PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY

We analyze if a change in accounting standard or a change in prudential regulation impacts banks’ loan loss provision. We find that, in general, the banks using a principles-based accounting standard exhibit a lower level of earnings management compared to banks using a rules-based accounting standa...

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Main Authors: Ali Ashraf, M. Kabir Hassan, Kyle J. Putnam, Arja Turunen-Red
Format: Article
Language:Indonesian
Published: Bank Indonesia 2019-02-01
Series:Bulletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan
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Online Access:https://www.bmeb-bi.org/index.php/BEMP/article/view/975
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spelling doaj-2d5cbb5c71e04dda9c5038dc88c0c8de2020-11-25T00:05:19ZindBank IndonesiaBulletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan1410-80462460-91962019-02-0121336739410.21098/bemp.v21i3.975975PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRYAli Ashraf0M. Kabir Hassan1Kyle J. Putnam2Arja Turunen-Red3Frostburg State UniversityUniversity of New OrleansUniversity of New OrleansUniversity of New OrleansWe analyze if a change in accounting standard or a change in prudential regulation impacts banks’ loan loss provision. We find that, in general, the banks using a principles-based accounting standard exhibit a lower level of earnings management compared to banks using a rules-based accounting standard. When a country moves from pro-cyclical macro-prudential regulations to a dynamic provisioning regime, banks are more likely to set aside a larger amount of loan loss provision for the purpose of income smoothing.https://www.bmeb-bi.org/index.php/BEMP/article/view/975Accounting standardBanksLoan loss provision
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Kyle J. Putnam
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PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
Bulletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan
Accounting standard
Banks
Loan loss provision
author_facet Ali Ashraf
M. Kabir Hassan
Kyle J. Putnam
Arja Turunen-Red
author_sort Ali Ashraf
title PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
title_short PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
title_full PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
title_fullStr PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
title_full_unstemmed PRUDENTIAL REGULATORY REGIMES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY
title_sort prudential regulatory regimes, accounting standards, and earnings management in the banking industry
publisher Bank Indonesia
series Bulletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan
issn 1410-8046
2460-9196
publishDate 2019-02-01
description We analyze if a change in accounting standard or a change in prudential regulation impacts banks’ loan loss provision. We find that, in general, the banks using a principles-based accounting standard exhibit a lower level of earnings management compared to banks using a rules-based accounting standard. When a country moves from pro-cyclical macro-prudential regulations to a dynamic provisioning regime, banks are more likely to set aside a larger amount of loan loss provision for the purpose of income smoothing.
topic Accounting standard
Banks
Loan loss provision
url https://www.bmeb-bi.org/index.php/BEMP/article/view/975
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