The evidence on efficiency gains: the role of mergers and the benefits to the public

Article Abstract:

An analysis of four cases of mergers in the Australian banking industry reveals that acquiring banks are more efficient than target banks. However, the analysis also shows that the pre-merger efficiency of acquiring banks is not always maintained. With regards to deregulation, improvement in operating efficiency, employee productivity and return on assets were noted among Australian trading banks during post-deregulation period. Evidence shows that between 1986 and 1995, a slow steady rise in bank efficiencies took place.

Economic Programs, Administration of Economic Programs, Research, Analysis, Australia, Acquisitions and mergers, Bank mergers, Economic policy, Deregulation

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The composite cost function and efficiency in giant Japanese banks

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Five giant Japanese banks were analyzed to examine whether the claim made by L.B. Pulley and Y.M. Braunstein regarding the superiority of their new composite model for the multiproduct cost function over other models is true. In assessing the composite model's ability in measuring global scope and scale of economies, it was found that Pulley and Braunstein's model does have important advantages over the other models.

Models, Japan, Economies of scale

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"Clicks and Bricks" : e-risk management for banks in the age of the Internet

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Banking industry research regarding risk management via the internet and other information systems is given. Security, operational, legal, and reputation risk are some of the aspects the paper addresses.

United States, Asset & Risk Management, Risk management, Information services

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