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The Effects of Financial Market Deregulation on Bank Risk and Profitability

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  • Harper, Ian R
  • Scheit, T

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Financial market deregulation was expected to increase the riskiness of banks and to reduce their risk-adjusted profitability. In particular, it was expected that returns to bank equity would fall as bank charter values eroded in the face of competition from newly-established banks. This paper employs standard techniques to examine the behavior of bank risk and profitability prior to and since the deregulation of financial markets in Australia. The results indicate that the systematic risk of banks has not been affected by deregulation. Moreover, the data do not support the view that Australian banks were earning excess returns relative to those predicted by the Capital Asset Pricing Model prior to deregulation or that they are now. Copyright 1992 by Blackwell Publishers Ltd/University of Adelaide and Flinders University of South Australia

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  • Harper, Ian R & Scheit, T, 1992. "The Effects of Financial Market Deregulation on Bank Risk and Profitability," Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(59), pages 260-271, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecp:v:31:y:1992:i:59:p:260-71
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    1. T. J. Brailsford & K. Maheswaran, 1998. "The Dynamics of the Australian Short†Term Interest Rate," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 23(2), pages 213-234, December.
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    3. Brooks, Robert D. & Faff, Robert W. & Yew, Kee Ho, 1997. "A new test of the relationship between regulatory change in financial markets and the stability of beta risk of depository institutions," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 21(2), pages 197-219, February.
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    5. Mustabshira Rushdi & Judith Tennant, 2003. "Profitability of Australian Banks: 1985-2001," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 10(3), pages 229-243.
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    7. N. Groenewold, 2000. "Financial Deregulation and the Relationship Between the Economy and the Share Market in Australia," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 00-10, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
    8. Robert W. Faff & Allan Hodgson & Michael L. Kremmer, 2005. "An Investigation of the Impact of Interest Rates and Interest Rate Volatility on Australian Financial Sector Stock Return Distributions," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 32(5‐6), pages 1001-1031, June.
    9. V. Edwards & T. Valentine, 1998. "From Napier to Wallis: Six Decades of Financial Inquiries," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 74(226), pages 297-312, September.
    10. Ragunathan, Vanitha, 1999. "Financial deregulation and integration: an Australian perspective1," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 51(6), pages 505-514.
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    12. Neil Esho & Paul Kofman & Ian Sharpe, 2005. "Diversification, Fee Income, and Credit Union Risk," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 27(3), pages 259-281, September.

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