Internal Capital Markets and Corporate Politics in a Banking Group

Review of Financial Studies, 24, 2011, 358-401

European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2009-15S

Yale ICF Working Paper No. 08-19

AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper

CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2009-47S

54 Pages Posted: 31 Jul 2008 Last revised: 2 Aug 2012

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Martijn Cremers

University of Notre Dame; ECGI

Rocco Huang

Michigan State University - Department of Finance; Wharton Financial Institutions Center

Zacharias Sautner

University of Zurich - Department of Finance; Swiss Finance Institute; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)

Date Written: September 28, 2010

Abstract

We analyze proprietary internal capital allocation data from a large retail-banking group consisting of member banks and a headquarters organization. Capital allocations from headquarters compensate for deposit shortfalls at the bank level, suggesting that headquarters offers deposit smoothing to its member banks. We then analyze how the distribution of influence within the group relates to capital allocations and lending behavior. More influential banks are allocated more funds from headquarters and their loan growth is less sensitive to their deposit base. The effects of influence are stronger if banks have greater demand for deposit smoothing.

Keywords: internal capital markets, capital markets, retail banking, corporate politics

JEL Classification: G21, G31, G32, G34, M40, M46

Suggested Citation

Cremers, K. J. Martijn and Huang, Rocco and Sautner, Zacharias, Internal Capital Markets and Corporate Politics in a Banking Group (September 28, 2010). Review of Financial Studies, 24, 2011, 358-401 , European Banking Center Discussion Paper No. 2009-15S, Yale ICF Working Paper No. 08-19, AFA 2010 Atlanta Meetings Paper, CentER Discussion Paper Series No. 2009-47S, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1183802 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1183802

K. J. Martijn Cremers (Contact Author)

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