Suitability of Z-score index to measure financial stability of Syrian Traditional Private Banks

This paper aimed to study The suitability of (Z-score) index to measure banking financial stability of Syrian Private Traditional Banks, To achieve this purpose, the researcher built a model during the period from Q1-2010 to Q4-2014,using Cross-Sectional series of Banking financial performance variables and analyzing it using Panel Data Analyze. The main results are:  The suitability of (Z-Score) index to measure financial stability of Syrian Traditional Private Banks.  The financial stability of all Syrian Traditional Private Banks.  The significant positive relation between Book to market value(BM), Capital Adequacy (Adec) and financial stability index (Z-Score).  The significant negative relation between Quality of loan portfolio (QUAL), Deposit employment (NET/DEP) and financial stability index (Z-Score).  The absence of significant relation between(Z-Score) and banking performance ratios: Cover ratio(COV), bank's Liquidity (LIQ), and profitability measured by the ratio of Adjusted Return on Equity (Roe$).

A Comparative Studyof Financial Failure Forcasting Models

This research aims through using of the Financial failure prediction models to recognize the future possibility of financial failure of the studied company, these models are primarily based on a set of financial ratios that make up the indicator can be guided to evaluate the future possibility of financial failure. Research problem is in the absence of a certified model of financial failure prediction in Syriain spite of the abundance of available models. The research aims to introduce the concept and importance of financial failure, and to display a summary of the most important financial failure prediction models, and then make a comparison between them to determine the most accurate models to predict financial failure to Suit the Syrian financial and banking business environments.