International Banking Efficiency, Competition and Regulation – Law Assignment Help

Assignment Task

Task 

1Basic Concepts – Identify and explain key items on the balance sheet and the income statement of the banks in the sample. Identify and interpret trends in these main items. What are the general indications in relation to banks maturity and risk transformation in the country?

2. Profitability and Risk Analysis – Using at least 5 years of financial data, present and interpret a number of

a. key profitability ratios of the sample banks, and identify trends in profitability by discussing equity and asset returns in detail.

b. key risk ratios of the sample banks, and evaluate credit, solvency, interest rate and liquidity risk in particular of these banks.

3. Empirical Analysis – Using the financial data of the banks do the following:

a. test the statistical significance of at least five bank-specific and three macroeconomic factors that can explain the variations in return on assets across sample banks. Interpret regression coefficients and provide cross references from journal articles.

b. using bank outputs and inputs, calculate and interpret X-efficiency of the sample banks and interpret the main results by using appropriate literature in this regard.