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Foreign Exchange Manipulation and the Equity Returns of Global Banks

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  • Aigbe Akhigbe

    (The University of Akron)

  • Bhanu Balasubramnian

    (The University of Akron)

  • Ann Marie Whyte

    (The University of Central Florida)

Abstract

We investigate the valuation effects of foreign exchange manipulation for seven systemically important banks that settled with regulators and legal authorities. The seven settlement banks suffer a total market value loss of $48 billion that far exceeds the $10 billion in regulatory and criminal fines. We attribute the difference of $38 billion to a market-imposed reputational penalty, which we define as the expected decline in the present value of future cash flows due to higher regulatory and financing costs and lower revenues. However, only five of the seven settlement banks experience reputational penalties that are higher than the assessed fines. Our evidence suggests that the market responds differentially based on the distinctive circumstances related to each institution’s involvement. We also find evidence of negative valuation effects for other competing global banks that are more pronounced for those banks that have greater systemic importance and control a greater share of the foreign exchange market.

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  • Aigbe Akhigbe & Bhanu Balasubramnian & Ann Marie Whyte, 2020. "Foreign Exchange Manipulation and the Equity Returns of Global Banks," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 57(2), pages 207-230, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfsres:v:57:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s10693-018-0301-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10693-018-0301-1
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    Keywords

    Foreign exchange manipulation; Systemically important banks; Reputational penalty; Information spillover effects; Competitive effects; Operational risk;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F39 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Other
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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