
Author: Dr. Muddassar Malik
This study aims to explore the relationship between risk governance characteristics (chief risk officer [CRO], chief financial officer [CFO] and senior directors [SENIOR]) and regulatory adjustments (RAs) in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development public commercial banks.

Risk governance and financial performance of public commercial banks of the OECD
Author: Dr. Muddassar Malik
This study investigates a relationship between risk governance characteristics and financial performance in public commercial banks across the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Drawing on the upper echelons theory (UET) (Hambrick & Mason, 1984), it hypothesizes a positive relationship between risk governance characteristics and financial performance.

Risk governance and bank risk of public commercial banks of OECD
Author: Dr. Muddassar Malik
Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions Abstract This study investigates the impact of risk governance on bank risk within the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) public commercial banks. Utilizing Knight’s (1921) distinction between risk and uncertainty, it emphasizes the roles of key figures like bank directors, the chief risk officer (CRO), and the chief financial officer (CFO) in risk management.

The Existence and Role of Bank Risk Committees Around the Global Financial Crisis.
Author: Dr. Muddassar Malik and others
This chapter examines the dynamics of bank governance and risk management, specifically examining the relationship between Risk Committees (RCs) and Total Capital Ratio (TCR) in U.S. and European public banks during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) from 2006 to 2010.
🛠️ Work in Progress
- Malik, M. & Green, P. Risk governance and customer trust in the banks of OECD.
- Brighi, P., Mussoni, M., Vezzani, P., & Malik, M. Supervisory and Management Approach to Remuneration Policies of European Banks.
📘 Conference and Seminar Presentations
- Malik, M. & Green, P. (2023). Risk Governance and Customer Trust in Public Commercial Banks of OECD. Presentation at 11th Annual Conference on Risk Governance, University of Siegen, Germany.
- Malik, M., Aureli, S., & Brighi, P. (2023). The Existence and Role of Bank Risk Committees around the Global Financial Crisis. Wolpertinger Annual Conference, University of Vaasa, Finland.
- Malik, M. (2022). Risk Governance and Financial Performance of Public Commercial Banks of OECD. World Finance and Banking Symposium, Miami, United States.
- Malik, M. (2022). Discussion: Bernardelli, M. & Próchniak, M. Financial sector stability and macroeconomic performance. SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. World Finance and Banking Symposium, Miami.
- Malik, M. (2022). Risk Governance and Financial Performance of Public Commercial Banks of OECD. 10th Annual Conference on Risk Governance, University of Siegen, Germany.
- Malik, M. (2022). Brown-Bag: Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics – Risk governance and risk-taking of public commercial banks of OECD.
- Malik, M. (2021). Risk governance and risk-taking of public commercial banks of OECD. World Finance and Banking Symposium, Corvinus University, Budapest.
- Malik, M. (2021). Discussion: Cao, F., Xuan, Y., Yuaan, R., & Zou, H. Governance by One-Lot Shares. World Finance and Banking Symposium, Budapest.
- Malik, M. (2021). Risk governance and risk-taking of public commercial banks of OECD. MODAVICA 2021, 18th International Conference on Accounting.
- Malik, M. (2021). Risk governance and risk-taking of public commercial banks of OECD. 9th Annual Conference on Risk Governance, University of Siegen, Germany.
- Malik, M. (2021). PhD Research Plan: The impact of risk governance on the performance of OECD banks. Session 23 – Risk Management. World Finance Conference, Norway.
- Malik, M. (2021). Discussion: Pedro, C.P., Ramalho, J.S., & da Silva, V.J. How to measure banking regulation and supervision. Session 50 – Banking and Financial Institutions. World Finance Conference, Norway.
- Malik, M. (2020). Risk governance, risk-taking behavior and financial performance of public commercial banks of OECD. World Finance & Banking Symposium.
- Malik, M. (2020). Discussion: Sousa, A., Pimentel, R., & Flores, E. Macro variables and the prediction of out-of-sample bank financial performance. University of São Paulo, Brazil. World Finance & Banking Symposium.
- Malik, M. (2018). Risk behavior of US banks in the presence of risk committees. 4th ICGS Annual Conference, Fudan School of Management, Shanghai, China.
- Malik, M. (2018). Basel as a general indicator for German credit institutions. Accepted for presentation at International Conference. Corporate Governance: A New Perspective in Scholarly Research”, Izmir, Turkey.
- Scientific reports on Sections E and L-13. (2019). PhD Workshop and Symposium, 20th International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia.
🎓 Conference Participations
- EAA 44th Congress (2022), Bergen, Norway.
- European Accounting Review Annual Conference (2021), virtual, Madrid, Spain.