CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The Nigeria banking system has undergone remarkable changes over the years in terms of the number of institutions, ownership structure, as well as depth and breadth of operations. These changes have been influenced largely by challenges posed by deregulation of the financial sector, globalization of operations, technological innovations and adoption of supervisory and prudential refinement based on international standards.
As at June 2004, there were 89 banks operating in the country, comprising institution of various sizes and degrees of soundness. Structurally, the sector was highly concentrated as ten largest bank accounts for about 50% of the industry’s total assets and liabilities. The small size of most of our banks each with expensive headquarters, separate investment in software and hardware, heavy fixed cost and operating expenses and with high branches, few commercial centers led to very high average cost for the industry. This in turn has implication of the cost of intermediation, the spread between deposits and lending rate which put pressure on banks to engage in sharp practice as a means of survival. It is obvious that some of our banks are not engaged in strict banking business in terms of savings, intermediation, but are traders in foreign exchange; government treasury bills and sometimes indirect importation of goods through phony companies. This is unhealthy for the economy sometimes ago before the reform for the banking sector; many Nigeria banks depend significantly on government deposits with the three tiers of government and parastatals accounting for 20% of the total deposits liabilities with banks.
The ultimate strength of a bank lies in its capital funds. Banks capital funds, therefore is to reassure the public and especially bank supervisors that the bank is in a position to withstand whatever strains may be placed on it. Adequate capital serves to keep banks open so that they may be able to absorb losses out of future earnings rather than out of capital funds themselves (Nwankwo, 1991). However it should be borne in mind that capital is made up of paid-up capital, and retained earnings. This means that capital could be built up over the years, with good business practice.
This in essence is what has been influencing minimum capital legislation. But how has the various legislations impacted on the economy and the banking industry? Should legislation on minimum capital be pursued in isolation of other factors that influence the stability of the economy? This study in an attempt to study the impact of Bank recapitalization on the Nigerian banking industry, by appraising its impact on the operations of the Union Bank, the United Bank for Africa Plc, and the Zenith Bank Plc.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Capital adequacy has remained an issue for the banking industry in Nigeria and elsewhere. Herein lays the reasons for the various minimum capital legislations for Nigerian banks. Ever since the 1952 Banking Ordinance, the Nigerian banking industry has witnessed more than eight minimum capital legislations, all with the intent to stabilise the financial system.
But how has this minimum capital legislation impacted on the banking industry? Is capital adequacy, the only factor that will stabilize the banking industry, or are there some other more important factors? According to IMF (2003), each banking crisis has its own dynamics of which most of the main ingredients are noticed before the crises. Based on their most common causes, banking crises can be classified into one of two categories: Microeconomic (or bad banking) and Macroeconomic (or bad operating environment). Which of these characterised the Nigerian experience? Is the recent twenty five billion naira (N25bn) minimum capital legislation, what the banking industry in Nigeria need currently? Does growth come by legislating minimum capital or by sheer good business practices? Will the increased minimum capital actually impact positively on the banking industry in Nigeria? All these and many other issues, bog the mind of the researcher, which are intended to be unravelled in the course of this study.
However, just like any other business, banking requires capital to function effectively. Adequate capital is required to maintain public confidence by standing ready to absorb unexpectedly or unusual losses not absorbed by normal earnings. Banks require adequate capital to be able to attract additional funds in the market, and to assuage the confidence of the depositors, the regulators and the general public on their ability to continue in business to discharge their obligations (Nwankwo, 1991). Added to the above, regulators in the Nigerian environment are often pointing to bank distress and failures as reasons for adequate capital base
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objectives of this research work are as follows:
i). To evaluate the impact of recapitalisation on the profitability of Nigerian banks.
ii) . To evaluate the impact of recapitalization reform on the deposit mobilization of banks.
iii). To evaluate the impact of recapitalization reform on the shareholders' earnings of banks.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
i). To what extent has bank recapitalization impacted on the profitability of Nigerian banks?
ii). To what extent has bank recapitalization reform impacted on the deposit mobilization of banks?
iii). To what extent has bank recapitalization reform impacted on the shareholders' earnings of banks?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESES
The following hypotheses will be tested for their validity, in line with the objectives of the study.
Ho1: Bank recapitalization exercise does not have a significant positive impact on the profitability of banks.
Ho2: Bank recapitalization exercise does not have a significant positive impact on the deposits of banks.
Ho3: Bank recapitalization exercise does not have a significant positive impact on the shareholders earnings of banks.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study has for its scope, the determination of the impact of bank recapitalization on the Nigerian banking industry- using United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc, and Zenith Bank Plc, as a case study; and for the period 2000 to 2009.
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This study is significant for the following reasons:
¨ It will help enlighten the readers on current issues in bank minimum capital requirement;
¨ It will bring to light, the various capital legislations and its effect in the banking industry and the economy, in general;
¨ The work will also bring out the various views on the current twenty five billion naira (N25bn) capitalization debate;
¨ It will serve as a resource material for further works and studies.
The study of “The Impact of Bank Recapitalization on the Nigerian Economy” is a current issue and in variably is needed by both the regulators and the operators. Hence, the significance of this study cannot be over emphasised.
It will help the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other authorities to further there examine the internal control and policy in the bank.
It will also serve as a foundation on which research can carry out further studies on the topic.
1.8 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The following limitations were encountered by the researcher, in the course of carrying out this study.
Time: This has always been a limiting factor for a research of this kind, because the student needs to complete his work within a specified time frame.
Data collection: The problem of data collection was a recurring decimal, since bank officials were not ready to release “classified data”, neither were they to be found in any official CBN or NDIC publications. Therefore, the researcher had to limit himself to the available data for this study.
Finances: Research has always been cost intensive, as the researcher had to make various journeys, photocopy materials, and obtain official documents. Thus, whereas the need for finance abounded, its supply was limited.
1.9 OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF TERMS
Acquisition: This may be defined as an act of acquiring effective control by one company over assets or management of another company without any combination of companies. Thus, in an acquisition two or more companies may reunion independent. Separate legal entity, but there maybe charge in control of companies (Pandey, 2002).
Bank Capital: Bank capital is the paid up capital and reserves, unimpaired by losses. In other words, it is the shareholders’ funds as published in the balance sheet.
Merger: A merger is said to occur when two or more companies combine into one company. One or more companies may merge with an existing company or they may merge to form a new company.
Consolidation: A consolidation is a combination of two or more companies into a new company. All the companies get legally dissolved and a new entity is created.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW
2.1.1 CONCEPT OF ASSET PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The dictionary of accounting defined portfolio as the collection of different securities or other assets held by an individual or an institution which can be evaluated interns of their combined risk and return. This risk of a portfolio does not depend nor any on the risking or security bills also on the relationship among the securities. For a proper understanding of the frame work upon which this study is based, it is inevitable to highlight it. The contribution made by earlier writer on portfolio management foremost among these is the work of Professor Harry mackowitz (the portfolio management in journal of Finance (1952) and portfolio selection “efficient diversification of investment 1959).
His assertion were that the possess of portfolio selection could be of two fold. Starting with their observation and experience that end with belief about the future performance that end of available securities and Starting with relevant belief about the performance that end with the choice of portfolio. In general maxrkowitz and Adesota (2015) identify here factors that determine the efficiency of portfolios selection theory. These are:
The expected future return of each candidate security. The expected risk of each candidate’s security. The extent to which each security’s risk correlated with every other security. From the evaluation of the entire potolio was the return one expects from the portfolio and associated risk of portfolio. He believed those portfolios are created to diversify holdings of wealth to achieved low risk and high returns from these it is obvious that the ultimate aim of an investor is to minimize risk without necessary reducing the returns from investment. The following those portfolios are created to diversify holding of wealth to achieved low risk and high returns from these it is obvious that the ultimate aim of an investor is to minimize risk without necessary reducing the returns from investment.
The following assumptions were made for our study:
If two portfolio of investment have same risk but different expected returns the portfolio with higher expected returns the will be selected.
If two portfolio of investment have the same expected returns. But different risk will be selected.
A portfolio with a larger expected returns and higher degree of risk.
Be commensurate with risk of such investment.
In the Nigeria socio economic setting first banks as a commercial bank whose assets have been greatly regulated by various government pronouncements, usually from the interest of judiciary. Role this banks plays to protect the interest of depositor in there of liquidity and the share holders in terms of profitability hence he opined that in a world of balance budged where each speeding units current in come and aggregate expenditure in the economy would be internally financed and surplus exit among spending units current in come and aggregate expenditure in the economy would be internally financed and would approximated gross national product. That is where deficit and surplus exit among spending such unit. Some expending would be financed externally and the extent of such fiancé would be measured by the sum of the deficit (or surpluses) undertaken (generated) by the spending units. Eyre methue (2010) identified the following reasons for assets diversification.
To save money for future requirement.
To obtain the return from long term saving
To provide a return that is more than sufficient to compensate for the fall in the purchasing power of money.
Due to the effect of inflation from the bank plc stand point
The obligating they own their share-holder in term of profitability would require them to invest in order to earn maximum returns on the facilities on their disposal.
2.1.2 TYPES OF ASSET
Asset can be classified into two broad categories namely. Earning assets and non earning assets earning assets are loan and investment while non earning deposits asset are fixed asset the total reserves of banks would cash and earning deposit with the central bank earning asset liquidity more so some earning assets like short term investment provides liquidity while non earning assets like cash balance also provide liquidity. Bank asset will be discussed as follow:
Cash and short term funds: Cash is the amount of note and coins held in the strong rooms, of branches of the bank and in the head office to meet customer’s demands for withdrawals. These are idle find since they can not earn interest hence the effort of keeping the balance low short term finds refers to items in course of collection within Nigeria as well as balance with banks abroad e.g cheques.
Government securities: These include treasury bill and certificate and development stock and bonds. Treasury bill and certificate provides a safe short term involvement avenues for the surplus funds, they are issued by the CBN weekly. For 90-91 days. They are very risk but liquid and they can be discounted with the CBN before their maturity.
Statutory and other deposit with the CBN: These include balance on current account with the central bank which do attract interest, cash reserves deposit special deposits and letters of credit deposits e.t.c, the balance on current accounting is a working balance to meet they day to day cash requirement of backs such as cash withdrawal by branches foreign exchange allocation, adverse clearing balance and payment for other investments.
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