Equity Returns in the Banking Sector in the Wake of the Great Recession and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Author/Editor:

Jorge A Chan-Lau ; Miss Estelle X Liu ; Jochen M. Schmittmann

Publication Date:

July 1, 2012

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This study finds that equity returns in the banking sector in the wake of the Great Recession and the European sovereign debt crisis have been driven mainly by weak growth prospects and heightened sovereign risk and to a lesser extent, by deteriorating funding conditions and investor sentiment. While the equity return performance in the banking sector has been dismal in general, better capitalized and less leveraged banks have outperformed their peers, a finding that supports policymakers’ efforts to strengthen bank capitalization.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2012/174

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

July 1, 2012

ISBN/ISSN:

9781475505221/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2012174

Pages:

22

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