Rethinking bank shareholder equity: The case of Deutsche Bank

Yuri Biondi and Imke Graeff

Accounting Forum, 2017, vol. 41, issue 4, 318-335

Abstract: We introduce and apply an innovative accounting approach to analyse the equity position of a European systemically important financial institution, Deutsche Bank, between 2001 and 2015. According to our findings, the actual contribution by shareholders to bank equity capital was limited, while shareholder payout policies, including share buybacks and trading on its own shares, were both material. These findings raise concerns on the actual capacity by shareholder equity to assure protection against (residual) risk and loss absorption. Customer and investor protections appear to lay with bank entity equity dynamics. These findings have implications for bank financial sustainability and resilience, company capital maintenance, and regulatory capital requirements. Further developments based upon this innovative methodology may improve on existing prudential and accounting regulations.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2017.06.003

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