING join forces to study performance of private pension systems in developing, transition economies.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 September 2005-WORLD BANK: World Bank, OECD and ING join forces to study performance of private pension systems in developing, transition economiesC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26092005 Washington -- The World Bank, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, and...
- Research articles 2005-09-26
- Data Warehousing: Total Cost of Ownership Research on Sun Microsystems and NCR Teradata
- Ventana Research, a leading research and advisory services firm in data warehousing, business intelligence and performance management and Consensure, a leading business and economic case software and services company, conducted research into data warehousing TCO to provide insight on the costs and cost variances between two large suppliers - Sun...
- White papers 2004-11-01
- Financial Analysis Of Telecom Industry Of China And India
- The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had carried out a comparative study in 2005 on the status of telecom service sector of India and China. The comparison of performance indicators between two fastest growing telecom markets help to draw strategies for new investment and expansion of telecom networks, tariff and...
- White papers 2006-06-27
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