Developments in the performance of the Malaysian banking sector: opportunity cost of regulatory compliance

By using bank-level data, this paper examines how regulation and supervision affects the profitability of the Malaysian banking sector over the period 1992–2003. The empirical findings suggest that Malaysian banks with higher liquidity levels, credit risk and overhead expenses exhibit lower profitab...

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Main Author: Sufian, Fadzlan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Inderscience Publishers 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/5270/1/f671024583111129.pdf