RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Dei Ofosu-Hene, Eric
A1 Amoh, Peter
T1 Risk Management and Performance of Listed Banks in Ghana
JF European Journal of Business Science and Technology
YR 2016
VO 2
IS 2
SP 107
OP 121
DO 10.11118/ejobsat.v2i2.46
UL https://ejobsat.cz/artkey/ejo-201602-0002.php
AB The objective of the study was in two parts; first, to construct an overall risk index to ascertain risk level of banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), second, to ascertain whether there is a significant relationship between risk management and bank performance. Secondary data of all listed banks on GSE over the period 2007-2014 was used and a panel regression data approach and a risk index were constructed for all listed banks. Findings show that, banks listed on Ghana Stock Exchange have declining risk indexes on average over the latter part of the study period indicating that the Ghanaian Banking Regulator may have to impose additional prudential and regulatory requirements to ensure banks remain solvent. We also find evidence that risk management is positively related to performance of GSE listed banks when the latter is measured from ROE perspective.