Sound corporate governance is essential for a well-functioning banking system and the integrity of financial markets …. The paper discusses the corporate governance of Italian banks, its regulatory framework, and the specific challenges … improving their corporate governance, more needs to be done. In this regard, further improvements should include: (i …

This paper investigates the relationship between ownership concentration and enterprise performance in Ukraine. Using … performance in Ukraine. The paper also finds that concentration of ownership by foreign companies and banks is associated with … better performance than ownership concentrated by the domestic owners. Ownership by Ukrainian investment funds and holding …

protection and corporate governance. Comissão do Mercado de Valores Mobiliários (CMVM) is the regulator in charge on ensuring … compliance with disclosure issues as well as the corporate governance framework. It has also participated in the creation of a …

This study reviews selected issues on investor protection and corporate governance in Australia, and concludes that the … corporate governance framework for Australian-listed companies is largely healthy and dynamic. Shareholder activism is an … important element of corporate governance because it promotes compliance and implementation of disclosure and corporate …

This paper constructs a composite index of corporate governance quality, documents its evolution from 1994 through 2003 … in selected emerging and developed economies, and assesses its impact on aggregate and corporate growth and productivity …. Our investigation yields three main findings. First, corporate governance quality in most countries has overall improved …

improving corporate governance would help unlock corporate savings. The main policy implication of our analysis is that … comprehensive corporate governance reform should be a key component of Japan’s growth strategy. …