The New Basel Capital Accord: A Primer with an Indian Focus

The article examines the pros and cons of the implementation of Basel II in India and contextually, conducts an empirical exercise to examine the impact of capital requirements on the Indian banking systemBasel accord; banknig; India

Banking in India

The article traces the development of banking in India since independence and raises certain issues relevant to the sector at the present juncturebanking; India

Bank nominee directors and corporate performance: micro evidence for India

Banks and financial institutions play a major role in governance of non-financial companies in India through the mechanism of nominee directors. This paper probes two allied issues: firstly, the isolation of the firm specific factors which determine the presence of bank nominee directors on boards and secondly, whether companies, with bank nominee directors exhibit better performance/governance than companies with no banker representation on their boards. A Probit model estimated over a cross-section of Indian manufacturing firms for 2003, indicates that bankers on boards seem to exert a healthy impact on the companies. In fact, large public limited companies are likely to exhibit banker representation, primarily in their role as expertise providers. The evidence from Tobit model reconfirms these results.Banker; corporate governance; debt equity ratio

Bank nominee directors and corporate performance: micro evidence for India

Banks and financial institutions play a major role in governance of non-financial companies in India through the mechanism of nominee directors. This paper probes two allied issues: firstly, the isolation of the firm specific factors which determine the presence of bank nominee directors on boards and secondly, whether companies, with bank nominee directors exhibit better performance/governance than companies with no banker representation on their boards. A Probit model estimated over a cross-section of Indian manufacturing firms for 2003, indicates that bankers on boards seem to exert a healthy impact on the companies. In fact, large public limited companies are likely to exhibit banker representation, primarily in their role as expertise providers. The evidence from Tobit model reconfirms these results.Banker; corporate governance; debt equity ratio

The new Basel capital accord: Rationale, design and tentative implications for India

The article surveys the literature pertaining to the Basel II and concludes with the concerns germane to India in this regardBasel II; capital adequacy; pro-cyclicality; banking; India

Banking in India

The article traces the development of banking in India since independence and raises certain issues relevant to the sector at the present junctur

The new Basel capital accord: Rationale, design and tentative implications for India

The article surveys the literature pertaining to the Basel II and concludes with the concerns germane to India in this regar

Banking in India

The article traces the development of banking in India since independence and raises certain issues relevant to the sector at the present junctur

Bank nominee directors and corporate performance: micro evidence for India

Banks and financial institutions play a major role in governance of non-financial companies in India through the mechanism of nominee directors. This paper probes two allied issues: firstly, the isolation of the firm specific factors which determine the presence of bank nominee directors on boards and secondly, whether companies, with bank nominee directors exhibit better performance/governance than companies with no banker representation on their boards. A Probit model estimated over a cross-section of Indian manufacturing firms for 2003, indicates that bankers on boards seem to exert a healthy impact on the companies. In fact, large public limited companies are likely to exhibit banker representation, primarily in their role as expertise providers. The evidence from Tobit model reconfirms these results

The New Basel Capital Accord: A Primer with an Indian Focus

The article examines the pros and cons of the implementation of Basel II in India and contextually, conducts an empirical exercise to examine the impact of capital requirements on the Indian banking syste