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https://doi.org/10.30924/mjcmi.26.si.2

Croatian banks profitability under capital requirements pressure

Ana Kundid Novokmet orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-3783-9833 ; Ekonomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska
Ana Pavić


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Regulating bank behavior throughout capital requirements has been a focal point of prudential regulation since the late 1980s. However, their beneficial effect on the banking sector's safety and soundness was disputed ever since their initial implementation, mainly due to an assumption that they deteriorate bank profitability and increase the odds for the enlarged risk appetites of bank managers, especially in the highly competitive financial markets. On the other hand, bank profitability is driven by many factors other than compliance with capital regulation. Concerning that, a question about the capital requirements' impact on bank profitability was raised in this paper. The dynamic panel data analysis served to examine the consequences of bank capital regulation for the Croatian banking sector profitability, by taking into observation 24 commercial banks in the 2011-2016 timespan. The impact of capital regulation on the return on assets and net interest margin was positive, while for the return on equity a negative relationship was found. It was concluded that banks transfer regulatory costs on their clients, which was approximated with the net interest margin. In addition, results reveal that the overall bank profitability is achieved at the expense of bank shareholders. Thus, a more cost-efficient approach to managing a bank is suggested.

Ključne riječi

capital requirements; bank profitability; capital structure; commercial banks; dynamic panel analysis

Hrčak ID:

260180

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/260180

Datum izdavanja:

22.7.2021.

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