ABSTRAT
This research project tends to evaluate the impact of supervision and control of the Central Bank on the performance of commercial banks. Access Bank Nig Plc Lagos Branch was used as the case study. To aid this research both primary and secondary data were collected. The instruments used to collect data are questionnaires and oral interviews. The respondents comprised of male and female from the bank and the population put together is 150 and sample size is 109. The research design used for this work is the survey research method. In the course of this research the researcher found out that supervisory and control function when conducted on a timely and unbiased manner ensures capital adequacy, high standard of conduct, moderation of bank charges and profitability. The researcher recommends that bank inspections should continue to be regular and timely enough; control measures of the CBN should not be too stringent as to have long negative impact on banking operations. Finally only competent, skilled and unbiased bank examiners should be engaged in bank supervision.
TABLEOF CONTENT
Cover page…………………………………………………………………..i Title Page…………………………………………………………………….ii Certification…………………………………………………………………iii Dedication…………………………………………………………………..iv Acknowledgement……………………………………………………….v Abstract………………………………………………………………………vii Table of Content…………………………………………………………viii CHAPTERONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Backgroundof the study………………………………………..1
1.2 Statement of the problem……………………………………..6
1.4 Research questions……………………………………………….8
1.5 Significance ofthe study………………………………………..8
1.6 Scope of the study…………………………………………………9
1.7 Limitations of the study…………………………………………9
1.8 Definitions of terms………………………………………………10
Reference…………………………………………………………….11
CHAPTERTWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical frameworkof the study………………………….12
2.2 Historicalbackground……………………………………………..15
2.3 current literatureson postulatedtheories…………………17
References…………………………………………………………………..31
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design………………………………………………………32
3.2 Sourcesof data……………………………………………………….32
3.2.1 Primary sourcesof data…………………………………………32
3.2.2 Secondarysourcesofdata……………………………………..33
3.3 Population of the study……………………………………………33
3.4 Sample design and determination of sample size……….34
3.5 Methodof datacollection……………………………………….35
3.5.1 Questionnaire design, distribution and collection of responses……………………………………………………………………35
3.5.2 Secondarymethodof datacollection…………………….36
CHAPTERFOUR:
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
4.1 Presentationof frequencytables……………………………38
4.2 Demographic characteristics………………………………….39
4.3 Presentationaccording to key researchquestions…….41
CHAPTERFIVE:
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary offindings……………………………………………….48
5.2 conclusion of thestudy…………………………………………..48
5.3 Recommendation…………………………………………………..49
Questionnaire………………………………………………………….52
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….54
xiii
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUNDOFTHESTUDY
Theroles ofcommercialbanksplayintheprocessofeconomicdevelopmentin every country are crucial. They through financial intermediation increase the levelsofnationalsavingsand investmentsbymobilising idle fundsfromsurplus spendingunits(savers)andchannelthemtodeficitspendingunits(borrowers) for investmentsinthe economy. (UGBAJA 1999)
Byplaying theseroleswithin aparticularcountry,theindependenceofglobal economicscreatedtheneedforglobal interbanking,atrendwhichinturn emphasizestheneedforthestabilityofthebanksinvolved inintercontinental bankingtransactions.
Also,bankingbusinesscarriesalotof risksand bankingpublic needsassurance aboutthesafetyof their confidencein the bankinginstitutions.
Theneedfor supervisionandcontrol ofcommercialbanksactivitiesistoensure thattheyadheretothestipulatedmonetarypolicies,rulesandregulationsaswell
tothefailureofNigerianbanksinthepastcanbedescribedasmoralhazard
(adverse incentives)
Moralhazardsoradverseincentivesare aconceptwithrelevancetoavarietyof principalagentrelationshipscharacterized byasymmetricinformation.Themoral hazardconcernstheadverseincentives onbankschiefexecutivesto actinways whicharecontrarytotheinterestsofthebankscreditors(mainlydepositorsor thegovernmentifit explicitly orimplicitly insures deposits)by undertakingrisky investmentstrategies(such aslendingat high interestsratestohigh risk borrowers)which,ifsuccessful,would `jeopardisethesolvencyofthebank. Bankownershaveincentivestoundertakesuchstrategies becausewithlimited liability,they bearonlyaportion ofthe downside riskbut stand togain through higherprofits,alargeshare oftheupsiderisk.Incontrast,thedepositors(orthe depositinsurers)gainlittlefromtheupsideriskbutbearmostofthedownside risk.
Theinabilityofdepositorsto adequatelymonitorbankdirectors,because ofthe asymmetricinformationallowsthelattertoadopt investmentstrategieswhile entail higherlevels ofrisks.
Firstly,anincreasein theinterestratemayleadborrowerstochooseinvestments withhigherreturns when successfulbutwithlowerprobabilitiesofsuccess (StieglitzandWeiss1989)henceariseindepositratescouldinducebanksto adopt moreriskyinvestmentstrategies. Arisein banklending ratescan havea similarincentiveeffectsonthe banks borrowers.
Secondly,macroeconomicinstabilitycanalsoworsenadverseincentiveifitwere toaffectthevarianceoftheprofitsofthebankborrowersespeciallywhenthere isaco-variancebetween borrower’sprofits.(E.g.ifalargeshareofborrowersare in the same industry) or if loan port folios are not well diversified among individual borrowers.(McKinnon1988)
Thirdly,theexpectationthatthegovernment willbailoutadistressed bankmay weakenincentivesonbankexecutivestomanagetheirasset portfolioprudently andincentivesondepositorstomonitorbanksandchoose onlybankswitha reputation ofprudentmanagement.Depositinsurancealso reducesincentivesfor depositors to monitor banks.
Fourthly,moralhazard isinverselyrelated tobank capital.The ownersofpoorly capitalizedbankshavelittleoftheirownmoneytoloosefromriskyinvestment
hazardbecause,as thevalueofthebank’scapitalfalls,theincentivesonits owners to pursue strategies which might preserve its solvency are reduced (Berger et al.1995 pp 398-99) for similar reasons intensified competition in bankingmarketcanalsoencouragemoralhazard byreducingthefranchisevalue of banksfuture profits.
Moralhazard becomeseven moreacutewhen thebanklendstoprojects connectedtoitsowndirectorsormanagers(insider lending).Insuchcasesthe incentivesforimprudentandfraudulentbankmanagementaregreatlyincreased inthatalloftheprofitsarisingfromthe projectare internalized.(inthecaseof loansunconnectedborrowerstheprojectreturnsaresplitbetween lenderand borrowers)whereasthatpartofthelosses bornebydepositorsortaskpayersare externalised. Not surprising, insider lending is a major cause of bank failure aroundtheworld.
Theseillsgoingoninthecommercialbanks,asstatedabovemakeitimperative forthecentralbankofNigeria(CBN) tobeonthewatch atalltimesthrough their supervisoryandcontrolfunctionssoastoprotectthemfromgoinginsolvent whichusuallyimpacts negativelyontheeconomyingeneral.
implyingthatthefinancialpositionofabankhasworsened can haveanegative impact on allthe cash flowin that bank.Therefore, everybank willattempt to concealtheproblem ofinsolvency.Banksarehighlysuccessfulinthisrespectand therefore,theproblem ofinsolvencyis oftennotrecognised intimebythe governmentagencies entrustedwithbank supervision.
Problemsinthebankingsystem orintheeconomyasawholeoccurwhena numberofbanksbecomeinsolvent,orwhenarelativelylargeshare ofthe liabilitiesofthebankingsystem isnotcoveredbygoodassets. Theoccurrenceof such problems indicates that the efficient asset and liability management is present in a significant portion of banking, if a large part of banks asset is allocatedto unprofitableprojects.Therewillbea reductionininvestment efficiencyandtherebyaslowdownoneconomicgrowth.
These could be decrease or seizure of loans grants to the public when the problemsofbank insolvencybegin to be resolved.When banksattempttorestore solvencybyceasingtograntloanstobad clientsand raising theinterestspeeds, thereislessavailableloan and theyaremoreexpensive.Oneconsequentcan be thenegativeselectionofclients.Enterprisesthatdonothavealternativesources
whethertheprojectstobefinancedareprofitable orlessprofitable.Suchatrend couldalso exerta negativeimpact uponinvestmentefficiency.
Ifbanksattempttosolvetheproblems ofinsolvencyby raisingadditionalfunds, interest’srates willriseandtherewillbepressuretoconductasoftermonetary policy.Banksalso seize additionalliquidityin foreign countrieswhich affectsthe trends inthe balance of payments.
Theright which thecentralbankof Nigeriahasto superviseand controlthe bankingindustryisbacked bytheCBNAct no24 of1991 now CBNACT2007 and thebanksandotherfinancialinstitution Actno25of1991(nowBOFIA2004). TheselawsempowerstheCBNto carryoutasupervisoryandcontrolfunctionson all commercial banksandother banksinthe country
Thepowersasspecifiedbysection39oftheCBNActwhichmaybeexpressed by the CBNfrom time to time in the supervisoryand controllingfunctionsinclude the powerstospecifycriticalration tocall for informationfrombanksand toinspect the booksof any bankto underconditionof secrecy.(Afolabi 2000:10s)
Section30and7and8ofthebanksandotherfinancialactsno.25of1991(now
BOFIA2004)stipulatesthateverybanksshallproduceondemandallthebooks,
exerciseofhisfunctions.Italsostipulatesaspunishablethe wilfulrefusalofany banktoproducesuch documentsaswell asnegligenceor wilfulfurnishingoffalse informationto CBN.
ThecontrolofthebankingindustrybyCBNiscarriedoutin partnershipwiththe federalgovernment,whichhastheoverallauthorityoverthesystem.Thusthe CBNinitiatestheguidingpolicymeasureandimplementsthemonlyasapproved bythegovernment.TheCBNmeasurestocontrolthebanks through a numberof stageswhich includetheidentification oftheobjectivesandtargetsofpolicy. Policyformulation, policyimplementationandreviewaswellasotherextra measures for commercial banks (ogwuma2004:2).
Supervision and control bythe CBN impact significantlyon the activities and performanceofcommercialbanksbetween 1986 and early2010,thesupervisory andcontrolmeasuresoftheCBNseemedineffectiveonanumberofoccasions and thiscontributedtothehitherto,distressinthebankingsector.Since2004, therehasbeenseriesofnewsupervisoryandcontrolmeasuresintroduced bythe CBNintothebankingsystemwiththeaimofimprovingthe performanceofthe bankingsector.
towards examiningtheimpactofsupervisionandcontrol ofCBNoncommercial banksinview ofhowtheirperformanceisaffectedfromthenegativeandthe positiveperspectiveswithconcentrationontherolesthatCBNplayedfrom2004 to 2011.
1.2 STATEMENTOFTHEPROBLEM
The supervision and controlofcommercialbanksbyCBNsometimesimpact adverselyontheoperationsandperformanceoftheformer.Thisisasaresult of difficulties associatedwiththesupervisionandcontrol mechanism.
With respecttosupervision, itappearsthatthe CBNapparatusarenoteffective. Banksexaminationareoftennottimely,notregularlycarried outorhaphazardly done.
Secondly,some oftheCBNexaminersarenotsufficientcompetentandthirdly, theyarenotlargeenough tosuperviseallthecommercialbankseffectively.The result isthat deficienciesto the operations ofthese banks are not timely discoveredand adequatelycontrolled. Alltheseadverselyaffectthecommercial banks.
effectiveoperationsandperformanceofthecommercial banks.Restrictive monetarycontrolmeasureslimittheliquidityandcapacityofcommercialbanks togrant loansorcredit.Besides,direct interactionsin bankingactivitiesbythe CBN,sometimes haveadverse effectstoo.
Inthelightoftheaforementioned,attemptwillbemadetoappraisetheimpact of central banks supervision and control on the performance of commercial banks.
1.3 OBJECTIVESOFTHESTUDY
Inlieuof the problems statedabove,the objectives of thestudyare
- 1. Toanalysetheobjectivesofsupervisionandcontrolofcommercialbanksin view of theexisting monetary policies ofthe CBN.
- 2. Toexaminetheeffectivenessofthesupervisoryandcontroltechniquesof the CBN specifically theability detectsmalpracticeontim
- 3. Toassesstheimpactofsupervisionandcontrolontheperformanceof commercial bankswithregards to liquidit
- 4. To appraisetheongoingreformsof the CBN.
Thefollowing questions will beaddressedinthis study
- 1. Towhatextentdotherelationshipbetweenthecurrentmonetarypolicies oftheCBNand theperformanceofcommercialsbanksas itaffectsgranting loans/credit?
- 2. To what extent do the supervisory and control techniques effectives enoughto detect misconductontime?
- 3. HowcanthesefunctionsoftheCBNhaveanyeffectontheliquidityof commercial banks?
- 4. TowhatextentdotheongoingreformsbytheCBNaffecttheperformance of the commercial banks?
1.5 SIGNIFICANCEOFTHESTUDY
Thesignificanceofthestudyderivesitsusefulnessfrommanyrespects.Firstly, themonetaryauthorities(CBN) and federalgovernmentwillfind thestudyvery useful. This is because the study will examine the various techniques of supervisionand control ofcommercialbanksand identifytheirdeficienciesand constraints.ThisinformationwillthenenablethegovernmentandtheCBNto takeremedial measures whichwill besuggestedinthis study.
Itwillprovide informationonwhymanyofthemoperateandperformdismally undertheCBNsupervisoryandcontrolfunctions.Thiswillgivetheseinstitutions anunderstandingoftheirweaknessandtheinformation willenablethemtotake correctiveactionswhichagainwill besuggestedinthis study.
Again, investors andbankingpublicwill appreciatethis studybecauseof the informationitcontains.Thestudywillenablethem tounderstand theroleofthe CBNin ensuring safetyoftheirfundsin the banksandthiswillhelp in sustaining their confidencein the bankingindustry.
Finallythestudywillbeusefultostudentswhowillcarryoutrelatedstudies;it will serve as arelevant material tothem.
1.6 SCOPEOFTHESTUDY
ThestudyfocusesontheimportanceoftheCBNsupervision andcontrolonthe performanceofthe commercialbanks.Thus,itsscopecoverstheneedfor supervisionandcontrolaswellasgoals,techniquesandeffectsofthese exercises on commercial banksoperations andperformances
1.7 LIMITATIONSOFTHESTUDY.
- 1. ThedifficultyofobtainingprimaryinformationfromCBNandsome commercialbankstafftheir uncooperativeattitudemayadversely affect primary data collec
- 2. Inadequate financewhich maypose arestriction with regardstotravelling outsideEnugutoincludemanymorecommercialbanksfor anextensive stud Thereforethestudy may be restrictedto Enugumetropolis only.
- 3. Thedifficultyofcombiningtheresearchwith otheracademicworksinthe schoo
1.8 DEFINITIONOFTERM
- 1. BOFIA- Bankandother financial institutionact
- 2. NDIC-National deposit insurance corpora
- 3. AMCON- Assetmanagement corporationof Nigeria
- 4. CBN- Central bankof Nigeri
- 5. NSE-Nigerianstockexchange.
REFERENCES
AlhanasogbuppBrissmis, S.N andDelis, M.D (2005)Bankspecific, industryspecificandmacroEconomicDeterminants of Banking profitabilityBankof Greece,workingpaper,no25
AyodeleThompsonandOlusegunSotala:AMCONIs CBN Interventionin public interestOpinioncolumnistAugust18,2010.
Bankers andother financial institution Act No25of 1991,section30(7)
and (8)
DISCLAIMER: All project works, files and documents posted on this website, eProjectTopics.com are the property/copyright of their respective owners. They are for research reference/guidance purposes only and some of the works may be crowd-sourced. Please don’t submit someone’s work as your own to avoid plagiarism and its consequences. Use it as a reference/citation/guidance purpose only and not copy the work word for word (verbatim). The paper should be used as a guide or framework for your own paper. The contents of this paper should be able to help you in generating new ideas and thoughts for your own study. eProjectTopics.com is a repository of research works where works are uploaded for research guidance. Our aim of providing this work is to help you eradicate the stress of going from one school library to another in search of research materials. This is a legal service because all tertiary institutions permit their students to read previous works, projects, books, articles, journals or papers while developing their own works. This is where the need for literature review comes in. “What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. The paid subscription on eProjectTopics.com is a means by which the website is maintained to support Open Education. If you see your work posted here by any means, and you want it to be removed/credited, please contact us with the web address link to the work. We will reply to and honour every request. Please notice it may take up to 24 – 48 hours to process your request.
