19
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Influencia de la estructura de propiedad sobre el riesgo de la banca española

Influence of ownership structure on risk of Spanish banks

, &
Pages 137-155 | Received 10 Mar 2004, Accepted 13 Jul 2005, Published online: 15 Jan 2014
 

RESUMEN

Este trabajo analiza la influencia de la estructura de propiedad de los bancos sobre su nivel de riesgo utilizando un panel de datos de 46 bancos españoles entre 1992 y 2002. Los resultados muestran que una mayor concentración de la propiedad en manos de individuos o familias reduce el riesgo del banco en mayor medida que ante incrementos de la concentración de la propiedad en manos de personas jurídicas. Este resultado es consistente con la mayor aversión al riesgo o menores posibilidades de diversificación de individuos o familias respecto a las personas jurídicas. Incrementos de la participación en el capital de los consejeros están asociados a mayores niveles de riesgo del banco en consonancia con las mayores posibilidades de diversificación que permiten las menores participaciones que tienen en el capital del banco respecto al accionista principal.

ABSTRACT

This study applies panel data for 46 Spanish banks between 1992 and 2002 to analyze the impact of ownership structure on bank risk-taking. Its results highlight that when ownership is largely in the hands of individuals and families, bank risk-taking is diminished compared to when considerable equity is held by corporations. This result is consistent with the greater risk aversion or fewer opportunities for diversification of the former compared to the latter type of owner. High levels of equity held by board members are linked to higher bank risk-taking. This result is consistent with board members having greater possibilities of diversification than main shareholders as a consequence of their lower equity holdings in the bank.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.