In today's globalized economy, banking is of critical international importance. This book brings together topical issues in banking covering the consolidation trend, the impact of new capital regulations, developments in China's banking system, the role of electronic money and other key policy and research in the field. The contributions from international experts provide insights into contemporary global banking trends including studies on: the impact of M&A in European and Asian banking, Basel 2 and loan pricing; microfinance, financial services for migrants, bank efficiency, the lending behaviour of European banks and the impact of new technology in banking. With its extensive coverage of today's global banking issues, this book will be of interest to students, researchers, and professional bankers alike.
1 Introduction by Philip Molyneux and Eleuterio Vallelado 1
2 Banking mergers and acquisitions' performance in Europe by Rym Ayadi 8
3 Cross-border bank M&A in emerging markets - value creation or destruction? by Jonathan Williams and Angel Liao 59
4 Bank capital and loan pricing : implications of Basle II by Ted Lindblom and Magnus Olsson 78
5 Capital market frictions and bank lending in the EU by Yener Altunbas and David Marques and Balzhan Zhussupova 103
6 Banks in the microfinance market by Mario La Torre and Gianfranco Vento 131
7 Migrants and financial services : which opportunities for financial innovation? by Luisa Anderloni and Daniela Vandone 149
8 Deepening banking reforms of China to ensure sustainable growth in a global world by Rene van der Linden 186
9 Efficiency and productivity change in Greek banking : methods and recent evidence by Georgios E. Chortareas and Claudia Girardone and Alexia Ventouri 211
10 Electronic money use : evidence from survey data by David Pelilli 234