Countries appear to differ considerably in the basic orientations oftheir corporate governance structures. We postulatethe trade-off between objectivity and proximity as fundamental tothe corporate governance debate. We stress thevalue of objectivity that comes with distance (e.g. the...

Countries appear to differ considerably in the basic orientations oftheir corporate governance structures. We postulatethe trade-off between objectivity and proximity as fundamental tothe corporate governance debate. We stress thevalue of objectivity that comes with distance (e.g. the...

Enron and other corporate financial scandals focused attention on the accounting industry in general and on Arthur Andersen in particular. Part of the policy response to Enron, the criminal prosecution of Andersen, eliminated one of the few major audit firms capable of auditing many large,...

[...]We begin with an overview of the topic of corporategovernance and proceed to a discussion of the particularcorporate governance problems of banks. We embrace the viewthat a corporation is best defined as a complex web or “nexus”of contractual relationships among the various claimants to...

In this paper we identify the tradeoffs between objectivity and proximity as fundamental to the corporate governance debate. We stress the value of objectivity that comes with distance (e.g., the market-oriented U.S. system), and the value of better information that comes with proximity (e.g.,...

Since 1995 more than 7300 firms have delisted from U.S. stock markets, with almost half of these being involuntary. This paper examines the law and finance of the delisting process. We examine economic rationales for delisting, the legal rules that define it, and the causes of delisting. Using a...

The study argues that commercial banks pose unique corporate governance problems for managers and regulators, as well as for claimants on the banks' cash flows, such as investors and depositors. The authors support the general principle that fiduciary duties should be owed exclusively to...

Among the clearest rules in U.S. securities law is the duty that brokers have to quot;seek the best execution that is reasonably available for its customers' orders.quot; The problem with the current orientation of the policy discussion on best execution is that it has focused on the narrow, yet...