This book explores the status quo of corporate governance in banking and investor protection from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Bringing together original conclusions with a regional and international focus, it provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the effectiveness of...

Einführung -- Corporate-Governance-Systeme -- Corporate Governance als Gegenstand theoretischer Erklärungsansätze -- Interne Corporate-Governance-Mechanismen als Lösungsansätze — eine Analyse theoretischer und empirischer Forschungsergebnisse -- Entwicklung einer Typologie der Corporate...

Part I: Corporate Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance -- Part II: Issues in Executive Compensation -- Part III: Boards of Directors: Roles, duties, and Responsibilities -- Part IV: New Trends in Corporate Governance: Towards a More Effective and Sustainable Governance

This intriguing study sheds light on the efficiency of corporate control allocation in Chinese listed firms. Using a panel data set for the period 1996 to 2006, it examines the frequency, causes and consequences of changes in corporate control. The results indicate that poorly performing firms...

Corporate Governance and Finance Law is designed to educate students, researchers, and practitioners on the legal aspects of corporate financial markets within the United States, the Eurozone, and China

Conventional wisdom recommends the superiority of private ownership of enterprises. The reality confronts it with a rich diversity in ownership and governance structures. This volume examines five types of unorthodox ownership and governance form emerging in the industrial sector across major...

This book analyzes the legal system for the protection of retail investors under the European Union law of investment services. It identifies the regulatory leitmotiv driving the EU lawmaker and ascertains whether and to what extent such a system is self-sufficient, using a set of EU-made and...

Analysten wurde immer wieder vorgeworfen, Aktienkursprognosen systematisch verzerrt zu haben, um den Aktienhandel und das Investmentbankinggeschäft ihres Arbeit gebenden Kreditinstituts zu stimulieren und das Management der analysierten Unternehmen durch gefärbte Berichterstattung zufrieden zu...