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How does market competition affect shareholder voting? : evidence from branching deregulation in the U.S. banking market
Hrazdil, Karel; Kim, Jeong-Bon; Tong, Lijing; Zhang, Min - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 9, pp. 1-23
primary mechanisms through which shareholders participate in corporate governance and "voice" their opinions to company …-in-differences design, and a sample of 596 banks (17,783 bank-year proposals), we are the first to provide large-sample, systematic evidence … competition among U.S. banks induces more shareholders to vote against management proposals. …
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Corporate governance and dividend policy in the presence of controlling shareholders
Rodrigues, Ricardo; Felício, J. Augusto; Matos, Pedro Verga - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 13 (2020) 8/162, pp. 1-15
been addressed despite the importance of dividends for shareholders and the implications on the free cash-flow, whose … application may be a source of conflicts between managers and shareholders. In this paper, we study the influence of a set of … the importance of governance mechanisms toward the protection of shareholders’ interests, and reveal that the decisions on …
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The role of institutional investors in improving board of director attributes around the world
Alshabibi, Badar - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 4, pp. 1-33
This paper investigates the role of institutional investors in the improvement of corporate governance for the companies in which they invest (investee companies) using evidence about the attributes of boards of directors across 15 countries. Furthermore, this paper examines the extent to which...
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Reforms protecting minority shareholders and firm performance : international evidence
Burunciuc, Corina; Gonenc, Halit - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 1/5, pp. 1-24
This study investigates the effect of corporate governance reforms protecting minority shareholders on the firm value …
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Shareholder activism and its impact on profitability, return, and valuation of the firms in India
Shingade, Sudam; Rastogi, Shailesh; Bhimavarapu, … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 4, pp. 1-20
The paper’s prime objective is to understand the impact of Shareholder activism on firm performance. This study is conducted in a unique setup where traditional activist investors such as pension funds and hedge funds are not present. However, the activism cases are increasing yearly in an...
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Government subsidisation and shareholder wealth impact : evidence from Malaysia
Sinnadurai, Philip; Ravichandran K. Subramaniam; S. … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 9, pp. 1-24
This paper investigates the shareholder wealth impact of government investment in listed companies (and by extension, government subsidisation of those companies), using data from Malaysia. We distinguish two overlapping categories of government-related investors: those whose principal mission...
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Understanding post-privatisation performance of statutory bodies subject to government shareholding : a suggested theoretical framework, for malaysian researchers
Sinnadurai, Philip; S. Susela Devi - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 5, pp. 1-15
The purpose of this concept paper is to suggest a theoretical framework for understanding the post-privatisation performance of statutory bodies, subject to government shareholding. We identify a suitable model, from the analytical economics literature. We argue that this model is a...
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CSR and firm risk : is shareholder activism a double-edged sword?
Bozos, Konstantinos; King, Timothy; Koutmos, Dimitrios - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 11, pp. 1-22
Few can argue with the notion that corporations should at least consider corporate social responsibility (CSR) to better understand the impact of their operations on society. However, recent empirical tests suggest CSR has an ambiguous impact on firm performance. To shed new light on this...
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Impact of change in promoters' shareholding pattern on the performance of small-cap-value equity stocks in the national stock exchange of India
Khatwani, Ritesh Ashok; Raghuram, Gopala; Mishra, Mahima; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 16 (2023) 1, pp. 1-15
This paper studies the impact of a change in promoter shareholding on small-cap-value stocks. NIFTY Small Cap 250 index stocks within the top 20th percentile of the book-to-market (B/M) ratio of the same universe have been considered for this study. The paper uses regression analysis for...
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The impact of corporate governance on the financial performance of the banking sector in the MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) region : an immunity test of banks for COVID-19
El-Chaarani, Hani; Abraham, Rebecca; Skaf, Yahya - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 15 (2022) 2, pp. 1-21
pandemic period. Bank annual reports, the Orbis Bank Focus database, and World Bank reports were used to collect both financial … ownership concentration, lack of political pressure on board members, and strong legal protection, had positive effects on bank …, moderate size of the board, and anti-takeover mechanisms had no significant impact on bank performance during the crisis period …
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