Addresses the question of how well the banking industry in Australia understands the needs of their business customers. It is based on a nationwide survey of chief executive officers of 2,500 business firms and 25 banks conducted during 1996. In the survey, both groups were asked to rank those...

Outlines previous research on the links between board composition, firm performance and chief executive officer (CEO) compensation, and presents a study of CEO pay‐performance sensitivity, board independence and performance in the US banking industry. Explains the methodology and presents the...

Common stock prices and returns are alleged to depend on how corporate earnings progress over time. This paper investigates at the aggregate level how certain components of corporate earnings impacted stock market prices during the 1977‐93 period. The impact of market multipliers on stock...

Common stock prices and returns are alleged to depend on how corporate earnings progress over time. This paper investigates at the aggregate level how certain components of corporate earnings impacted stock market prices during the 1977-93 period. The impact of market multipliers on stock market...